Douglas Campbell, professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, has been awarded the Duke Endowment Fellowship from the National Humanities Center. The grant of $50,000 will support work on his book, Depicting Paul: The Book of Acts and History, during the 2016–17 academic year. Campbell’s research examines the historicity of the book of Acts by comparing its depiction of Paul with evidence about the life of the apostle found in the letters attributed to him, which Campbell analyzed in his book Framing Paul: An… read more about Campbell Receives National Humanities Center Fellowship »
Omid Safi, Director of Duke's Islamic Studies Center, discusses the Orlando nightclub shooting. read more about Light Through the Wounds of Orlando »
Whether it's reducing carbon emissions or increasing solar energy, environmentalists see a need for people to change the way they treat the earth in the shadow of climate change. Likewise, some religion leaders see their faith as motivation to care better for the environment. Listen to WUNC interview with Authors Steven Jurovics and Dr. Norman Wirzba discussing ways faith intersects with the natural world. Host Frank Stasio talks with Steven Jurovics, author of Hospitable Planet: Faith, Action and Climate Change (… read more about How Religion Changes The Way We View The Natural World »
Some Duke teachers enjoy the challenge of introducing students to new fields of study. Language instructor JoAnne Van Tuyl once taught a class in Russian to French teaching assistants to help them understand what it’s like to be a student in a class teaching a language they didn’t know. Others excel in getting students to think in new ways about subjects they already think they know. Mark Goodacre of Religious Studies has earned praise for teaching the New Testament to students who often bring fairly set ideas to the… read more about Honoring Teaching, Leadership in Trinity College »
Stephen Chapman, associate professor of Old Testament, published 1 Samuel As Christian Scripture: A Theological Commentary. This work offers a robustly theological and explicitly Christian reading of 1 Samuel. Chapman's commentary reveals the theological drama at the heart of that biblical book as it probes the tension between civil religion and vital religious faith through the characters of Saul and David. Watch Dr. Chapman's interview with Eerdmans. read more about Stephen Chapman Publishes New Book »
Norman Wirzba, professor of Theology, Ecology, and Agrarian Studies, published Way of Love: Recovering the Heart of Christianity. In the book, Wirzba asserts that Christianity has slid off its rightful foundation, arguing that the faith only makes sense and can only be expressed in a healthy way if it seen as based on love, with a mission of training others in the way of love. It’s often said that God is love, yet his message of compassion and caring for others is often overshadowed by the battles dividing us politically,… read more about Norman Wirzba Publishes "Way of Love" »
Brittany E. Wilson, assistant professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, has received a 2016 sabbatical grant for researchers from The Louisville Institute to write a book exploring the question of Christian embodiment. The Kentucky-based institute’s grant program assists research and writing projects that advance religious and theological scholarship in ways that also address practical issues of Christian faith and life, pastoral leadership, or religious institutions. The grant will provide Wilson with $40,000 to… read more about Wilson Receives Sabbatical Grant »
J. Ross Wagner, associate professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, has been awarded a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for his current book project, A Commentary on Old Greek Isaiah 1–12. The grant will support three months of research at the University of Göttingen in Germany and the nearby Septuagint Institute of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The Humboldt Foundation, established in 1953 by the Federal Republic of Germany, sponsors academic cooperation between… read more about Wagner Awarded Fellowship »