Disciples Divinity House
1156 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637-1536
773/643.4411
Fax 773/643.4413
E-mail Dean Kris Culp for inquiries about academic programs or scholarships.
E-mail Associate Dean Brittany Barber for inquiries about alumni/ae relations, information for prospective students, scheduling a campus visit,opportunities for giving, or public relations.
E-mail Administrator Marsha Peeler for general inquiries, for reservations for guest rooms or Monday dinner, and for student room rental and other questions about the use of the building.
The Disciples Divinity House is located at 1156 East 57th Street, between Woodlawn and University Avenues. It is adjacent to the University’s main quadrangle and one block east of the University’s Regenstein Library. Enter on the east side of the courtyard; University Church is on the west side of the courtyard.
For a map, consult the University of Chicago maps page.
From Lake Shore Drive: Exit at 57th Street and the Museum of Science and Industry. Follow the signs toward the University of Chicago. You will pass the Museum and turn onto the Midway Plaisance, a park-like boulevard that runs east-west between 59th and 61st Streets. At the Woodlawn Avenue light, turn right and proceed north to 57th Street, where you will turn left. DDH is immediately on the right. Park on the street.
From the Dan Ryan Expressway (I90/94): Exit at Garfield Boulevard (55th Street), turn east onto Garfield. Garfield becomes a two-way street at Washington Park. In the park, turn left onto 57th Street. DDH is not quite a mile to the east. Park on the street. (If you miss 57th Street, turn left onto the Midway Plaisance. Then, at the Woodlawn Avenue light, turn left and proceed to 57th Street. Turn left again; DDH will be immediately on the right.)
Transportation from O’Hare Airport: The Omega Airport Shuttle departs hourly from the Bus/Shuttle Center, Door #4, at fifteen minutes before the hour. Ask the driver to drop you at the Quadrangle Club (1155 East 57th Street). DDH is directly across the street.
Transportation from Midway Airport: A cab ride is the quickest way to reach DDH. If your driver takes 55th Street/Garfield Boulevard, your fare will be about $20.
Kristine A. Culp has been Dean of the Disciples Divinity House and Senior Lecturer in Theology in the Divinity School since 1991. She is the seventh dean of Disciples House and the first woman to be chief executive of a Disciples theological education institution. She led the Disciples Divinity House through its centennial anniversary in 1994, and more recently, in marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of its Chapel of the Holy Grail with a Celebration of the Arts, a published collection of prayers, and the renewal of the chapel and building.
An alumna of the Disciples Divinity House and a Ph.D. graduate of the Divinity School, she also earned the Master of Divinty degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of General Studies degree from the University of Iowa. From 1985-91, she was a member of the faculty of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri.
Her academic interests center in constructive theology, especially on the nature of Christian life and community. She has written on theology and experience, ecclesiology, feminist and womanist theologies, the use of fiction in theological thinking, and issues facing the Disciples of Christ. An avid traveler, she has also written about pilgrimage and tourism.
She currently chairs the Board of Directors of DisciplesWorld, Inc. She has served on numerous boards, including the General Board and the Administrative Committee of the Christian Church (Disciples of Church), the former Commission on Theology, and as chair of the Council on Theological Education. She is a former president of the Association of Disciples for Theological Discussion and was a founding member of the Forrest Moss Institute, an association of Disciples women scholars. She was a founding member of Saint Andrew Christian Church in Olathe, Kansas.
For the Dean's office and inquiries about academic programs and scholarships, please telephone (773) 643 4411, or e mail kculp@uchicago.edu.
BRITTANY BARBER, ASSOCIATE DEAN
An alumna of the Disciples Divinity House and the University of Chicago, Brittany D. Barber is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She completed her M.Div. and A.M. in Social Work in June 1999. Following graduation, she was ordained in the Disciples Divinity House Chapel of the Holy Grail. From 2000-2005 she served as minister of First Christian Church of Youngstown, Ohio.
As Associate Dean, she develops relationships with alumni/ae and friends of the House, relates to congregations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), recruits prospective students, edits the Bulletin, and schedules Monday evening activities.
For the Associate Dean's office and inquiries about alumni/ae relations, opportunities for giving, church and public relations, inquiries of prospective students, and scheduling a campus visit, please telephone 773.643.4411 or email.
MARSHA G-H. PEELER, ADMINISTRATOR
Marsha
G-H. Peeler has been Administrator since July of 2000. She gives day-to-day
oversight to the financial and physical well-being of the House.
Marsha had been a member of the Divinity School staff since 1991, serving as Assistant Program Coordinator of the Martin Marty Center and Faculty Secretary. Previously she was a medical secretary for the hematology/oncology section of the University's Department of Medicine and has also worked in the University Comptroller's office.
For general inquiries, reservations for guest rooms or Monday dinner, student room rental, or other questions about the use of the building, please telephone 773/643-4411, or e-mail.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Trustees
Constance U. Battle
Potomac, Maryland: Physician and Professor
Larry D. Bouchard
Charlottesville, Virginia: Associate Professor of Religious Studies,
University of Virginia
Don S. Browning
Chicago, Illinois: Alexander Campbell Professor Emeritus, The Divinity
School, The University of Chicago
L. Del Butterfield
Desoto, Wisconsin: Retired Human Resources Executive
Eddie Evans Griffin
Chicago, Illinois: Retired Social Service Executive
Claudia A. Highbaugh
Arlington, Massachusetts: Chaplain and Associate Director of Ministerial
Studies, Harvard Divinity School
JoAnne H. Kagiwada
Oakland, California: Retired Non-Profit Executive
Ned R. Lavengood
Wilson, North Carolina: Business Broker and Land Developer, Etheridge
Associates
Cynthia G. Lindner
Chicago, Illinois: Director of Ministry Studies and Senior Lecturer,
The Divinity School, The University of Chicago
Hubert G. Locke
Seattle, Washington: John and Marguerite Corbally Professor of Public
Service Emeritus, University of Washington
Chad H. Martin
San Francisco, California: Chief Financial Officer, Pacific Pulmonary Services
Holly C. McKissick
Kansas City, Missouri: Senior Minister, Saint Andrew Christian Church,
Olathe, Kansas
Amy A. Northcutt
Falls Church, Virginia: Deputy Chief Counsel, National Science Foundation
Stephanie Paulsell
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Associate Dean for Ministry, Harvard Divinity
School
James E. Stockdale
Seattle, Washington: Consultant, Retired Minister
Sybel A. Thomas
Chicago, Illinois: Retired Federal Budget Analyst
David A. Vargas
Indianapolis, Indiana: President, Division of Overseas Ministries,
and, Co-Executive for Global Ministries
Charles D. Watkins
Decatur, Illinois: Senior Minister, Central Christian Church
Ex-officio
Herbert L. Knudsen
Bloomington, Illinois: Regional Minister and President,
Christian Church in Illinois and Wisconsin
Honorary Trustees for Life
Jack V. Reeve
Indianapolis, Indiana: Retired Regional Minister and Professor
K. Everett Munson
Glen Ellyn, Illinois: Retired Minister
Marvin E. Smith
Carlock, Illinois: Retired Editor and Minister