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SSBR member Dr. Tracey Hucks, Chair of the Department of Religion at Haverford Coillege, announces the release of her new book Yoruba Traditions and African American Religious Nationalism.  Albequerque, NM:  University of New Mexico Press:  2012.  Description and ordering information available here .

SSBR member Luke Powery shares the following:

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Reverend Dr. Luke A. Powery of Princeton Theological Seminary will become the new dean of Duke Chapel, Duke University President Richard Brodhead announced Thursday.

Powery, 38, will start his new position on Sept. 1. He succeeds the Rev. Dr. Samuel Wells, who returned to England this summer to become the vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London.

Powery, who will be the first black dean of Duke Chapel, has taught at Princeton Theological Seminary since 2006, where he is the Perry and Georgia Engle assistant professor of homiletics. He has taught courses and lectured at numerous other educational institutions and has been a frequent guest preacher and singer at various congregations and conferences. A video of his sermon at Duke Chapel this past June 24 is available online.

"Luke Powery is a compelling preacher whose gifts of mind and heart will be evident to all who hear him," Brodhead said. "He will give a powerful presence to the life of the spirit and will connect with every part of our community -- students, faculty, staff and our Durham neighbors."