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Annual Honors Day
Friday, May 9 @ 3 p.m.

2008 Commencement Convocation
Saturday, May 10 @ 1 p.m.

HUSD Day @ Michigan Park Christian Church
Sunday, May 4 @ 10 a.m.

92nd Annual Convocation
November 5-7

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The mission of the Howard University School of Divinity, as a graduate theological and professional school, is to educate, form and empower leaders to serve the church and the world; to celebrate the religious and cultural heritage of African Americans, the African Diaspora and Africa; and to engage in the pursuit of excellence in ministry, driven by a passion for justice and freedom, and a relentless search for truth.

Welcome to the Howard University School of Divinity

Since its inception in 1867, the Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD) is one of the oldest fully accredited (1940) theological schools affiliated with the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.  It is the only African-American theological school connected to a comprehensive category I research institution.  HUSD has earned eminence for producing scholarly pastors and religious leaders who are consistently at the forefront of global societal change. Current programs of study include a Master of Divinity degree, which is designed to prepare students for the ministry as pastors and in related fields, including chaplaincies, Christian education, and staff positions within denominations.  The Master of Arts in Religious Studies is designed for those interested in teaching, in continuing studies in religion and theology, or in preparation for advanced theological education.  The Doctor of Ministry degree is for students who wish to engage in an advanced level of preparation for ministerial practice.  Its primary goal is the integration of theological and anthropological understandings in the context of responsible engagement of ministry.  Plans are underway to create a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Religious Studies with emphasis on biblical studies, African-American religious studies, and ethics and public policy. The School is housed in the expansive Benjamin E. Mays Hall, named after one of America's most prominent leaders during the 20th century.  It is located within a short distance of the Library of Congress on the University's East Campus, possessing twenty-two pastoral acres in northeast Washington, DC.  As a learning environment for training tomorrow's leadership for the Church and society at large, it is unsurpassed among the nation's theological schools. Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD) emphasizes:

  • The preparation of professional religious leaders for service in educational or religious institutions An international cross-culture inquiry into human values
  • Further graduate study primarily in the religious heritage of African Americans

A Great Faculty

The thirty full and part-time instructors at the School of Divinity are among the most prolific and widely published of any faculty in theological education.  In recent years, they have produced and co-produced groundbreaking books in the areas of biblical, theological, ethical and homiletical studies, as well as African-American theological thought.  Dr. Cain Hope Felder edited the original African Heritage Bible and has written other noteworthy biblical commentaries.  Dr. Delores Carpenter is general editor of the revolutionary African American Heritage Hymnal, and Dr. Cheryl Sanders' work on ethics issues will help to shape the values of generations of thinkers for years to come.



 

 

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