FREE FROM BROKENNESS TO COMMUNITY: THE WIT LECTURES (HOWARD UNIVERSITY DIVINITY SCHOOL) PDF Jean Vanier | 52 pages | 01 Dec 1992 | Paulist Press International,U.S. | 9780809133413 | English | Mahwah, United States Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of Howard University School of Divinity | Howard Newsroom Educating African-American clergy was one of the primary concerns of the founders of Howard University. Although Howard has provided stellar theological education for clergy and laypersons since its founding init has not developed a Ph. Such a doctoral program would be the first of its kind at a historically Black theological school. It will be the crown jewel of the life and legacy of Dr. Cain From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School) Felder. A son of Howard class ofFelder returned to his alma mater as a member of the faculty of the School of Divinity in Over those 32 years at Howard, he has established a reputation as a premier New Testament scholar and as one of the leading pioneers in African American biblical hermeneutics. Felder looks every bit the scholar and gentleman. With his grey hair, neatly trimmed moustache, and half-moon reading classes, he could have been cast as a professor in The Great Debaters or Drumline. Although he wears the requisite professorial blue blazer with gold buttons, his office is a dim, swampy bog of overflowing boxes and wall-to-wall bookcases. A poster of a brown-skinned Jesus hangs next to yellowed news clippings and diplomas. Greek textbooks sit next to volumes on womanist theology and social ethics. It would take an archeologist to dig through the layers of a lifetime of teaching and scholarship. According From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School) Felder, his attempts to teach and conduct research on the importance of Africa and Arabia in biblical scholarship were discouraged and even derided by some of his PTS faculty colleagues. He bristled against the exclusive study of the Bible through a Eurocentric prism and the pervasive view that Africa and the African Diaspora offered nothing substantial to biblical studies. Increasingly uncomfortable at PTS and sensing that PTS would not provide a supportive environment for his work, Felder began to look for other opportunities. Dean Lawrence N. Jones gave his star recruit free reign regarding his teaching and research interests. Building on the work of earlier scholars who emphasized the importance of Africa and Africans in the Bible, Felder became a prolific scholar and developed a reputation as one of the leading voices in African-American biblical hermeneutics. He served as the editor of the Journal of Religious Thought. Furthermore, he helped it to become a best-seller by actively marketing the book and getting it into the hands of those outside of the academy. The contributors to Stony the Road signed over their royalties to the Fund for Theological Education now the Forum for Theological Exploration to support From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School) fellowships. Despite the academic freedom permitted at Howard, Felder explains that over his 32 years at Howard, the relatively small School of Divinity faculty, the persistent financial difficulties, and the service and community demands leave little time for research. For Felder, two things are left unfinished. First, his magnum opus, a manuscript on the mercy of God in Luke-Acts, is still in progress. Second, the School of Divinity has not yet established a Ph. Howard has a Doctor of Ministry or D. Felder has taught generations of students at Howard. He is a popular professor whose legendary captivating lectures are peppered with Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin. Although some of his masters students have gone on to doctoral programs in biblical studies at other institutions, Felder himself has not had the privilege of serving as Doktorvater. InFelder and others began conversations regarding the possibility of establishing a doctoral program in religious studies. This program has been a lifelong dream for Felder. If we know anything about anything it certainly is religion. Pollard, III those plans have gained renewed momentum. Along with Dr. Gay L. Byron, Felder co-chairs the Ph. This program will have two concentrations: biblical studies and African-American religious studies. Felder becomes increasingly animated as he discusses the plans for the Ph. Anyone, regardless of race, would be eligible to apply, but the research focus would have to be somehow showing sensitivity to the African, Pan-African and African-American religious experiences. When asked about retirement, Felder grins boyishly. He planned to retire inbut he has extended that date to He hopes to see the first applications to the From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School) Ph. Felder has created a foundation of teaching and scholarship for generations of students, and he hopes that this new doctoral program will provide the next generation of scholars in biblical and religious studies. Just as Moses saw the Promised Land of Canaan from Mount Nebo but was unable to enter it, Felder hopes to create a program in which he will never teach. Veritas et utilitas. Truth and service. The motto of Howard University is exemplified in the legacy of scholarship and teaching of Dr. Nyasha Junior. About Books Writing Events Contact. Truth and Service: Dr. Son of Howard A son of Howard class ofFelder returned to his alma mater as a member of the faculty of the School of Divinity in Future Plans Felder has taught generations of students at Howard. Orange Custard February 3, cain hope felderhoward universityaarsblhusdno extra credit. Orange Custard February 4, quote, mother wit, advice, grandmother, no extra credit. Orange Custard February 2, haiku, bible, haiku challenge, ministry, no extra credit. Harvard Divinity School - Wikipedia The school's mission is to educate its students either in the academic study of religion or for leadership roles in religion, government, and service. The separate institution of the Divinity School, however, dates fromwhen it was established as the first non-denominational divinity school in the United States. Princeton Theological Seminary had been founded as a Presbyterian institution in Andover Theological Seminary was founded in by orthodox Calvinists who fled Harvard College after it appointed liberal theologian Henry Ware to the Hollis Professorship of Divinity in During its first century, Harvard Divinity School was unofficially associated with American Unitarianism. Throughout the 18th century, Enlightenment ideas of the power of reason and free will became widespread among Congregationalist ministers, putting those ministers and their congregations in tension with more traditionalist, Calvinist parties. When the Hollis Professor of Divinity David Tappan died in and the president of Harvard Joseph Willard died a year later, inthe overseer of the college Jedidiah Morse demanded that orthodox men be elected. Nevertheless, after much struggle, the Unitarian Henry Ware was elected inwhich signaled the changing of the tide from the dominance of traditional, Calvinist ideas at Harvard to the dominance of liberal, Arminian ideas defined by traditionalists as Unitarian ideas. Today, students From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School) faculty come from a variety of religious backgrounds: Christian all denominationsJewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and others. Its academic programs attempt to balance theology and religious studies—that is, the "believer's" perspective on religion with the "secular" perspective on religion. This is in contrast to many other divinity schools where one or the other is given primacy Yale Divinity School From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School), for example, emphasizes its theological program, while the majority of students at the University of Chicago Divinity School enroll in its "religious studies" Master of Arts program. In addition to candidates for the above, many Harvard graduate students pursuing PhDs in the study of religion work closely with Divinity School faculty. Those previously admitted to the ThD program continue to be candidates for the ThD, with the first cohort of PhD candidates entering in fall Since its founding, it has supported more than scholars, from over 50 institutions of higher learning in the United States and around the world. The WSRP promotes critical inquiry into the interaction between religion and gender, and every year the program brings five postdoctoral scholars to HDS. The research associates each work on a book-length research project and teach courses related to their research. Founded in after an From Brokenness to Community: The Wit Lectures (Howard University Divinity School) donation inthe Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School is a residential community of academic fellows, graduate students, and visiting professors of many world religious traditions. The Center focuses on the understanding of religions globally through its research, publications, funding, and public programs. It welcomes scholars and practitioners and highlights the intellectual and historical dimensions of religious dialogue. The center's meditation room is used regularly by individuals and groups. The Summer Leadership Institute SLIwhich has been discontinued, was a two-week training program