A charge for the sowers
Whatever is next, you have critical work ahead: to make stony ground viable, to tend land constantly so it isn't swallowed by thorns, and to spread the news of love, opportunity, inclusion, and the possibility of joy for everyone, to worry less about where it is spread than that it is spread.
Sandhya Jha, 2025 Convocation Address
Convocation 2026. DDH's 131st academic year is coming to a close. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, chaplain, teacher, writer, and alumna, will speak at this year's Convocation service, Friday, June 5, at 6:00 pm. Her ministry and reflections are shaped by her experiences of growing up in South Africa and around the world within a family of ministers.
Rachel Abdoler, PhD candidate in History of Christianity, and Disciples House Scholar, spoke about her research on a 13th-century Coptic manuscript written in Arabic. A Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship allow her to study medieval copies housed at the Vatican Library in Rome and in Egypt. She shared her travel experiences and manuscript study exploits on May 18.
Courage to be church: On May 11, Delaney Beh spoke about "renewing liberal Protestant discipleship in an age of uncertainty.” Their senior ministry project pointed to theological and practical tools within the liberal Protestant tradition to help confront precarity with hope rather than fear, inviting churches to consider the power of faithful discipleship amid an uncertain future.
Tish Duncan, Associate Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, and President of the DDH Board of Trustees, spoke on April 27 about how her teaching has changed since the pandemic, particularly though her participation in the “Life Worth Living” pedagogy program. In the photo, she poses with two House Scholars and TCU alums.
Moderate Baptist Phenomenology: Delaney Wallace, ecumenical resident and final-year dual degree MDiv/MSW student gave her Senior Ministry Presentation on Monday, April 20, titled: "How a moderate Baptist church in the South engages the life of the mind: A phenomenological case study."
Looking for an affordable, community-oriented housing arrangement for the 2026-27 academic year? Applications are open for Divinity School students to live at DDH. More information here.
