L. Gregory Jones

Duke Divinity School dean tapped as Belmont University president

By Yonat Shimron — February 1, 2021
(RNS) — L. Gregory Jones, longtime dean of Duke Divinity School, will become the new president of Nashville's booming, nondenominational Belmont University.

Duke Divinity School dean steps down as diversity struggle continues

By Yonat Shimron — August 3, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Both African-American and LGBTQ students rallied for a more diverse faculty and inclusive attitudes during her term.

Theologian Richard Lischer tries to make sense of his son’s death

By Yonat Shimron — April 18, 2013
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Duke Divinity School Professor Richard Lischer has written a memoir about the death of his son to cancer more than seven years ago. While memoirs about grief are plentiful, Lischer's book is a testament to how people of faith grapple with loss and try to make sense of death.
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