Unearth wisdom across generations: Explore the Living Tradition at Duke Chapel.
A new Short Edition machine offers glimpses into the Chapel's rich preaching archive with sermon excerpts on demand. This simple device unlocks wisdom and insight from sermons spanning decades. Immerse yourself in excerpts from iconic figures such as Martin Luther King Sr., Billy Graham, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Desmond Tutu, as well as the deans of Duke Chapel and lesser-known voices that resonate with equal power. Each snippet is a window into a moment in history, a spark of reflection, and a fresh proclamation of the Gospel from within these hallowed walls.
How Does it Work?
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Approach the Short Edition machine located in the narthex.
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Choose your reading experience and press the button.
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Read your selection and reflect on the wisdom.
Explore the tradition of excellent preaching at Duke Chapel.
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Chorus of Preachers
Discover the diversity of preaching traditions at Duke Chapel. The Duke Chapel Recordings Digital Collection makes available sermon manuscripts as well as high-quality audio and video recordings of preachers from varied denominational, ethnic, social backgrounds.
Preachers from past and present reflect on the “nuts and bolts” of how sermons work, how preachers dig deep, and how sermons change over time. Conversation starters for today’s homiletic classrooms are provided.
Preaching is contextual. It responds to time and place – even when a preacher doesn't intend to. Interdisciplinary teams of Duke students and faculty share their research on how sermons shape, and are shaped by, their moments in history.
