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While the majority of Anglicans reside in the Global South, the perspectives of women leaders are too often left out of the broader discourse. Over the past year, ten women leaders from every global region gathered to network, receive mentorship, and produce vital new scholarship through a year of collaboration and mutual support. As a next step, t

The Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) community proudly celebrates the upcoming ordination and consecration of alum and trustee, the Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena, as the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.

EDS joins 57 faith-based organizations in an amici curiae brief submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Trump v. Barbara (Birthright Citizenship)

During the May meeting of the Board of Trustees, we were thrilled to welcome five new members: Dr. Jenny Te Paa Daniel (Te Rarawa); Venerable Rosalyn Kantlaht’ant Elm; the Rev. Anna B. Olson; the Rt. Rev. Rayford J. Ray; and the Rev. Mira Sawlani-Joyner.

Dean Lydia Kelsey Bucklin outlined the ongoing evolution of EDS from a traditional residential seminary into a "seminary reimagined" - a decentralized, widely accessible global network for liberative theological education.

EDS is thrilled to announce that the Rev. Rodrigo Espiúca, PhD has joined our team as the Facilitator for Global Anglicanism.

Last week, Dean Lydia Kelsey Bucklin traveled to Swanwick, UK, to lecture at Emmanuel Theological College on "Moral Courage in Trying Times." Reflecting on the theology of Christopher Duraisingh, she explored our shared call as a "royal priesthood" to reclaim a mission-shaped church and partner globally for justice across the Anglican Communion.

EDS Communications Managers Dustin and Mary Grace recently participated in the 2026 Episcopal Communicators Conference in San Diego. The week featured staff-led workshops on gratitude and social justice, board leadership elections, and the presentation of the Polly Bond Awards for excellence in church communications.