March 9, 2026 by Dean Corey D. B. Walker as published in The Conversation As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office […]
March 30, 2026 by Grace Ji-Sun Kim as published in goodfaithmedia With wars raging in Iran and Ukraine, a world tarnished by racism, the climate crisis upon us, and deepening inequalities across the globe, a recent Wake Forest University School of Divinity conference […]
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — The Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 2026 Margaret A. Steelman Lecture on Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Broyhill Auditorium at Farrell Hall. The theme for this year’s lecture is “The Future(s) of Liberation […]
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Assistant Teaching Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology Melva L. Sampson will deliver the 2026 Presbyterian Lectures at Columbia Theological Seminary. The lectures titled, “Digital Insurgent Homiletics: Afro-Womanist-Futurist Strategies for Preaching Liberation,” will explore how preaching […]
Washington, D.C. — On January 12, scholars, policy officials, and members of the public gathered at the Brookings Institution for a timely conversation on religious freedom and executive power in the United States. Co-hosted by the Governance Studies program at Brookings and the Wake Forest University […]
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Associate Professor of Religion and Culture Derek Hicks is featured in Emory News for his scholarship at the intersection of Black faith, food, and cultural meaning. Drawing from lived experience, history, and theology, Hicks shows how meals—Sunday […]
Washington, D.C. — On January 12, scholars, policy officials, and members of the public gathered at the Brookings Institution for a timely conversation on religious freedom and executive power in the United States. Co-hosted by the Governance Studies program at Brookings and the Wake Forest University […]
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Earley Associate Professor of Catholic and Latin American Studies Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo, told Sojourners that claims that the U.S. will rule Venezuela after the capture of Maduro and Flores are “extreme extensions of more than a century […]
Winston-Salem, N.C. — “The Wake Forest University School of Divinity community remembers the life and witness of the Reverend Dr. Douglass M. Bailey ’60. Doug was a cherished member and dedicated faculty member of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity community. He brought wisdom, compassion, […]
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 10th Annual John W. Hatch Lecture and Symposium on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. This year’s […]