The 2012 Dean’s Report Duke Divinity School The 2012 Dean’s Report Duke Divinity School

Duke Divinity School occupies a distinctive place of preeminence 2 Message from the Dean: Vision for the Future in theological education at the beginning of the 21st century, The Renewal of the Church Through the Formation of Scriptural Imagination combining world-leading scholarly excellence in theological studies 10 Partnering Together with an uncompromising commitment to the historic Christian tradition New Campaign for the Future and the training of ministerial leadership for the church. Duke 14 Understanding Our Priorities Divinity School offers residentially based, academically rigorous Financial Reality for Divinity Students formation for Christian ministry, in an institution whose curriculum and ethos are theologically anchored in the historic Christian tradition 18 Restructuring for Growth Cultivating Vocation and Mission: New Administrative Team Announced in 2012 and practically engaged with the contemporary Christian church.

22 2012 Highlights from Duke Divinity School There is no other theological school in the world that so compellingly 22 Faculty Activities, Accomplishments, and Transitions 28 Programs, Initiatives, and Centers combines learning and faith.

34 Facts and Figures

Richard B. Hays Dean and George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament 35 Annual Financial Report (from remarks to the faculty, August 2012) Message from the Dean: Vision for the Future

The Renewal of the Church Through transformed the little liberal arts college named Trinity College into Duke Duke Divinity School did not charge tuition for students in the basic degree University, Mr. Duke wrote the following prescription for the institution he program that prepared Christian ministers, then called the Bachelor of the Formation of Scriptural Imagination wanted to create: Divinity. Duke University understood that training clergy was part of its Richard B. Hays primary mission and therefore subsidized theological education as a way to Dean of Duke Divinity School and George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament I have selected Duke University as one of the principal objects of this trust contribute to the good of society. Accordingly, the Divinity School had no because I recognize that education, when conducted along sane and prac- separate endowment and relied on the University’s ongoing financial sup- tical, as opposed to dogmatic and theoretical, lines is, next to religion, the port in order to hire a strong faculty and run its programs. Both the religious Blessed are those ... [whose] delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. greatest civilizing influence. … And I advise that the courses at this institu- culture and our financial relationship to the University have since changed. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. tion be arranged, first, with special reference to the training of preachers, In all that they do, they prosper. –Psalm 1:1-3 teachers, lawyers, and physicians, because these are most in the public eye, During the great social ferment of the 1960s, previous cultural assump- and by precept and example can do most to uplift mankind. tions started to collapse as the civil rights movement gained traction, protests against the Vietnam War increased, and the feminist movement began to So from the beginning, “the training of preachers” was at the heart of the stir. In the field of theology and religious studies, there was much buzz about founding intention of Duke University. For that reason the new university ad- a new secular age. Harvey Cox’s book The Secular City analyzed the break- opted as its motto Eruditio et Religio. uke Divinity School occupies a distinctive place of preem- tradition and the training of ministerial leadership for the church. We offer Here is the task to which we are called: in the midst of a secular age, we are called to promote inence in theological education at the beginning of the 21st residentially based, academically rigorous formation for Christian ministry in Despite its strong Christian heritage, however, Duke Divinity School the formation of scriptural imagination for the sake of renewing the church of Jesus Christ. century. It would be easy to look back on the past year and rest an institution whose curriculum and ethos are theologically anchored in the now shares certain challenges in common with divinity schools and on the laurels of our reputation; indeed, throughout this re- historic Christian tradition and practically engaged with the contemporary theological schools in other major research universities. The founding inten- down of comfortable assumptions about a dominant Christian culture. The Dport we’ll share some of our notable achievements and highlights. But I also Christian church. No other theological school in the world combines learn- tions of universities grounded in Christian culture now seem remote and even Protestant culture that had become entangled with American civic religion want to share with you a vision for the mission of Duke Divinity School and the ing and faith in such a compelling way. quaint within institutions that have come to embody the worldview of what was starting to lose its grip, and the established Protestant denominations way that we can work together to accomplish it. Here is the task to which we Charles Taylor described in A Secular Age: the ascendancy of secular reason and were losing both members and confidence. are called: in the midst of a secular age, we are called to promote the formation How did Duke Divinity School come to embody this distinctive mission and pluralism. For that reason, our particular union of faith and learning is not of scriptural imagination for the sake of renewing the church of Jesus Christ. identity, this deep union of learning and faith? A brief historical review will only distinctive but also precarious. The ecology that surrounds us is fragile. Many mainline Protestant theological schools responded to the contemporary help to explain the context for our work. cultural climate by revising their curricula to find so-called relevance in a time I.The Current Environment From the time of the school’s founding through the early 1960s, the reli- of rapid cultural change. New approaches to theology began to proliferate, espe- Duke Divinity School combines world-leading scholarly excellence in theo- Duke University was established in 1924 by a $6 million designation from gious culture of the United States assumed the dominance of mainline cially theologies of liberation and theologies rooted in ethnic or gender identity. logical studies with an uncompromising commitment to the historic Christian The Duke Endowment by James B. Duke. In the “Indenture of Trust” that Protestantism. One striking indicator of this fact was that up until 1965, Sometimes these new approaches were explicitly critical of traditional Christian

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Do not be conformed to this

world, but be transformed by

the renewing of your minds, so

that you may discern what is the doctrine; more often, however, the schools that made these their primary ap- evangelical and catholic: grounded in Scripture, passionately hopeful about the Because we draw from deeper wells of tradition—I would be willing to wager of the Divinity School’s traditional constituency. For example, since the will of God—what is good and proaches to theology shifted their curricular emphasis so that their students were transformative power of the gospel in human lives, and deeply committed that we are the only divinity school in the United States that has asked its in- time of the merger that created the United Methodist Church in 1968, the no longer given detailed instruction in the long history of Christian thought. to sympathetic engagement with the broad doctrinal and sacramental tradi- coming students to prepare for their seminary orientation this fall by reading church’s membership has declined by 29 percent, while the U.S. popula- acceptable and perfect. tions of the church. The “generous orthodoxy” (as described by theologian Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Moses. We seek not to be conformed to this age, but tion is growing. Similarly dire numbers could be reported for Episcopalians

As these developments took hold in mainline Protestant theological educa- Hans Frei) embodied in these commitments shaped the school’s curriculum to be transformed by the scriptural renewing of our minds. and Presbyterians. In addition, as the General Conference illustrated, —Romans 12:2 tion, evangelical Protestants emerged as a potent force in American public and faculty appointments. these established denominations are becoming increasingly dysfunctional, life. While the mainline denominations entered a period of numerical de- For these reasons and more, wherever I go in this country and elsewhere in both theologically and administratively. They are apparently incapable of cline, independent evangelical churches were growing, and the seminaries The result has been a theological school that is not blown about by every wind of the world, I find people in the church and academy looking to Duke Divinity making the discernments, decisions, and changes that might reverse their that trained their ministers also grew. doctrine, a school that defies categorization in the usual wearisome dichotomies: School as a sign of hope. They are looking to us for leadership and models downward spiral. • It is a school engaged with the intellectual life of the university and for the future of the church. During the decades that followed the 1960s, the polarization of American so- professional academic guilds while at the same time leading the way in To the extent that the Divinity School is tied to the future of the United ciety into stereotyped “liberal” and “conservative” camps found its analog and shaping theological education that is focused on the concrete practices Those who have been part of the Divinity School community for a while Methodist Church, we have a potentially serious problem—unless we can expression in the churches and theological schools. The “conservative” semi- of living Christian communities. The false dichotomy between reason certainly know that this is neither Eden nor the New Jerusalem. And this become a more effective engine of renewal within the church. I believe that naries focused heavily on teaching biblical knowledge, though sometimes in a and faith gains no traction here. statement of vision does not depend on arguing that we have unique impor- is exactly the mission we have before us. way that simply reacted against • It is an ecumenical community that retains its clear United Methodist tance in the divine economy. That way lies hubris. Rather, I want to suggest We have a potentially serious problem—unless we can become historical criticism or was nar- identity while welcoming other traditions, a mainline Protestant school that we have been blessed in distinctive ways; and from those to whom much I have already described our position in the theological landscape as be- a more effective engine of renewal within the church. rowly apologetic. The “liberal” that makes evangelical students feel both embraced and deepened by has been given, much will be expected. ing well-suited for this mission of renewal. In addition, we have resources at seminaries emphasized criti- engagement with the tradition. Duke Divinity School that will be part of this effort to revitalize the contem- cal assessments of tradition, the politics of social identity, and the leadership • It is a school that has to a remarkable degree escaped the bitter and de- II.The Challenge to Renew the Church porary dispirited church. of movements for social justice. Consequently, theological education in the bilitating culture wars that have divided so many ecclesial communities This past year provided a clear example of the need for renewal in the United States has tended to suffer from ideological polarization, and both sides in this country. Indeed, it is a school in which the categories “liberal” church. The quadrennial General Conference of the United Methodist 1.Faculty have suffered the loss of historical perspective about theology itself. and “conservative” make no sense. Church was discouraging for nearly all who participated or observed: after Our faculty combines world-class scholarship with a strong commitment to A few years ago I was delivering a visiting lecture on New Testament ethics four years of handwringing, political machinations, and strategic planning, the church. Training leaders for ecclesial institutions will always be central During this era, Duke Divinity School was fortunate to have series of deans in another institution. After the lecture, a man said to me: “Professor Hays, the General Conference made only minor tweaks that failed to address the to the mission of Duke Divinity School and our faculty, but as members of who had a longer view about theological education and guided the school to I have really appreciated your book The Moral Vision of the New Testament, and denomination’s endemic structural problems. a university divinity school they also have a vocation to engage broadly with swim against these cultural currents. Robert Cushman, Thomas Langford, I’ve read it carefully cover to cover. I just want to ask you one thing: are you a the intellectual and cultural issues of our time. They help both church and Dennis Campbell, and L. Gregory Jones directed the school to claim and conservative or a liberal?” Many people ask similar questions about the theo- You’ve no doubt heard all the dismal reports. Membership and atten- world understand what it might mean to think Christianly about the com- maintain a distinctive Wesleyan theological posture that was simultaneously logical ethos of the school as a whole. Why do the categories make no sense? dance is declining in the ecclesial communities that have been the heart mon problems we face.

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For it is the Gentiles who

strive for all these things; and

indeed your heavenly Father

knows that [we] need them all. Many members of our faculty are already engaged with the other facul- theology with the problems that confront the church and world. Their work institutions. They will become denominational leaders. They are the ones the level of endowment funding to enable us to compete with other schools, —Matthew 6:33 ties—with arts and sciences as well as the professional schools of medicine, will translate into models for how the church itself can renew its mission to who will translate renewal from their education at Duke Divinity School into especially Emory, Vanderbilt, and Princeton. The Divinity School’s endow- nursing, law, business, public policy, and the environment. Ellen Davis has bear witness to Christ in the world. the churches that so desperately need vitality. What do we need to give them ment is approximately $135 million—which is not even in the top 10 of U.S. been working with the Episcopal Church of Sudan to provide resources for in order to see this mission of renewal come to fruition? theological schools. This hurts us when we are recruiting the best students, a seminary and community health initiatives. In addition to his Divinity fac- 2.Centers and Initiatives even when they would like to come to Duke. ulty appointment, Norman Wirzba holds a secondary appointment in the As wonderful as our faculty are, we do not expect them to bring about renew- III.The Vision for Duke Divinity School Nicholas School of the Environment; he also participated in a university- al of the church through solo efforts. Institutional and organizational efforts In order for us to meet the challenge I have described, Duke Divinity School As I have said, this is more than a budget issue. Attracting, forming, and send- wide course on food this spring, and along with leaders from the Nicholas will also be required, and one way we are addressing this need is through our will need to embrace two important distinctives. The first of these is key to ing out students is crucial for our mission. For this reason, raising money for Institute and the Kenan Institute for Ethics, he is organizing a project on various centers and initiatives at Duke Divinity School. Leadership Education our operational success; the second is foundational for all our work together student aid will be our top priority in the campaign, which will be discussed the church and climate change. Ray Barfield and Warren Kinghorn teach at Duke Divinity and the Center for Reconciliation are now established, and to bring renewal to the church. in more detail later in this report. Indeed, I be- in the Divinity School and also practice and teach medicine at Duke. Esther they are doing transformative work in the areas of clergy health research, lieve that the centerpiece goal of our campaign Theological School Endowments

Acolatse co-taught a class at Duke Law School and led a trip to Ghana resources for Christian leaders and institutions, and theological vision for 1.Funding theological education should be to raise the endowment funds neces- Princeton Theological Seminary $929 million to research spousal property rights. Luke Bretherton’s work on politics and reconciliation. Additionally, great energy is being generated by two newer The most immediately critical need we face is to find new sources of funding sary to make it possible for all our students to Harvard University Divinity School $553 million

ethics has led to a joint appointment with the Kenan Institute for Ethics. programs. Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts has in a short time al- for student scholarship aid. The level of support from ecclesial communities for attend Duke tuition-free. Yale University Divinity School $268 million ready established connections between the theological world and student scholarship is woefully inadequate. Perkins School of Theology $184 million I believe that that centerpiece goal of our campaign should be to raise the endowment arts communities. Likewise, our nascent Initiatives in Theology, 2.Formation of scriptural imagination Candler School of Theology at Emory University $182 million funds necessary to make it possible for all our students to attend Duke tuition-free. Medicine, and Culture expands our work on end-of-life care to This financial landscape means that many of our students accumulate alarm- Nine years ago, Ellen Davis and I co-edited a Columbia Theological Seminary $176 million deepen connections between the Divinity School and the schools of ing levels of debt during their time of study at Duke, a situation made even book titled The Art of Reading Scripture. David Fuller Theological Seminary $173 million J. Kameron Carter has been a fellow at the John Hope Franklin Center, medicine and nursing as well as the Duke Global Health Institute. These cen- more precarious for people intending to enter low-paying positions in min- Ford of the University of Cambridge wrote a Pittsburgh Theological Seminary $172 million focusing on interdisciplinary dialogue around issues of theology and race. ters and initiatives extend our mission beyond the school’s traditional core istry. Perhaps you’ve heard the figures before. In the past year, nearly 65 short review that was both laudatory and inci- Asbury Theological Seminary $160 million Jeremy Begbie, who also has an appointment at University of Cambridge, program of ministerial education and allow us to participate in and learn percent of our students had to take student loans, and the average debt at sive, describing the book as “very exciting” and Vanderbilt University Divinity School $152 million has led fruitful collaborations between the Divinity School and Cambridge from fields of inquiry that might inform theological studies and produce fresh graduation for the class of 2012 was $44,500. We are providing students with “the most thorough, perceptive and balanced Virginia Theological Seminary $141 million as well as the university departments of art and music. These are just a few insights that we can then share with the church. the training to serve as agents of renewal in the church, and yet making it fi- guide to Christian interpretation of Scripture Union Presbyterian Seminary $138 million

examples of the outstanding faculty assembled here at Duke Divinity School nancially challenging for them to accept a ministerial appointment. This is that I have come across.” Noting that the book Duke University Divinity School $135 million and the ways that their work expands the reach of theological education. 3.Students unsustainable and unconscionable. proposed “a quiet revolution” in theological Our students are one of our most important resources. They are the ones education, he also posed a provocative challenge. He observed that four of We need to maintain and enhance the intellectually gregarious character of who will be going into our churches to fill pulpits. They will be preaching ser- Some might think that we have a substantial endowment from which to pro- the contributors, including the editors, were members of the Duke Divinity Duke Divinity School and our faculty’s ability to explore the intersection of mons. They will be ministering at hospital bedsides. They will be leading faith vide student scholarship funds. The reality, however, is that we do not have School faculty (Davis, Hays, Jones, and Steinmetz—we might note that now

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I am about to do a new

thing; now it springs forth,

do you not perceive it?

—Isaiah 43:19 two of these have also been deans of the school). Ford writes: “This makes me trained historian, sketched out the transformative impact of three movements holiness throughout the land. Thus Hempton’s examples illustrate elegantly the “making new.” This word does not appear in any pre-Christian Greek as an outsider think: Surely Duke must be a key centre for this revolution? … that arose in universities during the early modern period. His three case stud- how focusing on the formation of scriptural imagination can generate reform, texts in the ancient world; it shows up as a new coinage in early Christian What plans are there at Duke to train revolutionaries, issue manifestos, and ies were 1) The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), which began from a gathering of renewal, and cultural impact on a scale far beyond the usual imagination of texts. Thus, the very word that Paul creates illustrates the point he is making: spread this dangerous practice of reading Scripture with the risen Jesus in students at the University of Paris in the 1530s; 2) the Pietist movement at the our tepid contemporary ecclesial bodies. we are called to have our minds and imaginations made new in the commu- the Spirit?” University of Halle in Germany in the late 17th/early 18th century; and 3) the nity that Jesus Christ creates in our midst. Methodist movement, which originated at Oxford in the 1730s. Without min- Our primary business here in the Divinity School is to cultivate the forma- The task—the vision—that lies before us is nothing less than this: to seek the imizing the finitude and fallibility of these movements, Hempton painted an tion of scriptural imagination for our time and place. In Romans 12, Paul Duke Divinity School is called to be the anakainosis of theological education, renewal of the church through the formation of scriptural imagination. impressive picture of their sweeping impact in establishing educational insti- exhorts his readers, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed for the sake of making the church new. I want to invite all of you to join me tutions, addressing practical social concerns, and alleviating human suffering. by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of in the task of close reading of Scripture and discernment of the fresh ways in Ever since I read this review, Ford’s question has haunted me. It’s a “put up or God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.” In recent years we have of- which the gospel of Jesus Christ is coming to expression in our midst. If we shut up” question. I think the time has come for us to answer it. The task— At the conclusion of his survey, Hempton suggested that these three move- ten discussed the call to be transformed, and we have described our mission set that as the chief task before us, we will be like trees planted by streams of the vision—that lies before us is nothing less than this: to seek the renewal of ments had four characteristics in common. as “transforming ministry.” I want to draw attention to the other key word in water, yielding fruit in season. Our leaves will not wither, and in all that we the church through the formation of scriptural imagination. In my remarks Paul’s charge to the church: renewing. The Greek word is anakainosis—literally, do, we will prosper. to the faculty at the time of my reappointment as Dean back in February, I [1] rigorous spiritual discipline to control self-interest and promote ho- put this point a little more fully: we are called to deep, sympathetic, critical, liness of life and thought; [2] a vision of the millennial expansion of imaginative engagement with Scripture in service to God and the mission of Christianity to new cultures and places, including thoughtful cultural Richard B. Hays was appointed to a full term as dean of Duke Divinity School in 2012, a role he assumed on a two-year basis in August 2010. the church. adaptation to those new places; [3] a vigorous and comprehensive social Hays, the George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, is a scholar of the letters of Paul and of New Testament ethics. His work has bridged agenda; and [4] a truly remarkable commitment to education. the disciplines of biblical criticism and literary studies, exploring the innovative ways in which early Christian writers interpreted Israel’s Scripture. That does not mean that we should narrow our curriculum to the texts that have been the traditional domain of biblical studies. Rather, it means that we should In the discussion that followed Hempton’s presentation, I suggested that there Hays came to Duke in 1991 from the faculty of Yale Divinity School, where he earlier received the M.Div. degree. He earned a Ph.D. at Emory be guided by the determination that, in our diverse fields of study, Scripture is was a fifth element that in fact undergirded all the other four: a deep com- University. His book The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross New Creation, was selected by Christianity Today as one of the 100 the stimulus, touchstone, and foundation for all our critical reflection. mitment to shaping the life of the community in imaginative obedience to most important religious books of the 20th century. His other influential books include Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul and The Conversion Scripture. I’m happy to say that Hempton agreed with me. The Ignatian spir- of the Imagination. He has lectured widely in North America, Europe, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. This past May at a conference at the University of Oxford I heard a splendid ituality is grounded in meditation on the story of Jesus as told in the Gospels; An ordained United Methodist minister, Hays has preached in settings ranging from rural Oklahoma churches to London’s Westminster Abbey. He paper, “Universities and the Movements of Christian Transformation,” pre- the activism of the German Pietists overcame the rigidity of Lutheran or- has chaired the Pauline Epistles Section of the Society of Biblical Literature as well as the Seminar on New Testament Ethics in the Society for New sented by David Hempton, the newly appointed dean of Harvard Divinity thodoxy by emphasizing a religion of the heart rooted in devout reading Testament Studies and has served on the editorial boards of several leading scholarly journals. School. Other speakers had set forth a bleak assessment of the future prospects of the Bible; and of course John Wesley—who called himself “a man of of Christianity in universities and modern secular culture. But Hempton, a one book”—famously understood his mission as one of spreading scriptural

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Duke Divinity School Campaign Goal $80 million

Currently Raised $34.7 million

New Campaign for the Future In collaboration with Duke’s fundraising leader- United Methodist pastors is less than $40,000. The experiences remains a pressing need. These con- ship, Duke Divinity School Dean Richard Hays average student-loan debt for students who gradu- textual learning experiences, which enable students Divinity School Fundraising Priorities Focus on Renewal of the Church set an $80 million goal for the Divinity School. ated in 2012 was $44,500. Few divinity graduates to discern their vocational calling, require up to These funds will not only sustain Duke Divinity’s intend to pursue financially lucrative careers, but $9,000 per placement for stipend, travel, and living thriving programs but will also fund new initiatives their overwhelming debt burden increasingly keeps expenses. Placements range from rural Methodist to serve the church and to address major issues them from the parish or nonprofit ministry they and other denominational churches to nonprofit Our campaign aims to capitalize on the special history and culture Duke has developed to train the leaders our facing communities around the world. The distinc- were called to and trained for. ministry settings and international service in places future requires: bold thinkers and problem-solvers who are adaptable to rapid change and engaged with the tive strengths of the Divinity School—the caliber like South Sudan, Uganda, and El Salvador. Duke complex issues facing society. –Richard H. Brodhead, President, Duke University of faculty and students it attracts and the intel- The availability of financial aid also affects the Forward seeks to raise funds for some 30 addition- lectual and spiritual vitality it nurtures—will be Divinity School’s ability to attract and retain top al placements in international and urban settings, tremendous resources for renewal of the church. students. When other theological schools and as well as in under-represented denominations. seminaries can offer vastly more financial aid, po- Support for the field education program accounts Campaign Priorities tential students can find it difficult to choose to for $15 million of the total campaign goal. The Duke Forward fundraising campaign is focused attend Duke, even when they would prefer to on enriching the student experience, expanding sup- study with the faculty and learn in the environ- Faculty Support uke Divinity School is one of the education that makes a difference for the church, On Sept. 29, 2012 the Duke University Board of port for students and faculty, and blazing new paths ment here. In order to address the needs for In the past seven years, enrollment of Duke most highly regarded theological academy, and the world. Trustees approved the public launch of a compre- through interdisciplinary programs and research. renewal in the church and engagement with so- Divinity School has grown by 20 percent, to 650 schools in the world, part of one hensive fundraising campaign, “Duke Forward: This focus resonates with the priorities of Duke cial and global problems, Duke Divinity School students, and new degree programs have been of the world’s leading research In order to continue building on this legacy of Partnering for the Future.” This university-wide Divinity School. The campaign will advance the needs to train the best students who will bring launched, including the Th.D., D.Min., M.A.C.P., Duniversities. The history of academic, social, and leadership, Duke Divinity School needs vision and initiative will raise $3.25 billion in support of all mission of the Divinity School by providing signif- transformation and creativity to their minis- and M.A.C.S. Yet there has been no corresponding ecclesial leadership is impressive. Faculty have commitment from administrators and faculty and schools, units, and programs comprising the univer- icant funding for student financial aid, support for tries. Financial aid is a critical component of the growth in the number of faculty. The school is com- achieved international honors like the Gifford support from friends and financial partners. As the sity. As a comprehensive campaign, Duke Forward new faculty and academic research, and growth in school’s ability to move forward. mitted to recruiting, retaining, and supporting the Lectures; members of the Divinity School dem- Divinity School surveys the challenges ahead in encompasses all gifts received by the university be- key centers and initiatives. best theological faculty in the world and to funding onstrated early and consistent support for ra- the 21st century, it’s clear that substantial financial tween July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2017, including Divinity students learn in the classroom from fac- their research and projects. A key priority of the cial integration; graduates have become bishops investment is necessary for the school to maintain donations to the annual fund, newly established en- Student Financial Aid ulty, and they also learn through hands-on field campaign is to create two named full professorships in the United Methodist Church and leaders of its vision for training a generation of leaders who dowments, and additions to endowments, grants, The growing importance of providing financial aid education placements. All M.Div. students must ($2.5 million each), two named visiting professor- Christian communities around the globe. Duke will serve the church and the world. program support, bequests, and estate gifts. for students can be illustrated in just a few num- complete two units of field education for gradu- ships ($1 million each), and to provide funding for Divinity School has led the way in theological bers: the average salary for first-year, full-time ation, and financial support for these formative research projects ($8.5 million). “Our faculty are

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Duke Divinity School Campaign Priorities

Student Financial Aid (including field education) $36 million

Faculty Hiring and Support answering the call to deep, sympathetic, critical, Growth in Key Initiatives Episcopal House of Studies hosts a Clergy Study clergy health will succeed only if they address the “Every gift counts. The campaign anticipates re- $15.5 million imaginative engagement with Scripture in service Distinctive Divinity School centers, initiatives, and Day, and the Hispanic House of Studies has host- multiple conditions that shape a minister’s life,” ceiving gifts from $5 to $5 million,” said David Centers and Initiatives to God and the mission of the church,” said Dean certificates include the Center for Reconciliation; ed retreats and offered training for those who said David Toole, associate dean for global health Lindquist, director of development. “We hope that $13.5 million Hays. “It is crucial to give them the tools and re- Leadership Education at Duke Divinity; Gender, minister to Hispanic/Latino congregations. initiatives and principal investigator for the Clergy as potential donors learn about our priorities, they sources they need to expand the reach of theolog- Theology, and Ministry Certificate; Duke Additionally, Duke Youth Academy, a summer Health Initiative. Through qualitative and quan- will see that a gift to Duke Divinity School is a gift Clergy Health Initiative ical education.” Initiatives in Theology and the Arts; Prison Studies program for high-school students who want to ex- titative measures, the Clergy Health Initiative is to the church.” $15 million Certificate; and Initiatives in Theology, Medicine, plore their faith in depth, will receive additional developing models for holistic health. Currently, The faculty’s research, interdisciplinary interests, and Culture. The work of these centers helps to financial support. Duke Divinity School recog- some 1,150 clergy in North Carolina are participat- Every gift will strengthen the Divinity School’s abil- and service have helped develop programs that form students and also serves to translate the mis- nizes that the renewal of the church encompasses ing in Spirited Life, a multiyear health and wellness ity to recruit the most promising students, sustain link them with other faculty in the arts and sci- sion of the Divinity School to meet social and many denominations, ethnicities, and age groups. program and behavioral health study through which the best faculty, and shape ministers, leaders, and ences and leaders in Duke’s other professional global needs like reconciliation, restorative justice, The innovative programs now in place are poised ministers are acquiring tools for managing stress, teachers who will become instruments of renewal and health care. “Creating spirited dialogue at the to grow, which will strengthen the church and pro- caring for their bodies, and ensuring their own spir- for the 21st-century church, academy, and world. “Our faculty are answering the call to deep, sympathetic, critical, imaginative engagement intersection of theology with other disciplines is an vide greater engagement between the resources at itual renewal. The campaign seeks an additional with Scripture in service to God and the mission of the church. It is crucial to give them important part of how Duke Divinity reaches out Duke and the needs confronting the world. $4.1 million to expand this important initiative. the tools and resources they need to expand the reach of theological education.” to the world to address complex problems,” said Wes Brown, associate dean for external relations. Duke Divinity has made a major commitment Building on Momentum –Richard Hays, Dean of Duke Divinity School DIVINITY SCHOOL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE to helping churches address one of their most The public launch of the Duke Forward cam- co-chairs EX OFFICIO MEMBERS schools. “Our faculty nurture and challenge those Sustaining and growing these programs requires pressing challenges—caring for the mental and paign marked the end of a two-year silent phase Douglas Lawson, Dallas, Texas Terri Dean, Philadelphia, Pa, who will be ecclesiastical leaders. This work of both expendable and endowment support. Duke physical health of clergy members. For small during which $34.7 million—43% of the overall William McCutchen Jr., Westport, Conn. Laura Nichol, Houston, Texas forming students is central to our mission,” says Forward seeks to raise $13.5 million for this pur- churches, health insurance costs (often inflated Divinity School goal—was reached. Gifts during Richard Hays, Durham, N.C. , Waynesville, N.C. Dean Hays. “But, as members of a larger univer- pose. Other important groups at the school— by chronic health issues) have become the second the silent phase included $9 million for student Paul Ervin Wesley Brown, Durham, N.C. Cammie Hauptfuhrer, Charlotte, N.C. sity community, our faculty also engage with the including the houses of study that serve Baptist, largest budget expense, and churches are forced to financial aid; $6 million for field education; $4 David Lindquist, Raleigh, N.C. Gregory Jones, Chapel Hill, N.C. intellectual and cultural issues of our time. This Anglican/Episcopal, and Hispanic communi- forego hiring full-time ministers as a result. million for support of faculty; $10.9 million for Audrey Ward, Chapel Hill, N.C. Thomas Kincaid III, La Porte, Ind. rich interchange with other entities and programs ties—will also benefit from these funds. The Through the Clergy Health Initiative, founded with the Clergy Health Initiative; $2.3 for the Center Laceye Warner, Durham, N.C. Eric Law, Berkley, Mich. at Duke informs the scholarship, ministry, and vi- houses of study have provided critical support a generous grant of $10.9 million from The Duke for Reconciliation; $1.5 million for Initiatives in Clarence Newsome, Raleigh, N.C. sion that thrive at Duke Divinity.” for students in their preparation for ministry, but Endowment, the Divinity School is studying and Theology, Medicine, and Culture; and $1 million William Shillady, Tuckahoe, N.Y. they also connect Duke Divinity School with oth- implementing ways to promote health and wellness for Duke Youth Academy. Such initial enthusiasm David Stone, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. er parts of the church. For example, the Anglican in clergy. “We now know that programs to improve bodes well for the work ahead.

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Duke Divinity School Tuition and Fees $20,000 per year graduated from Appalachian State University. But private scholarships, at an average of $6,700 each, horizon to 25 years, in effect tripling the amount of a full-tuition Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship con- but Duke students have to take out loans at a high- interest they’ll end up paying. “They’ll still be Estimated Living Expenses vinced Corpening to accept his calling to prepare er rate than their peers at other seminaries. A paying when their kids are in college,” said Jones. $20,000 per year for ministry at Duke Divinity School. “That was 2001 study by Auburn Seminary found that the “There’s a real crisis in terms of debt for our stu- Average Divinity Student Financial Reality for Divinity Students such a huge gift,” he said. “I just felt like it was average debt burden for theological-school alum- dents,” said Dean Richard Hays. “A lot of people debt at graduation God leading the way.” ni was $25,000, which at the time was about 10 think we’re a wealthy institution and floating in $44,500 Unsustainable Debt Levels Reveal Need for More Financial Aid percent lower than the average debt for Duke money, and it just isn’t true.” Corpening was able to graduate with no debt. Divinity graduates. In the past decade, the aver- He knows very well that he is among the fortu- age debt for Duke Divinity School graduates has In fact, Duke’s $135 million endowment ranks nate ones. Last school year, 64 percent of Duke climbed nearly 60 percent. 13th among theological schools in the United Divinity School students had to take out loans to States, behind not only Princeton, Harvard, and cover expenses, and the average debt load upon Susan Jones, associate dean of United Methodist Yale, but also other United Methodist schools bony Grisom was pretty sure she had nearby Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Grisom probably never would have come to Duke graduation was $44,500. Corpening’s wife had initiatives and ministerial formation, said financial like Candler at Emory University and Perkins at heard God speak in an audible voice: Then that T-shirt vendor told her she reminded if not for that scholarship, which supports minori- to borrow money to finish her M.T.S. degree. hardship can play a role in a pastor’s education. Southern Methodist University. Wealthier schools Apply to Duke. Though Grisom had him of the Duke Divinity students he knew. ty students. At Duke she heard God’s voice again, Even with the Dean’s Scholarship covering three “That is a crucible that helps to mold you and shape include not only those affiliated with major univer- gone to college not far away at UNC- this time calling her to ordained ministry in her quarters of her tuition, Grisom still expects to Charlotte, she didn’t even know Duke “There were hundreds of vendors and thousands Baptist tradition. This spring, Duke will gradu- graduate with almost $35,000 in debt. “Because “ In no way do I disparage the money that I received. It’s been an incredible blessing. I will still have debt as student Ehad a divinity school until she was a dozen years of women,” Grisom said. “It’s not a small feat ate another potential pastor, thanks to friends I never thought about seminary, I never thought loans, and the Lord will help with that too. I will either have a job to make those monthly payments, or something into her life after graduation in New England. She that I even passed his table. Only God could have and donors of the Divinity School. Stories like about saving for expenses for seminary,” she said. will happen that’s way more miraculous.” was at a sorority function, perusing Delta Sigma done that.” Grisom’s echo through the halls of the Divinity “You can’t always save for God’s plan.” Theta T-shirts and jewelry, and she struck up a School. Every year, Duke Divinity School pro- – Ebony Grisom, third-year M.Div., received a 75-percent Dean’s Scholarship and still borrowed almost $35,000 to cover the rest of her expenses. conversation with the vendor, who happened to Grisom didn’t think about how much Duke vides almost 60 scholarships to eligible students, The University annual estimated budget for liv- be from Durham. would cost. “Because I didn’t know how all the and nearly one third of M.Div. students receive ing expenses is $20,000, on top of almost $20,000 you,” she said. “But we don’t want to cripple stu- sities, like Vanderbilt, but also stand-alone evan- particulars were going to shake out, I thought, one. Two thirds of students receive need-based in tuition and fees. Grisom took a work-study job dents with long-term debt that they can’t escape.” gelical and denominational seminaries like Fuller, Grisom had not been thinking long about sem- ‘Ok, God, this is on you,’ ” she said. Just a couple aid, which covers an average of 25 percent of tu- and received funding from The Duke Endowment Asbury, and Union Presbyterian. inary, let alone Duke’s program. She had held of months after she first heard of Duke Divinity ition costs—about $5,000. for her field education placements, but that didn’t While the Auburn study estimated that alum- administrative jobs in college admissions and with School, Grisom was on the phone with admis- meet all her financial needs. Even with her tuition ni needed to earn about $70,000 a year in order “We’re looked at in the popular perception as being the National Park Service and was volunteering sions director McKennon Shea, who offered her “When I applied, I knew that I needed to get a reduced below $5,000 a year, she still couldn’t cov- to pay the standard 8 percent of their month- the best, but our financial resources are not com- in youth ministry in Boston when she began to a Dean’s Scholarship to cover 75 percent of her scholarship in order to go,” said the Rev. Daniel er her living expenses without borrowing. For the ly income toward a $45,000 debt, Jones said the mensurate with that perception,” said Hays. People think theological education might lead her into tuition for three years. “That was like 100-percent Corpening M.Div.’12, now a pastor at Assurance majority of students who don’t receive a scholar- typical Duke graduate is paid less than $40,000 see the name “Duke” and assume the Divinity a career of teaching in a Christian environment. confirmation that this is what I needed to do,” United Methodist Church outside Charlotte. ship, the financial picture is even more difficult. a year. Financial aid director Sheila Williams School has access to the university’s coffers. She thought she might take one class at a time at Grisom said. Corpening’s father was out of work when his son Last year more than one third of students received said some alumni have to stretch their payoff

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“It’s our own best friend on one hand and our will still have a hard time competing financially Second-year M.Div. student Dave Swanson heard on his education at Duke Divinity School, he not- last century, and Hays said Duke Divinity School “The charitable intentions of our recent gradu- worst enemy on the other,” said Jones. “It hurts with its competitors. Admissions surveys show that a call to the Mennonite pulpit. He wanted to come ed, “It doesn’t make me doubt whether it’s a good is preparing leaders for similar cultural influence. ates can’t come to fruition.” us because people just assume that Duke is a applicants to Duke Divinity School often also ap- to Duke to study agrarian theology with Ellen thing for me in terms of my vocation, but it has “It could reverse the process of decline we’re see- wealthy place.” Duke is hampered by its history: ply to Princeton, Yale, Candler, and Vanderbilt. Davis and Norman Wirzba, but as a husband, fa- made me wonder whether it’s logistically viable.” ing in the churches,” Hays said. That, of course, affects the Divinity School’s own Until 1965, Duke University subsidized the divin- Candler’s endowment is nearly $50 million larg- ther, and carpenter, with business debt on a small fundraising efforts. Brown said there’s not much ity school, and students attended for free. Only er than Duke’s, thanks to a $105 million gift in farm in rural New Hampshire, he didn’t think he “Leaving school with a high amount of debt is Hays said it’s not enough to have one of the top hope in asking Duke Divinity alumni, who are when the university forced professional schools to 1979 from the former owners of Coca-Cola, at could afford it. Even with the need-based grants, intimidating when you’re going into a place where theological faculties in the world. Duke has to burdened by their own seminary debt, to contrib- support themselves did the Divinity School begin that time the largest single donation to any edu- he would have to borrow about $15,000 a year comparatively, you’re not making a significant sal- attract the best students in order to train a new gen- ute toward growing the endowment. But Brown to build its own endowment. At the same time, cational institution; Yale’s endowment is twice as to finance his M.Div. Then, like Grisom, he got a ary,” said second-year M.Div. student Sara Beth Protestant denominations have seen a decrease in big at Duke’s; and Princeton’s endowment dwarfs 75-percent scholarship. “Because I got a scholar- Pannell. “It’s worrisome to me.” “ Most of us aren’t going into ordained ministry to make money; that’s not the goal. Leaving school with a high amount of debt is intimidating when you’re going into a place where comparatively, you’re not making a significant salary.” attendance and financial support. As church at- everybody’s at nearly $1 billion. ship, it’s barely doable,” said Swanson. “Without one, I couldn’t have come.” Hays said the stress of big loans and a low antic- – Sara Beth Pannell, second-year M.Div., received the Rural Ministry Fellowship to cover 100-percent tuition in exchange for a “I wouldn’t have come if it wasn’t for that. It wasn’t like I was going to earn a whole lot of money afterward.” ipated income doesn’t make for a good seminary 5-year commitment to serve rural churches. She’ll still graduate with about $13,000 in debt. As it is, Swanson expects to have more than experience. He would like to raise enough mon- –Javier Almendarez Bautista, third-year M.Div., received a Dean’s Scholarship to cover 75 percent of his tuition. $25,000 in debt when he leaves. His wife works ey for Duke to pay all of students’ tuition, like at eration of leaders in faithful scriptural imagination. said alumni have offered strong spiritual shep- full-time at Duke’s Clergy Health Initiative, and Princeton, or maybe even offer stipends for living “Decline Surveys,” which are completed by stu- herding to people who do have the means to tendance has declined, so has denominational As a result, Princeton’s need-based grants cov- he works part-time for a local carpenter. But the expenses, like at Candler. dents who choose schools like Princeton or Candler contribute. Those are the folks he’s trying to reach. support for seminarians. “There was a sense that er up to 100 percent of tuition for Presbyterian rental income on their farmhouse back home instead of Duke Divinity, show that money is often “Our alumni connect us with people who care these are our students; we’re going to train them. Church (U.S.A.) students and up to 80 percent for doesn’t cover their mortgage on it. In August, “The only reason I care about the money is I want the deciding factor. “It’s definitely the No. 1 reason deeply about the church,” said Brown. “We still It is a more individualized culture now. There is other students. Almost all of their students receive Swanson started his third and final field education our students to have the freedom to wait upon why people say they don’t come here,” said assis- depend a lot on the individual whose life was less of a sense of corporate responsibility,” Hays some form of aid. Candler hands out $5 million placement, a pastoral internship that pays sever- the Lord without distraction,” said Hays. “I want tant admissions director Morgan Hendrix. changed by the influence of a particular pastor.” said. “There are many students who choose to a year in aid, with 86 percent of M.Div. students al thousand dollars for full-time summer work or them to be able to devote themselves to study with- come here at great economic sacrifice.” receiving some, and a few students getting up to part-time hours during the school year. But his out having to work 30 hours a week at Starbucks.” Wes Brown, associate dean for external relations, “Duke is a place where they could invest wisely to $10,000 a year in stipends on top of full tuition father-in-law had been diagnosed with terminal said the financial hardship of borrowing for sem- try to effect the renewal of the church,” agreed That’s why the Divinity School is earmarking $36 coverage. Duke gives less than $2.5 million a year cancer last March, and with so much traveling Hays’s vision for the impact of Duke Divinity inary can have long-term impacts on alumni. Hays. “The bigger question is this: Do we value million for new scholarship endowments as it aims in scholarships and need-based grants. “We lose back and forth to New England, Swanson had to School is nothing short of the renewal of the Not only do they have to reject low-paying but this kind of formation of vision that I think can to raise a total of $80 million over the next five the most students to Candler,” said Jones. “We’re leave his field education placement. church. The church needs leaders who can bring important jobs in order to make their monthly loan only happen in a place like this?” years. The school would invest that money to yield losing incredibly good students.” a vivid scriptural imagination to bear on social payments, but they often can’t model gener- 5 percent a year, generating more than $1 million “My goal was to do this without loans, but that challenges. Christian churches were behind the osity for their own congregants. “You feel a in annual scholarship money. Even then, Duke became impossible for us,” he said. When reflecting labor reforms and the civil rights movement of the responsibility to pay it forward,” Brown said. 16 17 Restructuring for Growth

Dean Hays has noted the ecclesial and cultur- Laceye Warner, the former associate dean for as the associate dean of academic programs, she al challenges and has articulated a vision for the academic programs, to step into the new role. is also associate professor of the practice of evan- Divinity School to participate in the renewal of the “Laceye has superb administrative gifts, and she gelism and Methodist studies and the Royce and church through scriptural imagination. Each aca- also has a rare gift for gracious leadership that af- Jane Reynolds Teaching Fellow. She is also an Cultivating Vocation and Mission demic department and member of the faculty has firms and encourages everyone who works with ordained elder in the Texas Annual Conference New Administrative Team Announced in 2012 a role to play in this vision to form students, but her,” said Hays. “Most importantly, she shares of the United Methodist Church and has served in order to move forward, the school also needs and embodies Duke Divinity School’s vision for urban congregations in the Methodist Church operational structures and positions to assist the renewal of the church through forming students in Great Britain. This combination of pastoral, dean in administering this calling. To execute his who are passionately committed to the gospel. I academic, and administrative gifts provides a vision for the Divinity School in the coming years, look forward to working closely with her in the structure for her to hear from students and facul- I have a high regard for those who become chairs, deans, provosts, and other administrators in the university. I do not like the assumption Hays has assembled a leadership team to help pro- years ahead.” ty as well as constituents like the Alumni Council that those who take on the responsibilities of those positions have given up on intellectual work. I think such positions demand the most vide oversight and guidance for various areas of and Board of Visitors. serious intellectual work in the university. –Stanley Hauerwas, Hannah’s Child the school. The role of executive vice dean is essential for Duke Divinity School to be successful in our mis- Becoming executive vice dean is not merely per- The work of the dean requires focus on strate- sion of participating in the renewal of the church. sonal career advancement for Warner. She sees gic vision and planning, faculty appointments and “Duke Divinity School is a significant resource this as an opportunity to engage more deep- development, fundraising, budget management, to the church as a co-participant in the reign of ly with the calling of the students who come to and representing the Divinity School within Duke God. We strive to serve the church by informing Duke to be trained for ministry, as well as to serve University and to external constituents. These re- ot long ago, academic admin- to faculty hires. This approach to academic lead- degree programs and new centers and initiatives sponsibilities can leave limited time for operational “ Administrators are in the position to facilitate the vocation of others. We work to find and istration at a seminary or di- ership is past. Few deans view their office as have been added. The school enrolls more stu- oversight. To address this need, shortly after his ap- build alignment between the vocation of individuals and the mission of the institution.” vinity school could easily be having such a mandate, and many recognize that dents and employs more faculty and staff. And pointment Hays created the position of executive –laceye warner, Executive Vice Dean described as the dean, his ad- the growing complexity of seminary education the complexity of leading this institution ex- vice dean to work closely with him to oversee the Nministrative assistant, and perhaps an associate demands greater administrative resources than tends beyond numerical growth. The mission of day-to-day operations of the school, including the and shaping practices of renewal. Overseeing op- the Divinity School as it seeks to follow its institu- dean of academic affairs or student life. The dean one person can provide. the Divinity School to prepare ministers who will appointment and management of staff, administra- erations, I see my role as a facilitator of resources tional call. “Administrators are in the position to typically made all substantive decisions, with- serve the church and the world has not changed, tion of all academic programs and student services, providing support and coherence to the systems facilitate the vocation of others,” she explained. out consultation with faculty. Those who have When he was reappointed to a full, five-year but those contexts of ministry have grown use of building facilities, and supervisory responsi- that drive the school and enabling and strength- “We work to find and build alignment between been around the Divinity School for many de- term as dean of Duke Divinity School in March, increasingly challenging. Denominations have bility for the school’s centers and initiatives. ening our contributions to church renewal,” the vocation of individuals and the mission of the cades no doubt remember some of the legendary Richard Hays took the opportunity to reflect fewer guaranteed appointments to parish ministry; Warner said. institution. This is a privilege and a sacred space.” stories about the tenure of Dean Robert Cushman, on what kind of leadership was needed for the pastoral positions demand creative, imaginative With so many important responsibilities assigned whose strong vision and leadership included school at this point in time. In the past 15 years, approaches to ministry; local and global problems to the executive vice dean, the school needed to Warner brings a wealth of experience into this With Warner’s move into the role of executive making decisions on everything from furnishings the Divinity School has grown dramatically. New are often intertwined. have the right person in place. Dean Hays asked new position. Not only has she previously served vice dean, the critical position of associate dean

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for academic programs became vacant. For this School to instill conviction in our students—but that engage the academy, church, and world. The research. As the school’s initiatives have matured her ideally suited for the new position. As Warner have these resources at Duke Divinity School,” role, Dean Hays turned to Sujin Pak, an assistant a conviction without arrogance—so that they can Clergy Health Initiative to which Pak referred is and new ones are considered, we realized that described: “She is firmly rooted in the school, Jones said. “Many seminaries can’t afford to research professor of the history of Christianity speak truthfully, affirm other Christians, and be- one program administered by an initiative; it is each and all would benefit from being more co- while listening closely to our ecclesial constituents. devote these kind of staff resources into the for- and a United Methodist lay leader who has been have in a Christlike manner,” she said. funded by The Duke Endowment and is a proj- ordinated.” As associate dean for centers and ini- This keeps us aware of the needs of the church mation of their students.” Duke Divinity School actively involved in teaching and preaching. As ect of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity tiatives, Odom lends his many years of expertise and helps us clarify our direction and mission.” is known for internationally-renowned faculty and the associate dean, Pak is responsible for oversee- Pak also understands that student life in divinity (LEADD). Dave Odom has served as the execu- as a consultant and organizational strategist to ing the planning and implementation of the cur- school includes much more than academic prep- tive director of LEADD, one of the key centers support the school’s work in its interdisciplinary, “ We need to listen to the church, and we need to inform the church of what we’re doing. We are riculum, facilitating the work of the houses of aration. Warner describes Pak as “compassionate, of Duke Divinity School, since 2007. Dean Hays nondegree efforts. “He is uniquely gifted as an ec- blessed to have these resources at Duke Divinity School.” study and the writing center, and leading the stu- fair-minded, and pastoral at heart. She brings clar- has now asked Odom also to facilitate the work of clesial and institutional leader to assist individu- – susan pendleton jones, Associate Dean of United Methodist Initiatives and Ministerial Formation dent life and ministerial formation group. ity of thought and judgment to a complex role.” the other centers and initiatives, and has added the als and groups in articulating their strengths and Her door is open to all students and student groups, role of associate dean for centers and initiatives priorities while wisely discerning and carefully ex- In order for the Divinity School to fulfill the call- academic excellence, and is part of that same com- Pak shares a deep concern for preparing students and she demonstrates an interest in hearing student to his responsibilities at LEADD. This position ecuting practices for the renewal of the church in ing to participate in the renewal of the church, it mitment to the ministerial formation of students. to engage in the renewal of the church. “We have needs and finding solutions. “I have a particular will support the centers and initiatives, including the world,” said Warner. is essential both to understand the needs of the “The heart of a seminary is listening to the heart a challenge to form leaders who are equipped to concern for our students to balance academic rig- the Center for Reconciliation, Duke Initiatives in church and also to prepare students to meet those of the church,” Jones said. We are not simply fo- Theology and the Arts, and Initiatives in Theology, Dean Hays has created another new position to needs. Jones’s role is to connect those two compo- cused on academic preparation in a silo away from “I want Duke Divinity School to instill conviction in our students—but a conviction without arrogance—so that Medicine, and Culture, and help to integrate them respond to the needs of students for ministeri- nents in conversation. “We need to listen to the the needs of the church. Hope for renewal of the they can speak truthfully, affirm other Christians, and behave in a Christlike manner.” with the core mission of the school: to participate al formation and the needs of the church to be church, and we need to inform the church of what church requires that we grow from these conversa- in the renewal of the church in the world. Odom a conversation partner with the Divinity School. we’re doing,” Jones said. “I am a visible represen- tions so that we are forming students prepared for –sujin pak, Associate Dean for Academic Programs will continue to devote most of his time to LEADD, Susan Pendleton Jones has been appointed to the tative of that dialogue at Duke Divinity School, the actual demands of ministry.” minister to a diverse church,” she said. “Mature or with healthy habits,” she said. “That will trans- but his new role will enhance accountability and position of associate dean of United Methodist ini- facilitating good conversation between the bish- Christian leaders can argue faithfully and theo- late into a generation of pastors and ministers who efficiency between the various centers. tiatives and ministerial formation. Jones has served ops, boards of ordination, and students.” These administrators understand the “sacred logically and also charitably.” She wants to create have learned better ways to care for themselves. Duke Divinity School in many capacities over the space” of their vocations, and they embrace the more opportunities for students to develop a global The findings of our Clergy Health Initiative reveal “The initiatives at Duke Divinity School have a years, most recently as the director of field educa- Jones also oversees the ministerial formation re- challenge of using their positions to cultivate the perspective on the church and to understand how that this is a pressing problem in the church, and long history of focusing the resources of key part- tion. She also has a long history of involvement in quirements for United Methodist students who are calling of students to ministry and service. With knowledge of the history of the church helps dis- something we need to address in divinity school.” ners and the faculty to address pressing challeng- the United Methodist Church, especially the two on the ordination track. Matthew Floding, direc- their wisdom, experience, passion, and insight, cern faithful practices from unfaithful practices that es facing the world,” Odom said. “Initiatives have North Carolina conferences to which the Divinity tor of ministerial formation and field education, Duke Divinity School is better prepared to train often lead to violence and decisions motivated by In addition to academic departments, Duke most often been experiments in creating new net- School is so deeply connected. The combination oversees the formation for non-UMC students students who will be formed to participate in the pride or self-preservation. “I want Duke Divinity Divinity School has several centers and initiatives works and methods of teaching, learning, and of her ecclesial and academic experience made who are pursuing ordination. “We are blessed to renewal of the church in the 21st century.

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School course “Prison Ministry, Restorative students with scholarly interests in Africa. The and graduate students from across the University. Justice, and the Church” brought in community initiative aims to enhance sharing of knowledge The class, “Food Studies: Interdisciplinary leaders to hold a series of four workshops to con- and resources, build connections between Duke Approaches to Why, What, and How We Eat,” nect Divinity students with current practitioners. programs, and explore funding opportunities. was convened by Laurie Patton, dean of arts Faculty Activities, Accomplishments, and Transitions David Toole, associate dean for global health ini- and sciences, and addressed questions about Ellen Davis and Norman Wirzba tiatives at the Divinity School, was also awarded industrial food, farming practices, and cultur- receive Africa Initiative grant a grant for a week-long series of events to explore al processes that shape every aspect of food from Ellen Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished population, health, and environment in Uganda. planting to buying. With a secondary appoint- Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, and The combined grants to support these projects ment to the Nicholas School for the Environment Norman Wirzba, research professor of theology, are more than $60,000. at Duke University, Wirzba also participated in ecology, and rural life, received a grant to events jointly sponsored by the Nicholas School Interdisciplinary Projects in 2012 support a half-day conference on food security Wirzba participates in University course on food and the Divinity School, including a panel dis- in Africa. The funding is part of an Africa initia- Divinity Professor Norman Wirzba participat- cussion on the theme “Are You a Good Steward: tive launched in 2012 by Duke University to ed in Duke University’s inaugural University The Challenges to Christians in a Warming create a network of Duke faculty, staff, and Course in 2012, a class open to undergraduate World” held Oct. 25, 2012. Esther Acolatse co-leads Institute in Accra to work on materials to support of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & Duke Law course and trip to Ghana the passage of the bills and to assist judges who World Affairs at Georgetown University and In the spring, Esther Acolatse, assistant professor will have to interpret and implement the laws. Susan Holman of the Global Health Institute at of the practice of pastoral theology and world Harvard University. Christianity, co-taught the course “Integrating Luke Bretherton and Duke University Awards and Honors Legal Frameworks” at Duke Law School. partners launch initiative Douglas Campbell leads Students examined two legislative measures that The Religions and Public Life Initiative at Duke Restorative Justice Studio would alter spousal intestate succession and prop- is a collaboration among the Trinity College Douglas Campbell, associate professor of New Kate Bowler, assistant professor of the history Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. writing and to identify it for a wider readership. erty rights in Ghana. They traveled to Ghana of Arts & Sciences, the Divinity School, and Testament, is co-directing the Restorative Justice of Christianity in the United States, received The book, Christianity and Contemporary Politics: The It is awarded to the author of a theological work in March to meet with an array of stakehold- Kenan Institute for Ethics. Divinity Professor Studio funded by the Duke Center for Civic a Lilly Theological Research Grant to study Conditions and Possibilites of Faithful Witness, shows that is judged to contribute most toward advanc- ers, including government officials, religious lead- Luke Bretherton is co-leading the initiative, Engagement (DCCE). The Studio engages immigrant megachurches in Canada and the how Christians can engage politically in a multi- ing theology and making a lasting contribution ers, lawyers, and women’s rights advocates. Their which includes a graduate seminar course and Duke University affiliates as well as people in the United States. faith, liberal democracy. The case studies include to the faith and life of the church. meetings helped to clarify the language and in- speaker series. The new course, “A Paradoxical Durham community to envision and practice re- assessments of initiatives such as community tention behind specific legislative provisions and Politics? Religions, Poverty, and Re-Imagining storative justice. Part of the Studio’s mission is to Luke Bretherton, associate professor of theo- organizing, fair trade, and the sanctuary move- MARK CHAVES, professor of sociology, religion, to identify the causes of resistance to the bills Citizenship in Globalizing World,” will touch on develop effective methodologies for training Duke logical ethics at Duke Divinity School and senior ment. Established by former archbishop Rowan and divinity, received an $850,000 grant from from some sectors of Ghanaian society. The class faith, politics, and economics. The speaker se- students and Durham community members in fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke, Williams in 2005, the prize aims to encourage the Lilly Endowment to launch the third wave also partnered with Hilary Gbedemah at the Law ries has attracted experts such as José Casanova restorative justice. In 2012, Campbell’s Divinity has been selected to the shortlist of books for the the most promising contemporary theological of the National Congregations Study (NCS),

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a survey of a nationally representative sample Duke University for the 2011-12 academic year. Early Judaism (Eerdmans, 2011). The book views of religious congregations from across the reli- This was the second time Kinghorn received the the first Jewish apocalypses as responses to New Faculty gious spectrum, which will be fielded in 2012. teaching award, which is voted on by psychiatry imperial domination and hegemony. Winners His book American Religion: Contemporary Trends was residents. He first received the award in 2009. are selected by a committee of distinguished awarded Book of the Year honors by Christianity scholars from all over the world. Awards will be Luke Bretherton was appointed associate Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), he earned his Seminary, and his Th.D. from Emmanuel Today in the “Christianity and Culture” catego- RICHARD LISCHER and PAUL GRIFFITHS were presented at a ceremony on May 31, 2013, at professor of theological ethics M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, College, University of Toronto. His teaching and ry. The book provides up-to-date information named Henry Luce III Fellows for 2012-13. Each the University of Heidelberg in Germany. The and senior fellow with the Kenan where he also received a Ph.D. in moral theolo- research interests are located at the intersection of about religious trends in the United States, ex- fellowship provides up to $75,000 of salary re- winners will participate in a scholarly colloqui- Institute for Ethics. He has degrees gy and Christian education. He served as Thomas preaching, worship, pneumatology, performance ploring such questions as what Americans mean placement and research funds during a sabbati- um and receive a cash prize of $10,000. from the University of Cambridge W. Synnott Professor of Christian Education at studies, and culture, particularly expressions of when they say they believe in God, what church cal year. The Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology and King’s College London. Prior to his ap- Princeton Theological Seminary, editor of Theology the African diaspora. He has written two books, attendance really looks like, and the religious program supports the research of junior and se- WILLIAM TURNER and NORMAN WIRZBA were pointment at Duke, he was Reader in Theology Today, associate professor of Christian education at Spirit Speech: Lament and Celebration in Preaching, and and social implications of the decline of liber- nior scholars whose projects offer significant and featured in an article in the November 2012 & Politics and Convener of the Faith & Public Louisville Presbyterian Theological Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death, and Hope. Though al Protestant denominations. It was published by innovative contributions to theological studies. It issue of Our State magazine, “Saying Grace.” Policy Forum in the School of Social Science and Seminary, and assistant minister nurtured in the Holiness-Pentecostal tradition, Princeton University Press in 2011. seeks to foster excellence in theological scholar- Turner, professor of the practice of homiletics, Public Policy at King’s College London. He has of Westminster Church of Detroit. he was ordained by the Progressive National ship and to strengthen the links among theologi- and Wirzba, research professor of theology, also worked with a variety of faith-based NGOs Since 1989 he has served as senior Baptist Convention and has served in an ecumen- RICHARD HAYS, Dean and George Washington cal research, churches, and wider publics. Lischer, ecology, and rural life, offered practical and and churches around the world. His current area vice president for religion at Lilly Endowment. ical capacity in churches throughout Switzerland, Ivey Professor of New Testament, was recog- the James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor theological insights into the tradition of offering of research focuses on the intersections between During his tenure, the Endowment gave more Canada, and the United States. He is a member nized as Alumnus of the Year by the Graduate of Preaching and associate dean for faculty de- thanks before eating. Steve Sager, adjunct Christianity, grassroots democracy, responses to than $1.5 billion in grants, focused primarily on of the Academy of Homiletics for which he serves Division of Religion at Emory University, which velopment, received his fellowship for the proj- professor at the Divinity School, was also poverty, and patterns of interfaith relations. congregational renewal and fostering excellence as secretary, the American Academy of Religion, cited his distinguished record as a scholar, teach- ect Telling Lives: Christian Autobiography and Memoir. profiled in the feature article. The particular focus of this work is a study of in pastoral ministry across a wide range of and the Society for the Study of Black Religion. er, and administrator. Hays received his Ph.D. Griffiths, the Warren Professor of Catholic broad-based community organizing, which denominations and theological traditions. from Emory University. The Alumnus of the Theology, received his fellowship for the project LAUREN WINNER, assistant professor of will be published in a forthcoming book with Meredith Riedel joined the Divinity School Year award was presented Nov. 18 at a reception The End: An Eschatological Assay. Christian spirituality, has received several awards Cambridge University Press. His other publica- Luke A. Powery was named dean of Duke faculty as assistant professor of the during the annual meetings of the American for her book Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis. It tions include the book Christianity & Contemporary Chapel and associate professor of history of Christianity. She has Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical ANATHEA PORTIER-YOUNG, associate pro- was named a “Best Book of 2012” in the reli- Politics: The Conditions and Possibilities of Faithful the practice of homiletics at Duke a D.Phil. from the University of Literature in Chicago, Ill. fessor of Old Testament, has received one gion category by Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Witness, articles in academic journals, and writing Divinity School. Prior to his ap- Oxford, as well as degrees from of 10 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Awards for Today awarded it Book of the Year honors in the in the media on the topics of religion and politics. pointment at Duke, he served as Princeton Theological Seminary, Westminster WARREN KINGHORN, assistant professor of psy- Theological Promise. The award is sponsored by spirituality category. The memoir explores an the Perry and Georgia Engle Assistant Professor Theological Seminary, and Wellesley College. chiatry at Duke University Medical School and the Manfred Lautenschlaeger-Stiftung and hon- unexpected mid-faith crisis that caught her by Craig Dykstra joined Duke Divinity School’s of Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. Previously she was assistant professor of history at pastoral and moral theology at Duke Divinity ors the best doctoral or first postdoctoral book. surprise and situated her in a stage during which faculty as research professor of practical theol- He received his B.A. in music with a concen- Wheaton College in Illinois. Her research inter- School, was named “Honored Teaching Portier-Young received the award for her book, God seemed to be hiding. ogy and senior fellow at Leadership Education tration in vocal performance from Stanford ests include global history, especially the medieval Professor” for the Department of Psychiatry at Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in at Duke Divinity. An ordained minister in the University, his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Middle East and the Mediterranean region. Her

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scholarship focuses on the nexus of war, politics, Chapel and research professor of Christian eth- Susan Keefe passes away unexpectedly comprehensive study of previously unpublished and religion with a particular interest in pre- Faculty Transitions ics at the Divinity School. He has written 17 Susan Keefe, associate professor of church his- manuscript materials. The Journal of Ecclesiastical Reformation, non-Latin Christian theology. books and was an active leader in the Duke and tory, died unexpectedly at her home in August History called the book “an essential tool” for the She studies military and diplomatic interactions Durham communities. His connections with stu- 2012. She was 58 years old. Before coming to study of Carolingian manuscripts. The Medieval between Christendom and Islam, particularly dents, campus deans, and local leaders addressed Duke University in 1988, she taught at Harvard Review described Water and the Word as a book Byzantine cultural attitudes and beliefs in the Geoffrey Wainwright retires Greg Jones to lead AFTE ethical issues, especially to advocate on behalf University, Davidson College, and the California that “should be read by all liturgists, theologians centuries leading up to the Crusades. She is Geoffrey Wainwright, the Robert Earl Former dean L. Gregory Jones has been ap- of the poor, and he established close ties with Institute of Technology. She was a noted church and historians whose interests touch in the a member of Tenth Presbyterian Church (PCA) Cushman Professor of Christian Theology, pointed executive director of A Foundation for diverse faith groups. Jo Bailey Wells, associate historian whose work focused on Carolingian greatest intellectual and spiritual revival of the in Philadelphia. presented his retirement lecture after teach- Theological Education (AFTE), which sponsors professor of the practice of Christian ministry texts on baptism and the creeds, especially as early Middle Ages.” At the time of her death, ing at Duke Divinity School since 1983. The the John Wesley Fellows Program. He will re- and Bible and also director of Anglican Studies they related to the instruction of the clergy. Keefe had just completed work on a new book Beth Sheppard became the new director of the public lecture, “Divine Disproportion & Poetic main at Duke University, where he will continue at the Divinity School, founded the Anglican She traveled extensively throughout Europe, entitled Explanationes symboli aeui Carolini, a critical Divinity School Library and associate professor Paradoxes: Charles Wesley at Chalcedon” was serving as professor of theology at Duke Divinity Episcopal House of Studies. She will continue in visiting remote libraries, churches, and monas- edition of unpublished Carolingian commentar- of the practice of theological bib- held in Goodson Chapel on March 22, 2012. School and senior strategist at Leadership priestly ministry and seek a new post in London. teries to study original manuscripts. Her book, ies on the creed. Her teaching interests included liography. Previously she directed Wainwright has devoted much of his energy to Education at Duke Divinity. AFTE was estab- She led a Divinity School arts committee initia- Water and the Word—Baptism and the Instruction Christian writers of the fourth through ninth the United Library at Garrett- the cause of ecumenism (unity in the truth of a lished in 1977 by Albert C. Outler and Edmund tive that has led to the placement of numerous of the Clergy in the Carolingian Empire: A Study of centuries as well as medieval spirituality and the Evangelical Theological Seminary gospel to be preached to the world). As a mem- W. Robb Jr., to strengthen classical Christian wit- works of art throughout the school. Texts and Manuscripts, was recognized for its writings of medieval women mystics. in Evanston, Ill., where she also taught introduc- ber of World Council of Churches Faith and ness in the United Methodist Church. AFTE tory courses in Greek and New Testament. She Order Commission, he played a leading part in sponsors the John Wesley Fellows Program, holds a library science degree from Emporia State the production of the Lima text on “Baptism, which provides doctoral fellowships for United Joy Moore, associate dean for black church stud- Emmanuel Katongole, associate professor of Roger Loyd, director of the Divinity School University and a Ph.D. in biblical studies from the Eucharist and Ministry” in 1982. Since 1986 he Methodists preparing to teach and lead, espe- University of Sheffield. She conducts research in has co-chaired the dialogue between the World cially in United Methodist seminaries. Since its ies and church relations and visiting assistant pro- theology and world Christianity and a co-founder of Library, retired this year. He had served as director both fields and has published articles and delivered Methodist Council and the Roman Catholic founding, the Foundation has awarded more fessor in homiletics and the practice of ministry, the Center for Reconciliation, accepted a position at since 1992. papers in both theological librarianship and bib- Church. He served as president of the inter- than $3 million in grants to over 140 Fellows. accepted a position at Fuller Theological Seminary. the University of Notre Dame. lical studies. In addition to scholarly articles, she national Societas Liturgica and the American AFTE also sponsors Catalyst, a scholarly newslet- Keith Daniel has been named the interim director of has written a book, The Craft of History and the Study Theological Society. Wainwright was honored ter for United Methodist seminarians. the Office of Black Church Studies. of the New Testament. Although a United Methodist by the publication of Ecumenical Theology layperson, she has pastored in rural United in Worship, Doctrine, and Life: Essays Presented to Sam and Jo Bailey Wells return to England Methodist congregations and continues to preach Geoffrey Wainwright on his Sixtieth Birthday. He re- Sam and Jo Bailey Wells returned to England, and teach in church settings. She is a member of ceived the 2005 Johannes Quasten Medal from after being at Duke since 2005, for Sam Wells to the editorial team for the European Studies on the Catholic University of America for excel- become the vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Christian Origins series published by Continuum. lence in scholarship. London. He had served as the dean of Duke

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Oliver Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen in a Two-Piano Reconcilers Weekend Explores Connection between Concert Presented by DITA Communities and Care of the Land

Programs, Initiatives, and Centers On Aug. 28, Duke Initiatives in Theology and Arts presented director Jeremy Begbie The Center for Reconciliation, in partnership with The Center for Environmental and London-based concert pianist Cordelia Williams in a two-piano concert featuring Leadership, hosted this year’s Reconcilers Weekend Sept. 21-22 at the Divinity School. Oliver Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen. Messiaen, one of the most distinguished and influential The conference, “Making Peace with the Land: Embracing God’s Call to Reconcile with French composers of the 20th century, composed Visions de l’Amen as a celebration of Creation,” focused on giving clergy and practitioners the tools they needed to explore the Christian narrative. The performance was accompanied by an exhibition of the reconciling with the land in their communities. Conference participants explored why winning photographs of “Illuminating Messiaen”—a photography competition that reconciliation with creation is an essential part of God’s work of redemption, the con- included students, faculty, and alumni of Duke Divinity School. Each movement of nections between care of the land and just relationships among people, and practices Messiaen’s Visions was paired with an image that best reflected that movement’s theme. for faith communities seeking a reconciled relationship with creation. Speakers included Research Finds That Creating Williams and Begbie first performed this work at the Holy Week celebration at Kings Norman Wirzba, research professor of theology, ecology and rural life at Duke Divinity Health Interventions for Clergy Is Complex College Chapel in Cambridge, England, last spring, where representatives from Duke School; Norm Christensen, research professor and founding dean of the Duke University and Cambridge gathered to collaborate on theological and artistic projects. Nicholas School of the Environment; and Fred Bahnson, director of the Food and Faith Initiative at Wake Forest School of Divinity. The Clergy Health Initiative’s latest study, pub- Methodist clergy in North Carolina and theologically grounded workshops, training in lished in the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in underscore the need to place preventive care managing stress and eating mindfully, and con- the Community, found that for health intervention programs for clergy in the context of their be- versation with Clergy Health Initiative staff. Divinity Library Partners with UNC–Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University on “Religion in North Carolina” Project programs to succeed they must overcome a liefs, congregations, and institutional structures. variety of potential barriers: cost, distance, The Duke Clergy Health Initiative is testing this In addition, 81 percent of United Methodist pastors’ unpredictable work schedules, and fear idea through Spirited Life, a multi-year health clergy in North Carolina participated in Clergy Duke Divinity School received a $110,000 grant Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection in North Carolina and elsewhere. Digitized that mental health issues will be discovered and intervention funded by a grant from The Duke Health Initiative’s longitudinal health survey in from the State Library of North Carolina to the will bring together, preserve, and provide access materials will be made available through an stigmatized by congregants and supervisors. Endowment. More than 60 percent of the 2012. The survey was part of a larger body of re- Divinity School Library for the digital project, to 8,000 volumes of the main materials of reli- Internet archive and promoted through a proj- In addition, the research found that compared United Methodist clergy in North Carolina are search that allows researchers to identify changes “Religion in North Carolina,” which will be a gious bodies from every county in the state. The ect website that will include critical interpretive to other North Carolinians, United Methodist currently enrolled in the program, which is the to clergy health over time. Three papers report- collection of the primary materials of religious collection will include the histories of local reli- tools and connections to other resources. The clergy have higher than average rates of obesity first study for clergy to combine weight loss and ing the findings were accepted for publication in bodies in North Carolina. Project partners are gious bodies as well as the publications of grant for the collection is made possible through (40 percent versus 29 percent), diabetes, asthma, stress management interventions into a single academic journals, and media coverage includ- the other libraries at Duke University and the larger North Carolina associations that describe funding from the federal Institute of Museum arthritis, and hypertension. They also exhibit program lasting more than 12 months. The first ed articles in The Christian Century, The Washington libraries of the University of North Carolina at the history of religious bodies and their lead- and Library Services under the provisions of symptoms of depression at nearly double the group of participants completed the program Post, and The Huffington Post, among others. Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University. It ers. Materials will be digitized primarily from the the Library Services and Technology Act as national average: 10.5 percent versus 5.5 per- this year and lost significant amounts of weight will take the libraries the next three years to collections of project partners but will also be administered by the State Library of North cent. These findings are drawn from in-depth and lowered their risk for metabolic syndrome complete the project, which will receive more enriched by unique materials from over 200 pub- Carolina, a division of the Department of focus group data gathered from United after receiving wellness services that included funding in each of the two upcoming years. The lic, university, and college libraries and archives Cultural Resources. 28 29 2012 Highlights from Duke Divinity School

Cultivating Christian Leadership Focus of Divinity School Unveils New Art Installations Center for Reconciliation 2012 Convocation and Pastors’ School Hosts Asian Christian Leaders

As part of the ongoing work of the Divinity Parker, the sculptor of the “Reconciliation” Eastman noted. “Immersion” is on display in the School’s Arts and Aesthetics Committee, new statue on the Bovender Terrace, has loaned Goodson Lobby outside Goodson Chapel. The Duke Divinity School’s annual Convocation & Pastors’ School was held Oct. 15-16 and focused As part of a year-long engagement with Christian works of art were installed in rooms and hall- the school a series of woodcuts titled “Ruth.” Westbrook cloister walk was transformed into on the theme “Form/Reform: Cultivating Christian Leaders.” The annual conference is an in- leaders in Asia, the Center for Reconciliation host- ways throughout the school in spring 2012. To She collaborated with Ellen Davis, Amos a camera obscura art installation that project- tensive two-day program that offers lectures, worship, and seminars for Christian leaders of all ed leaders from China, Korea, and Japan for three celebrate the unveiling of the artwork, the com- Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical ed images of the surrounding area onto the walls traditions. Led by scholars and practitioners from Duke and beyond, this event is a coopera- days of meetings and conversations in December. mittee hosted a reception and art tour on March Theology, to create the series for the book Who and ceiling of the hallway. Ethan Jackson, a vis- tive endeavor with the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Nora Bynum, Duke University’s associate vice 12. Led by Jo Bailey Wells, the committee chair, Are You, My Daughter: Reading Ruth through Image iting artist with the Duke University Department Methodist Church. The 2012 event featured Richard J. Mouw, Sarah Coakley, Andy Crouch, provost for global strategy and programs and the professor, and director of Anglican studies, the and Text. The starkness and simplicity of the of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, chose the and Prince Raney Rivers. Fuller Theological Seminary president Richard J. Mouw, a leading managing director for Duke Kunshan University tour highlighted the new installations and gave woodcuts, installed in the 0015 Westbrook hallway after a search throughout the Duke cam- voice for culturally engaged evangelicalism, delivered the Gray Lectures. Sarah Coakley, and China initiatives, participated in the event several artists an opportunity to describe their classroom, trace the story of suffering and pus. The installation constantly changed with professor of divinity at the University of Cambridge and a leading authority on the dialogue along with Lung-kwong Lo, president of the work and its significance. Rachel Campbell redemption found in the book of Ruth. A paper- the light, revealing images of the Duke Chapel between science and religion, gave the Hickman Lecture and offered a challenging proposal on Methodist Church, Hong Kong. This event painted a series of oil portraits for the Langford cut titled “Immersion” is on loan from Angela tower, passing clouds, and people walking near ways to reconceive pastoral theology. Andy Crouch, executive editor at Christianity Today, and followed several months of exploration and basement hallway titled “Our Parish.” The sub- Eastman. The painstaking work of cutting a pat- the building. The Divinity School Library host- Prince Rivers, pastor of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, were also featured speakers. discussion about the possibility of incorporating jects, chosen based on recommendations from tern to transform a plain sheet of paper into an ed two exhibits: “The Vision of Isaiah” by Luke In addition to the lectures were 17 seminars on topics ranging from youth formation to church another regional reconciliation institute in Asia, the Divinity School community, represent differ- intricate, textured work of art is similar to the Allsbrook and “Haitian Stations of the Cross” planting to making disciples in the local church, offering participants avenues for exploring the modeled on the Summer Institute held by CFR ent ages, ethnicities, and walks of life. Margaret repetitive discipline of prayer or meditation, by Jean Silvestri. cultivation of Christian leaders with faculty, church leaders, and practitioners. at Duke University each summer and the African Great Lakes Initiative Leadership Institute held in Uganda each January.

Noteworthy The Office of Ministerial Formation hosted United Methodist representatives from 11 annual conferences across the country, including two bishops, several district equip institutions with a process for doing research, defining challenges, and proposing experiments in order to move forward in the face of complex institutional situations. superintendents, and various members of Boards of Ordained Ministry. The Methodist House of Studies co-hosted a meeting of students and representatives from The Women’s Center co-sponsored with the Duke School of Nursing a workshop led by Nancy Houfek, head of voice and speech at American Repertory Theater at the leadership of the United Methodist Annual Conferences, including the newly appointed bishop of the North Carolina Conference, Hope Morgan Ward. Two new programs Harvard University, for women to practice using their voices with confidence. Faith & Leadership, www.faithandleadership.com, had more than 200,000 unique visi- were launched this year by Hispanic House of Studies: the H/L Scholar Fellowship and the Acompanamiento Apprenticeship. In partnership with the North Carolina tors this year. The Th.D. program hosted the third biennial gathering of Doctoral Programs in Religious Practices, which brought together selected faculty and doctoral Annual Conferences, the fellow will be appointed to a Hispanic/Latino ministry and will receive financial aid while pursuing an M.Div. or Th.M. degree. The Anglican students from Duke Divinity School, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and Vanderbilt University Divinity School for conversation about their respective pro- Episcopal House of Studies sponsored “Faith and Politics in the Election Season,” a discussion between WRAL-TV news anchor the Rev. David Crabtree and Luke grams in theology and practices. In 2012, 58 pastors participated in the Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Study Leave program, which invites pastors to Bretherton, associate professor of theological ethics. Leadership Education at Duke Divinity introduced a new service called Generative Solutions, designed to campus to attend classes, worship, and have space for conversation and reflection; and 282 people enrolled in Course of Study, designed to prepare licensed local pastors. (continued next page) 30 31 2012 Highlights from Duke Divinity School

The 2012 Duke-Cambridge Collaboration: Holy Week in Cambridge Notable Lecturers, Visitors, and Honored Guests

In April, 25 members and friends of Duke Festival of Music and Services. Scholars and Showcasing this interweaving of arts and theol- Melvin L. Butler, jazz saxophonist and ethnomusicologist from the University Dana L. Robert, Truman College Professor of World Christianity and History in Divinity School traveled to Cambridge, England, musicians from Duke met and performed with ogy was the Rumours of Passion concert in Clare of Chicago, discussed “The Spirit of David: Negotiating Faith and Masculinity in Mission at the Boston University School of Theology and director of the Center for for a week of theology and the arts in and counterparts from the United Kingdom and be- College Chapel. Duke Divinity School commis- Black Gospel Performance” and “Performing Transcendence: Thoughts on Musical Global Christianity and Mission, who gave two lectures: “Witness Unity and World around the historic setting of King’s College yond, including Irish poet Micheal O’Siadhail, sioned new poetry from Micheal O’Siadhail in Blackness, the Holy Spirit, and Jazz Improvisation” in two public lectures spon- Christianity: 1910-2011” and “Christian Presence and Proclamation Reunited.” Chapel. The Duke-Cambridge Collaboration Scottish composer James MacMillan, and theo- response to four Servant Songs of Isaiah. The sored by the Office of Black Church Studies and Duke Initiatives in Theology The Office of Black Church Studies’ 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series fea- developed from a similar venture in 2010 logian Alan Torrance from the University of poems were interspersed with music and set in and the Arts. Thomas Sayre, a founding partner of Clearscapes design firm in tured Thomas Hoyt Jr., the 48th bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal and built on a growing partnership between St Andrews. The events spanned from Palm counterpoint to the biblical passages, and a mu- Raleigh, N.C., and the artist who created the chancel cross for Goodson Chapel, Church. Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts co-sponsored a brown-bag Cambridge and Duke Initiatives in Theology Sunday to Holy Saturday and included a perfor- sical setting of the second poem, composed by presented a lecture and slide show about the casting and installation of the piece lunch featuring Jewish artist Debra Band, who spoke about her artistic process, and the Arts (DITA) to pursue a vibrant and mance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion conducted DITA Director Jeremy Begbie, was sung by a enriching engagement between Christian by Stephen Cleobury and a Good Friday rendi- choir of singers drawn specially for the occasion in 2011. The 2012 Kenneth Clark Lectures featured Markus Bockmuehl, a fel- what motivates her as a Jewish artist, and why she creates Judaic artwork. The theology and the arts at Duke Divinity School tion of MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross. from both Durham, N.C., and Cambridge. low of Keble College and professor of biblical and early Christian studies at the Center for Reconciliation, Women’s Center, and Chaplain’s Office hosted a brown- and beyond. The framework for the week was Dean Richard Hays preached at the Maundy University of Oxford, who presented two lectures: “The Cuckoo in the Nest: How bag lunch featuring Amy Julia Becker, the author of A Good and Perfect Gift: provided by the Easter services at King’s College Thursday service held in King’s College Chapel. Not to Read the Apocryphal Gospels” and “The Virgin on the Donkey: Making Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny, which was named one of the Sense of the Christmas Story.” Donald Haynes, a retired United Methodist top religion books of 2011 by Publishers Weekly. John Witte Jr., the Jonas minister, United Methodist Reporter columnist, and director of United Methodist Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Professor and studies at Hood Theological Seminary, gave a talk on passing down the Wesleyan director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, heritage to future generations. The Office of Black Church Studies sponsored delivered the 2012 David C. and Virginia R. Steinmetz Lecture on “Rights, Abraham Smith, a New Testament scholar from Perkins School of Theology, Resistance and Revolution: Historical Protestant Contributions to Universal Human Noteworthy who spoke about “The King James Bible and the Figuring of African American Rights.” Divinity School alumna and internationally acclaimed biblical story- PROJECT TURN, a program that offers Divinity School courses for both enrolled students and those who are incarcerated, expanded to six courses this year, including the Bodies” and also sponsored a discussion with Judy Fentress-Williams, teller Tracy Radosevic presented a dramatic reading of the entire Gospel of first course offered to participants who are on death row. A service in Goodson Chapel with the Prison Studies Certificate program welcomed prison-based stu- an Old Testament scholar at Virginia Theological Seminary. Duke Initiatives in Mark in Goodson Chapel. The annual Gardner C. Taylor Lecture Series featured dents from Raleigh Correctional Center for Women, who assisted in worship alongside their campus-based Divinity classmates. Twenty-eight entering M.Div. and M.T.S. Theology and the Arts presented “Theology and the Arts: Conversation and Film Zan Wesley Holmes Jr., pastor emeritus of St. Luke “Community” United students and 13 returning student leaders participated in Project BRIDDGE, in which students partnered with local organizations, including Reality Ministries, Urban with Randall Wallace,” the distinguished screenwriter, director, produc- Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, who spoke on “Some Unforgettable Lessons Ministries of Durham, and Habitat for Humanity, for a week-long program to introduce them to the greater Durham community. er, songwriter, and Duke alumnus (T’71) who gained recognition for writing the I Have Learned about Preaching” and Clarence Laney Jr., a Duke Divinity Oscar-winning film Braveheart and directing We Were Soldiers, The Man in the alumnus and pastor of Monument of Faith Church in Durham, N.C., who gave a Iron Mask, and Secretariat. The 2012 Wallace Chappell Lecture Series featured sermon titled “Deep Roots in Shallow Places.”

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Student Information Annual financial Report 2011-2012 (fiscal year ending June 30, 2012)

Student Enrollment Summary Denominational Information Students by Region Expenses Development Summary Total Gifts and Pledges Received Total Enrollment 650 Compensation & Benefits $15,837,015 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 Master of Divinity 449 Baptist: 15% alaska: 1 General Operations 10,291,577 northwest: 7 Master of Theological Studies 50 Financial Aid 6,269,997 Grand Total $11,204,043 $12,874,933 $10,307,886 UMC: 41% northeast: 49 Master of Theology 18 Anglican/Episcopalian: 9% midwest: 34 Prepaid Expenses (Gifts, Grants) -208,208 2,845 donors 1,909 donors 2,447 donors Doctor of Theology 44 Total Operating Expenses $32,190,380 Individuals $1,162,526 $1,902,919 $1,218,298 Doctor of Ministry 36 NonDenominational: 6% Master of Arts in Christian Practice 27 Divinity School Alumni 1,243 donors 1,111 donors 1,357 donors ($284,942) Presbyterian: 5% Other Duke Alumni 483 donors 231 donors 321 donors ($541,741) Master of Arts in Christian Studies 14 Revenues Friends 968 donors 424 donors 643 donors ($391,865) Special Students* 9 Roman Catholic: 6% Student Tuition & Fees $10,642,082 $10,307,886 $12,847,933 $11,204,043 Auditors* 3 Endowment & Investment Income 7,171,873 : Foundations $7,231,159 $7,800,568 $6,830,471 * Special students are taking courses for credit Wesleyan Traditions Represented: Gifts 9,016,967 Southeast: 503 2009- 2010- 2011- but are not enrolled in a specific degree program. AME, AMEZ, FMC, KMC, Nazarene, Southwest: 18 Grants 3,357,709 30 donors 45 donors 46 donors 2010 2011 2012 auditors attend classes but do not receive course credits. and Wesleyan: 18% Other Revenue 2,001,749 (The Duke Endowment: $5,450,052) South: 33 Total Operating Revenue $32,190,380 Corporate $619,192 $1,060,628 $136,703 Students Entering in 2012 Field Education 37 states are represented as well as the countries of the Democratic 30 donors 27 donors 21 Donors Nonexpendable Endowment Gifts Received $905,406 Applicants: 676 406 students participated in a Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, England, Japan, Gifts Received to Fund Capital Projects 25,250 Admitted: 431 field education placement. Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, and South Korea. Church $1,726,748 $1,855,085 $1,848,425

Total Nonoperating Revenue $930,656 Matriculated: 224 30 donors 64 donors 51 donors 15% served in a nonprofit setting Median Age: 25 Two exchange students, one from VU University Amsterdam in the (The Ministerial Education Fund of the UMC contributed $1,734,101) Median GPA: 3.56 4% served internationally Netherlands, and one from Durham University in Durham, England, Male: 63% 3% participated in clinical are visiting this academic year. Other Groups $464,418 $255,733 $272,989 Female: 37% pastoral education (CPE) 61 donors 7 donors 8 donors White: 74% Black: 13% Purpose Asian: 5% 68% served a local church Unrestricted: $2,383,423 Hispanic: 5% Restricted: $7,041,461 Am. Indian 2 students Endowments: $857,452 Not specified: 6 students Field Education provided stipends to students in excess of $2.2 million. International field education opportunities in Facilities: $25,250 2012 included placements in Mexico, El Salvador, Kenya, Total: $10,307,886 34 Uganda, and South Africa. 35 Divinity School Senior Administration Duke University, The Divinity School Board of Visitors 2012-13

Richard Hays Paul S. Amos II Terri Dean (Chair) Matthew H. “Matt” Marston Edwin S. Roberson Dean and George Washington Ivey Professor President and COO, AFLAC Retired Senior Vice President for Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church CEO, Novostem Therapeutics, Inc. of New Testament Columbus, Ga. Global Communication, Verizon Moultrie, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Philadelphia, Pa. Laceye Warner Nancy C. Anthony Thaddeus L. “Thad” McDonald III, M.D. Michael L. Robinson Executive Vice Dean; Associate Professor of the Executive Director, OK City Community Foundation Lisa Grabarek Clinical Professor, Ob/Gyn, UNC-Chapel Hill Attorney-Managing Partner, Robinson & Lawing, LLP Practice of Evangelism and Methodist Studies; Oklahoma City, Okla. Teacher of Humanities, St. Mary’s School Raleigh, N.C. Winston Salem, N.C. Royce and Jane Reynolds Teaching Fellow Raleigh, N.C. John Augustine Brian K. Milford Connie M. Shelton Wes Brown Managing Director, Barclays, NYC and London Daniel C. “Dan” Hankey Superintendent, Atlantic District Senior Pastor, Galloway United Methodist Church Associate Dean for External Relations Minneapolis, Minn. Retired Senior Systems Analyst, Lockheed Corporation Iowa Conference, United Methodist Church Jackson, Miss. Marietta, Ga. Atlantic, Iowa Stephen Gunter Dan G. Blazer, M.D. William S. Shillady Associate Dean for Methodist Studies Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry, DUMC Cammie R. Hauptfuhrer Laura B. Nichol (Vice Chair) Executive Director, United Methodist City Society Chapel Hill, N.C. Attorney Executive Coach, Rio Advisors LP New York, N.Y. Susan Pendleton Jones Charlotte, N.C. Houston, Texas Associate Dean for United Methodist Initiatives Becky Briggs Sue S. Williams and Ministerial Formation Church and Community Leader Bridget Hayes Charles L. Overby Musician and Teacher The Lord bless you and keep you; Bethlehem, Pa. Senior Manager, Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital Retired CEO and Chairman, Freedom Forum Atlanta, Ga. Rob Knebel New York, N.Y. Brentwood, Tenn. The Lord make his face to shine upon you, Associate Dean for Finance and Administration Lucinda S. Cannon Lisa N. Yebuah Real Estate Developer, First Realty David A. “Dave” Johnston Thomas J. “Tom” Pace Associate Pastor, Richard Lischer Opelika, Ala. President, Johnston & Associates Insurance Agency Senior Pastor, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Edenton Street United Methodist Church And be gracious to you; Associate Dean for Faculty Development Winter Park, Fla. Houston, Texas Raleigh, N.C. Bishop Kenneth H. “Ken” Carter Jr. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, Dave Odom Florida Conference, United Methodist Church William L. “Bill” Lee Bishop Gregory V. Palmer Douglas C. Zinn Associate Dean for Centers and Initiatives; Executive Lakeland, Fla. Senior Minister, Loudon Avenue Christian Church West Ohio Conference, United Methodist Church Assistant Director, William R. Kenan Charitable Trust And give you peace. Director of Leadership Education Roanoke, Va. Worthington, Ohio Chapel Hill, N.C. Amanda J. Dean Sujin Pak Campus Minister and Director, UNC-Chapel Hill D. Stephen “Steve” Lewis Jr. Cay B. Posey Associate Dean for Academic Programs; Assistant Chapel Hill, N.C. President, The Fund for Theological Education Retired Executive Associate and Teacher —Numbers 6:24-26 Research Professor of the History of Christianity Alpharetta, Ga. Cary, N.C.

David Toole Associate Dean for Global Health Initiatives; Senior Director, Clergy Health Initiative THE NATIONAL ALUMNI COUNCIL, DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2012-13

Audrey Ward Kristin Adkins Whitesides D’05 (President) Rhon Carlton D’62 Ross Kane D’09 Julian Pridgen D’08 Executive Director of Communications Baptist, Winchester, Va. Presbyterian, Montgomery, Ala. Episcopalian, Alexandria, Va. AMEZ, Kinston, N.C.

Mark Conforti D’03 (President-Elect) Scott Chrostek D’06 In-Yong Lee D’00, D’02 David Ruth D’03 United Methodist, Morganton, N.C. United Methodist, Kansas City, Mo. United Methodist, Asheville, N.C. Presbyterian, Kingstree, S.C.

Harriet Bryan D’95 (Secretary) Ed Ellis D’67 Jane Lyon D’08 Tolu Sosanya D’10 United Methodist, Clarksville, Tenn. United Methodist, Columbia, S.C. Baptist, Clarksville, Va. Pentecostal, Baltimore, Md.

Bob Bushong D’81 Lisa Fischbeck T’77, D’91 Mark Montgomery D’08 Christian Wilson T’67, D’70, D’72, G’77 United Methodist, Winter Park, Fla. Episcopalian, Carrboro, N.C. United Methodist, Fairfax, Va. United Methodist, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Cathy Gilliard D’97 Steve Morton D’83 United Methodist, New York, N.Y. United Methodist, Downington, Pa.

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