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Wake Forest University School of Divinity to Convene National Leaders on Strengthening Solidarity and the Future of American Democracy

August 21, 2026

“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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Wake Forest University School of Divinity Founding Dean Bill J. Leonard on “Our Legacy of Dissent”

July 21, 2026

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 […]

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Wake Forest University School of Divinity Dean Corey D. B. Walker Contributes to National Report on Religious Freedom

July 6, 2026

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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Professor Melva L. Sampson named to inaugural cohort of Gongloff Creative Worship and Prophetic Preaching Fellowship at Brite Divinity School

June 12, 2026

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 […]

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Wake Forest University to host 2026 Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative Summer Institute in London

May 27, 2026

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 Celebrates Raising More Than $3.2 Million for Student Scholarships

April 9, 2026

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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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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Liberation Theology is for Everyone

March 31, 2026

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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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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