Interfaith Council’s Aladine Elsamadicy

Aladine Elsamadicy Vanderbilt Interfaith Council President   As the year comes to a close, we sat down with the outgoing Vanderbilt Interfaith Council President Aladine Elsamadicy to talk about religious life and role of Interfaith Council on campus. Aladine has been the President of Interfaith Council for the past two years and has overseen the...... KEEP READING

Posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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New Chaplain’s Speaker Series

This Spring, the Office of Religious Life was give the charge to begin a new Chaplain’s Speaker Series that would being to Vanderbilt dynamic speakers once per semester to focus on Religious Life and spiritual identity on campus. With this goal in mind, The Office of Religious Life welcomed Pastor Rob Bell to campus as...... KEEP READING

Posted on Monday, April 15th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Meeting our Affiliated Chaplains – Rabbi Joshua Barton

Rabbi Joshua Barton   Rabbi Joshua Barton is the Assistant Director and Campus Rabbi for Vanderbilt Hillel. As an undergrad here at Vanderbilt, Joshua earned his BA, magna cum laude, in Religious Studies and Political Science. From there, he would study at University of Haifa, The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and finally The Jewish...... KEEP READING

Posted on Monday, April 15th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Choral Prayer at 12:15pm March 25

Student musicians from the Vanderbilt Symphonic Choir led a beautiful sung service of prayer at 12:15pm on Monday, March 25th, in Benton Chapel. The service lasted 15 minutes and provided an opportunity for prayer and reflection through music. A choir from Elk Grove high school in Chicago was a guest of Vanderbilt to showcase some of...... KEEP READING

Posted on Monday, April 1st, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Meeting our Affiliated Chaplains – Rev. Alan Bancroft

Rev. Alan Bancroft My name is Alan Bancroft, and I currently serve as the Campus Minister for Presbyterian Student Fellowship.  I’ve been an ordained Minister (or Teaching Elder for those down with the new PCUSA lingo) since 2005.  Prior to working for PSF, I served as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Families at Harpeth...... KEEP READING

Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Rob Bell – What We Talk About When We Talk About God

Rob Bell, the Founding Pastor and Pastor Emeritus of Mars Hill Bible Church and author of “Love Wins”, “Velvet Elvis”, and “Sex God” came to Benton Chapel to speak for the first event of the new Chaplain’s Lecture Series. Mr. Belll spoke on his new book “What We Talk About When We Talk About God.”...... KEEP READING

Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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1st Annual Trayvon Martin Candlelight Vigil: A Desire for Justice

On February 26th, 2012, Trayvon Martin, an innocent African American 17 year old boy was shot in Florida by George Zimmerman, a multiracial individual. The death of Trayvon Martin has been viewed as one of our generation’s most unjust happenings and has made the “Stand Your Ground” case one of the most imperative of our...... KEEP READING

Posted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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Interfaith Panel

The Interfaith Council hosted their annual Interfaith Panel on Tuesday, February 26th in the Student Life Center. A representative from the Atheist, Baha’i, Bhuddist, Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, and Protestant community made up the panel. The topic this year was Sex and the Sects: Gender Roles in Religion, where the representatives each spent 5...... KEEP READING

Posted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 in News | Comments Off

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God: Fact or Fiction? – Dr. John Lennox

God: Fact or Fiction? John Lennox – Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 7:00 PM Langford Auditorium Oxford mathematician John Lennox will be discussing the different evidence for and against God’s existence. Dr. Paul Lim, Vanderbilt Professor and Veritas Forum speaker, will be our host. There will also be light refreshments...... KEEP READING

Posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 in UPCOMING EVENT | Comments Off

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Lenten Prayer Service

Are you looking for an opportunity to join with other believers in prayer during the Lenten season?  If so, join us in All Faith Chapel at Vanderbilt Divinity School each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during Lent (except for spring break) from 9:10-9:30.  We will be using the morning prayer ritual found in Common Prayer:...... KEEP READING

Posted on Monday, February 18th, 2013 in News, UPCOMING EVENT | Comments Off

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