Bonus Episode: Start Here

Series 1 Episode 10 Nina Balmaceda

Join Rev. Todd Maberry and Dr. Nina Balmaceda, Consulting Faculty and Associate Director for the Center for Reconciliation (CFR) at Duke Divinity School as they talk about her life and work. Dr. Balmaceda has contributed to the legal profession in Peru and she is the current president of Peace and Hope International [http://peaceandhopeinternational.org/]. She instructs Divinity students through her work with the CFR and also as a professor in and co-director of the Certificate in Faith-based Organizing, Advocacy, and Social Transformation [https://divinity.duke.edu/academics/certificates/faith-organizing]. Find the book she mentions, Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy, and Conflict Transformation edited by Helmick and Peterson here https://templetonpress.org/books/forgiveness-and-reconciliation/ [https://templetonpress.org/books/forgiveness-and-reconciliation/]. Stream The Chair [https://www.netflix.com/title/81206259] on Netflix. Learn more about the Center for Reconciliation, their programing, and global impact on their website: https://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives/cfr [https://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives/cfr] More information on international Field Education opportunities for Residential Master of Divinity students can be found here: https://divinity.duke.edu/formation/field-education/international-field-education [https://divinity.duke.edu/formation/field-education/international-field-education]

Series 1 Episode 9 Ronald K. Rittgers

Join us for our next faculty conversation between Rev. Maberry and Dr. Ron Rittgers. They cover topics such as, the value of having space to ask all your questions and what it means to be a theologian of the cross. Dr. Rittgers explains his scholarship broadly as taking what we have learned from the past and applying it to the present day. He explores the delight in unearthing texts and engaging previous generations of Christians. And, perhaps most importantly, they answer the question: can you be cool and a Christian at the same time? Dr. Rittgers recent publication, A Widower's Lament: The Pious Meditations of Johann Christoph Oelhafen, can be found here [https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506424804/A-Widowers-Lament]. Find a copy of the book Dr. Rittgers recently read, Josef Pieper's, Faith, Hope, and Love, online [https://www.ignatius.com/Faith-Hope-Love-P732.aspx]. You can stream Picard on Paramount+ [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/star-trek-picard/]. Learn more about the Duke Divinity student body on our website: https://divinity.duke.edu/admissions/our-students [https://divinity.duke.edu/admissions/our-students]

Bonus Episode: Start Here

If you have just started thinking about graduate theological education, this episode will be a resource for you! "Start Here" features the three Duke Divinity School recruiters discussing basic questions like: What is graduate school? What are the degree options at Duke? What are some tips for successfully starting this process? We hope that you will enjoy this conversation and learn a little about where to start.

Series 1 Episode 8 Daniel Castelo

Rev. Todd Maberry joins one of our newest faculty members, Dr. Daniel Castelo, to discuss what it is like to join our community, what can be lost in translation, and how family can support our stories. They also face questions such as, is theological work an act of worship or a spiritual discipline? Can a siesta be the key to surviving life as a night owl? Join us for this lively conversation. You can find the books Dr. Castelo mentioned, The Cost of Discipleship [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cost-of-Discipleship/Dietrich-Bonhoeffer/9780684815008] and These Truths [https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393357424], through their publishers. You can stream [https://www.amazon.com/Monk-Season-1/dp/B000VB0CH4] the show Monk on Amazon Prime. Dr. Castelo is the William Kellon Quick Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School. He joins two other new faculty this fall and you can learn more about all the new faculty and their  scholarship here [https://stories.divinity.duke.edu/welcoming-new-voices-to-duke-divinity-faculty/]. The Pentecost Window mentioned in this episode is found on the ground floor of the Westbrook Building. You can register for an on-campus visit here [https://divinity.duke.edu/admissions/visit-us] to see it in person.

Bonus Episode! State of Duke Divinity School in Fall 2021

Welcome to a new academic year at Duke Divinity School and a new season of Divcast episodes! We are excited to share conversations with new faculty members, those who have been woven into our community for years, alumni stories, and bonus episodes that we hope will help prospective students in their discernment. Our Dean, Rev. Dr. Edgardo Colón-Emeric, was recently installed at our opening convocation service by Duke University provost, Dr. Sally Kornbluth. He joins Rev. Maberry (Senior Director of Admissions, Recruitment, and Student Finance and Divcast host), to talk about his vision for Duke Divinity School in 2021. We hope you are inspired, as we have been, by the promise and hope of new leadership as we work together to continue to build the cathedral that Duke Divinity School aspires to be. Please read about [https://stories.divinity.duke.edu/edgardo-colon-emeric-installed-as-dean-of-divinity-school/] or watch Dean [https://youtu.be/RHb8XIo4Dn4] Colón-Emeric's installation service on our Stories@DDS [https://stories.divinity.duke.edu/] website.