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Wynnetta Wimberley Announced as Faculty Speaker for the 2026 Wake Forest University School of Divinity Hooding and Commencement Ceremony

May 4, 2026

Wake Forest University School of Divinity is pleased to announce that Dr. Wynnetta Wimberley will serve as the commencement speaker for the 2026 Hooding and Commencement Ceremony. This year’s graduating class will join over six hundred alumni in the School’s ongoing commitment to forming “agents […]

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Prophetic Preaching in a Fractured World: Wake Forest School of Divinity Convenes Leading Voices in Homiletics and Public Theology

April 7, 2026

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity will host the 2026 Mac Bryan Prophetic Preachers Series on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the historic Wait Chapel on the Reynolda Campus. This year’s program focused on the theme, […]

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What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

March 31, 2026

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 […]

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Wake Forest University School of Divinity to Convene Leading Voices on the Future of Liberation Theology

March 5, 2026

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 […]

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Professor Melva L. Sampson to deliver 2026 Presbyterian Lectures at Columbia Theological Seminary

February 20, 2026

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 […]

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Dean Corey D. B. Walker’s opening remarks at the Brookings Institution

January 17, 2026

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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Professor Derek Hicks on communities making meaning through faith and food

January 15, 2026

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 […]

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School of Divinity and Brookings Institution panel reviews Trump administration’s executive actions on religion

January 12, 2026

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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Professor Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo on Venezuela crisis

January 12, 2026

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 […]

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Statement from Dean Corey D. B. Walker on the Passing of Rev. Dr. Douglass M. Bailey ’60

November 22, 2025

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, […]

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Wynnetta Wimberley Announced as Faculty Speaker for the 2026 Wake Forest University School of Divinity Hooding and Commencement Ceremony

Prophetic Preaching in a Fractured World: Wake Forest School of Divinity Convenes Leading Voices in Homiletics and Public Theology

What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

Wake Forest University School of Divinity to Convene Leading Voices on the Future of Liberation Theology

Professor Melva L. Sampson to deliver 2026 Presbyterian Lectures at Columbia Theological Seminary

Dean Corey D. B. Walker’s opening remarks at the Brookings Institution

Professor Derek Hicks on communities making meaning through faith and food

School of Divinity and Brookings Institution panel reviews Trump administration’s executive actions on religion

Professor Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo on Venezuela crisis

Statement from Dean Corey D. B. Walker on the Passing of Rev. Dr. Douglass M. Bailey ’60

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