Other Student Events

Duke Divinity Veterans, a student group at Duke Divinity School, hosted and co-sponsored "Drone Nation," an interdisciplinary panel discussion on U.S. drone strikes, policy, ethics and technology. The panelists were: Professor Missy Cummings of the Humans and Anatomy Lab at Duke; Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., executive director of Duke's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security; Murtaza Hussain, investigative reporter for The Intercept; and the Rev. Kara N. Slade, a Ph.D. student in Christian Theology and Ethics at the Divinity School. The panel was moderated by Phil Bennett, professor of the practice of public policy studies and journalism at Duke.

Justin Ashworth (Th.D. candidate) and Jennie Wilburn (NC Council of Churches) share their perspectives on the theological and humanitarian implications of our immigration policy. How can we be “one body” given the wall that divides us? How does Christian tradition speak to the immigration debate and hospitality with our churches? Student group Manos Unidas sponsored the event.

Manos Unidas and the Asian Theology student groups at Duke Divinity School held a discussion with Kate Bowler, Divinity School assistant professor of the history of Christianity in the United States, on "Big Promises and the American Prosperity Gospel." The talk examined the prosperity gospel's spiritual guarantees of health, money, and happiness. It also explored how the movement originated and how churches around the world can fulfill a gospel of big promises.

This panel discussion explores what it's like to be a Christian who falls in love with someone of the same gender. Hear the stories of Jason (3rd year Duke Divinity School student), Karen (Duke Divinity School preceptor), and Jeremy (UNC graduate student). They will share their experiences of coming to terms with their sexual orientation as part of their faith journey.