Duke University’s Office of Black Church Studies announced a $5 million gift on Oct. 3 from the Duke Endowment intended to recruit and support a senior faculty member in the university’s ...

Duke’s Divinity School is the first theological school at a major research university to require its master of divinity students to take courses in Black Church Studies. “Black theology is ...

Duke University Libraries has a near-embarrassment of historic ... The African Diaspora exhibit celebrated the Black church in America; one feature included church fans used by congregation members at ...

In April, as part of an ongoing series, Duke University Libraries ... archival materials to honor Black history and culture. Materials included a selection of fans from Durham's St. Joseph's African ...

Eric Lincoln, professor emeritus of religion at Duke University. Today, the image of a Black church in flames appears against a backdrop of events that have torn at the country's racial fabric ...

Other research echoes elements of the new report. Black Protestant churches are much more likely than other congregations to offer health-related services, according to Duke University’s National ...

“Part of the importance to me about civic engagement was absolutely passed down as a young person,” said Valerie Cooper, associate professor of Black church studies at Duke Divinity School.

Duke University’s Office of Black Church Studies announced a $5 million gift from the Duke Endowment on Oct. 3 to recruit and support a senior faculty member in the university’s Divinity School.