Until the world is different
David struck Goliath down on his first try and was celebrated in victory. That’s a nice way for the story to end but it’s important to remember that he took five stones with him. He understood that sometimes your faith has to endure a failure. All his hope can’t go into one stone. He’s going to have to keep throwing them until the world is different.
Alexis Vaughan, 2024 Convocation Address
Celebration. Sandhya Jha will speak at Convocation on June 6, which marks the close of DDH's 130th academic year and celebrates the graduates. An alumna, trustee, and founder of the Oakland Peace Center, Jha published their fifth book, Rebels, Despots, and Saints, in 2023.
Reading among reeds. Justin Carlson has been exploring the interpretation of scripture in post-industrial ecology in his Senior Ministry Project. He's presenting it on May 10 and again on May 14 at 11:00 am at Big Marsh Park in South Chicago, a recovered industrial site just off the banks of Lake Calumet.
Table ethics. Nate Travis considered Whose table? Which ethics? Food and eating as ethical practice in his Senior Ministry Presentation on May 5. After a dinner, in which attendees were invited into practices of eating together, Nate explored "foodways" across religions and culture and shared two case studies on the delicate practice of negotiating differences across a table.
Pastoral improv. What can hospital chaplaincy learn from the art, theory, and practice of improvisation? On April 28, Marissa Ilnitzki explored the intersection through postcolonial models for multi-faith hospital chaplaincy as well as the history of improvisation from Hull House forward through Second City.
How can a 1928 Gothic building be readied for a future that is beyond present imagining? How can this old House provide for forms of learning and ministry that we cannot yet glimpse? To catalyze student living and learning for the next one hundred years, the Board of Trustees has chartered a design and construction team that has expertise with historic buildings and an imagination of future possibilities. Construction begins June 9.
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Meet me in Memphis. Join friends, alums, and current students at the General Assembly. We'll gather for lunch on July 15 to celebrate Marshall Dunn as the Distinguished Alumnus. As Senior Minister of University Christian Church near the University of Maryland, he led a vibrant multi-racial community in worship and in outreach to neighbors in need for 31 years. More details
