Winston-Salem, N.C. — 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 […]
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 […]
Symposium on “The Gift of Hope and the Human Condition” will explore faith, freedom, and the future of American democracy. Winston-Salem, N.C. — Dr. Alton B. Pollard III, the James and Marilyn Dunn Chair in Baptist Studies in the School of Divinity and University Professor […]
Winston-Salem, N.C. — “We mourn the passing of Dr. Phyllis Trible, a towering figure in biblical scholarship and a cherished member of the Wake Forest University community. “Dr. Trible’s pioneering work in feminist biblical interpretation reshaped theological studies and continues to inspire new generations of scholars, students, and […]
Winston-Salem, N.C. — On August 10th, Katherine Shaner, Associate Professor of New Testament at Wake Forest University School of Divinity (WFUSD), was elected into membership of the Society for New Testament Studies (SNTS), a distinguished international association of biblical scholars dedicated to the advancement of […]