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Strategic Aim
Guided by the University’s motto, Pro Humanitate, the School of Divinity is committed to engaging the fundamental questions of what it means to be human and serving as a catalyst for good. The School of Divinity’s commitment to Pro Humanitate is further expressed in our mission:
Wake Forest University School of Divinity is a graduate, professional school that is Christian by tradition, Baptist in heritage, and ecumenical in outlook. Consistent with Wake Forest’s commitment to academic excellence and in the spirit of the University motto, Pro Humanitate, the School of Divinity prepares leaders informed by a theological understanding of vocation. Through imaginative courses and diverse programs of community engagement, students are equipped to be agents of justice, reconciliation, and compassion in Christian churches and other ministries.
Wake Forest University School of Divinity Mission Statement
This mission statement guides the School of Divinity’s commitment to academic excellence in the spirit of our university motto, Pro Humanitate, preparation of faith leaders to assume leading roles as agents of justice, reconciliation, and compassion in congregations and communities, and advancing a vision and practice of graduate theological education that complements and deepens work and witness of our congregational and community partners. Rooted in a rich Baptist history and guided by an expansive ecumenical and interfaith outlook, the School of Divinity is dedicated to scholarly and spiritual practices that educate leaders for the church and the world of tomorrow.
The School of Divinity’s strategic framework, Framing Our Future: Affirming Our Values, Vision and Aspirations for Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity, is the result of a deliberate and inclusive process that engaged students, staff, faculty, alumni, and friends in formulating a living document that complements the University’s strategic framework Framing Our Future: Affirming Our Values, Vision and Aspirations for Wake Forest University’s Third Century. Like the University’s strategic framework, the School of Divinity’s strategic framework is flexible to enable the School of Divinity to respond to future opportunities in charting a distinctive path for graduate theological education at the university and in the academy.