Vanderbilt Divinity School: Lifelong Learning
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<p>Explore some of our most compelling theological issues and interests with faculty members from Vanderbilt Divinity School--and ways to continue the conversation in upcoming Lifelong Learning opportunities. Come learn with us at the School of the Prophets!</p>
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4/3/2026
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May 21, 2026
Office Hours: The Desert Mothers with Dr. Phillis Isabella Sheppard
<p>In this episode, Nathan sits down with Dr. Phillis Isabella Sheppard to discuss the incredible lives and enduring relevance of the Desert Mothers, the topic of her upcoming lifelong learning course. A theologian and psychoanalyst, Dr. Sheppard's course illuminates the depth of their spiritual practices, psychological insights, and lived experiences in the North African deserts.</p><p></p><p>You can register for her lifelong learning course, Learning from the Desert Mothers, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/academics/vds-lifelong-learning-program/learning-from-the-desert-mothers/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><b>.</b></p><p></p><p>Phillis Isabella Sheppard is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Religion, Psychology and Culture and Womanist Thought at Vanderbilt Divinity School. You can read more about her work <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/bio/phillisi-sheppard/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</p>
May 6, 2026
Office Hours: The Social Role of Religion with Dr. Forrest E. Harris
<p>In this episode, Nathan is joined by Dr. Forrest Harris, Professor and Director of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute for Black Church Studies. They discuss the Church as an institution of liberation, how theology is borne from our yearning, and why these <i>aren't </i>unprecedented times.</p><p></p><p>You can register for his lifelong learning course, The Social Role of Religion, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vupace.vanderbilt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=7309137&courseTitle=the-social-role-of-religion-leadership-and-moral-imagination-in-our-times" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Check out the work of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute for Black Church Studies <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/programs/kelly-miller-smith-institute/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
April 27, 2026
Office Hours: Healing Our Divides? with Dr. Ellen T. Armour
<p>In this week's Office Hours episode, Nathan sits down with Dr. Ellen T. Armour to discuss her journey as a theologian in gender and sexuality, Appalachian roots, and the church's complicated history with gender and sexuality.</p><p></p><p>Check out her new lifelong learning course, Healing our Divides?: Christianity, Gender, and Sexuality, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vupace.vanderbilt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=7309054&courseTitle=healing-our-divides-christianity-gender-and-sexuality" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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