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Through research, teaching, and arts programming, Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts (DITA) promotes and supports the vibrant interplay between Christian theology and the arts by encouraging transformative leadership and enriching theological discussion in the Church, academy, and society.

Malcolm Guite Mini-Residency

Acclaimed poet and theologian, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite was in residence at Duke Divinity for hybrid week 2023. Dr. Guite taught an M.Div. course, preached at a local church, and gave a public lecture. Click below to learn more.

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Recent News and Events

Breaking and Making Bread: A Food Writer Finds Healing

Kendall Vanderslice is a baker, writer, and food critic whose work blends her expertise in the kitchen with academic training and scriptural imagination.

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Marc Chagall and the Bible
January 12–March 30, 2023

Curated by Sandra Bowden and presented by DITA and Duke Chapel, the gallery is on display in Duke Chapel. Admission is free, and the exhibit is open to the public.

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Celebrating Julian Davis Reid and Nnenna Freelon

Jazz artist and theologian Julian Davis Reid discusses—through word and song—faith, art, and the loss of a loved one with seven-time Grammy nominee and N.C. Music Hall of Fame inductee, Nnenna Freelon.

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Current Research

Another related aspect of being a musician that I find especially fulfilling is the priestly dimension of concert performance—being involved in God’s work of rendering Godself present in the assembly, especially in unexpected places like concert halls."

Awet I. Andemicael, musician and Associate Dean for Marquand Chapel, Yale Divinity School
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Alumni Publish New Research

Cries of Loss and Hope
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Two Years with Dr. Jonathan Anderson

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