Earlier this summer, Black Church leaders gathered at Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to discuss the Historically Black Protestant Churches community’s role in the past and the future of American democracy. Participants reflected on how the Black Churches have shaped the pursuit of liberty in this […]
“Reimagining Solidarity, Strengthening Democracy: New Visions of the Common Good” will explore how we hold a diverse American democracy together at 250 and beyond Winston-Salem, N.C. — As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, Wake Forest University School of Divinity will bring together nationally […]
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Bill J. Leonard Winston-Salem, N.C. — Toward the end of his life, the great dissenter and short-time Baptist Roger Williams (1603-1683) reflected on the founding of Providence Plantation in the American colony of Rhode Island, writing: I desired it might be for a shelter for persons […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Dean Corey D. B. Walker is among twenty nationally recognized scholars, faith leaders, legal experts, and elected officials contributing to Religious Liberty for All: Celebrating This Founding Freedom at America 250, a new report examining […]
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity Assistant Teaching Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology Melva L. Sampson was named to the Brite Divinity School inaugural cohort of the Gongloff Creative Worship and Prophetic Preaching Fellowship, a yearlong fellowship that brings together preacher-practitioners and […]
Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative (EEJI) will host its fourth annual Summer Institute in London from May 31 through June 4, 2026. Supported by a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the institute is designed to support environmental justice reporting and […]
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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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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Divinity celebrated a milestone evening at its 2026 Legacy of Faith Dinner, announcing that more than $3.2 million has been raised since August 2025 to support student scholarships and the Wake Div Promise, a signature initiative that […]
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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, […]
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 […]