Yale Divinity School
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A graduate professional school of Yale University, offering programs of study leading to the degrees of Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion, and Master of Sacred Theology.
https://divinity.yale.edu/
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https://divinity.yale.edu/
Managed by the YDS Office of Communications
In the new episode of the YDS "Quadcast," Todne Thomas, Associate Professor of Divinity and Religious Studies, discusses her research on a Tennessee church burning and the value of ethnographic study of religious life in America. on.soundcloud.com/FIMvxhQcpbje...
What a 2015 Church Burning Reveals About Race, Religion, and Life in America with Professor Todne Thomas
Socio-cultural anthropologist Todne Thomas, Associate Professor of Divinity and Religious Studies at Yale Divinity School, discusses researching a 2015 arson of a predominantly Black church in Tenness
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December 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In the new episode of the YDS "Quadcast," Todne Thomas, Associate Professor of Divinity and Religious Studies, discusses her research on a Tennessee church burning and the value of ethnographic study of religious life in America. on.soundcloud.com/FIMvxhQcpbje...
"Projects like the Living Village at YDS are not only possible now—they are better than conventional construction, healthier to be in, less expensive to operate, more beautiful to behold."
—Architecture visionary Jason F. McLennan in Reflections buff.ly/RfVFMXT
—Architecture visionary Jason F. McLennan in Reflections buff.ly/RfVFMXT
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"Projects like the Living Village at YDS are not only possible now—they are better than conventional construction, healthier to be in, less expensive to operate, more beautiful to behold."
—Architecture visionary Jason F. McLennan in Reflections buff.ly/RfVFMXT
—Architecture visionary Jason F. McLennan in Reflections buff.ly/RfVFMXT
Last month, FASPE and the Center for Public Theology/Public Policy at YDS hosted a day-long clergy symposium on Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism. Videos of the main sessions now available, including this recording of Session 3 youtu.be/WgmfW4caDbM?...
Session 3: Faith, Morality, and Professional Ethics
From the "Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism" symposium held on November 10th, 2025 at the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School.
Given the power,…
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December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Last month, FASPE and the Center for Public Theology/Public Policy at YDS hosted a day-long clergy symposium on Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism. Videos of the main sessions now available, including this recording of Session 3 youtu.be/WgmfW4caDbM?...
"We're here to love one another." Wonderful feature on YDS/ANS alum Ali Hager '25 M.Div., Pastor of West Avon (Conn.) Congregational Church, in Valley Life magazine. view.publitas.com/p222-6222/va...
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Written by Carl Wiser staff writer | Photography by Carl Wiser and Submitted “At the end of every service I walk out to the door and I greet people as they
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December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"We're here to love one another." Wonderful feature on YDS/ANS alum Ali Hager '25 M.Div., Pastor of West Avon (Conn.) Congregational Church, in Valley Life magazine. view.publitas.com/p222-6222/va...
"I’m not talking about the sort of hope where you just sit on your hands and wait for God to do something at the end of time. We’re still obligated to do whatever we can, as a measure of our hope and reliance on God."
—Prof. Kathryn Tanner in the new issue of Reflections buff.ly/0QpLFqn
—Prof. Kathryn Tanner in the new issue of Reflections buff.ly/0QpLFqn
“It Doesn’t Have to be This Way” | Reflections
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December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"I’m not talking about the sort of hope where you just sit on your hands and wait for God to do something at the end of time. We’re still obligated to do whatever we can, as a measure of our hope and reliance on God."
—Prof. Kathryn Tanner in the new issue of Reflections buff.ly/0QpLFqn
—Prof. Kathryn Tanner in the new issue of Reflections buff.ly/0QpLFqn
An Episcopal priest and regenerative farmer, YDS/Berkeley alum Rachel Field ’16 M.Div. devotes herself to climate justice and humans’ relationship to “the more-than-human world.”
Read our new story about her and her amazing work! divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-12...
Read our new story about her and her amazing work! divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-12...
Alum’s Vermont farm bridges faith and climate action
Rachel Field ‘16 M.Div.: “We explore our relationship with the more-than-human world and how we encounter God in that.”
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December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
An Episcopal priest and regenerative farmer, YDS/Berkeley alum Rachel Field ’16 M.Div. devotes herself to climate justice and humans’ relationship to “the more-than-human world.”
Read our new story about her and her amazing work! divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-12...
Read our new story about her and her amazing work! divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-12...
"Humanity faces an acute crisis. It is not only a political and technological crisis, but an ethical and theological/religious crisis. ... Ultimately the survival of life as we know it is at stake."
—YDS Dean Greg Sterling in Reflections buff.ly/XIdLgsm
—YDS Dean Greg Sterling in Reflections buff.ly/XIdLgsm
From the Dean’s Desk | Reflections
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December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"Humanity faces an acute crisis. It is not only a political and technological crisis, but an ethical and theological/religious crisis. ... Ultimately the survival of life as we know it is at stake."
—YDS Dean Greg Sterling in Reflections buff.ly/XIdLgsm
—YDS Dean Greg Sterling in Reflections buff.ly/XIdLgsm
If you're thinking of applying and want to visit the Quad, or if you're an alum and you have not been back for a while, we think you'll enjoy our new virtual tour! tour.concept3d.com/share/SIWhkk...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you're thinking of applying and want to visit the Quad, or if you're an alum and you have not been back for a while, we think you'll enjoy our new virtual tour! tour.concept3d.com/share/SIWhkk...
"We are all capable of the change we seek, and we must not let the distractions of unyielding thoughts—'I can’t, I shouldn’t, or someone else will do it'—lead us into a place of complacency."
—Living Village resident Sheena Lefaye Crews ’28 M.Div. in her piece buff.ly/f6bR8Uy
—Living Village resident Sheena Lefaye Crews ’28 M.Div. in her piece buff.ly/f6bR8Uy
A Villager’s Dream of Sustainable Faith | Reflections
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December 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"We are all capable of the change we seek, and we must not let the distractions of unyielding thoughts—'I can’t, I shouldn’t, or someone else will do it'—lead us into a place of complacency."
—Living Village resident Sheena Lefaye Crews ’28 M.Div. in her piece buff.ly/f6bR8Uy
—Living Village resident Sheena Lefaye Crews ’28 M.Div. in her piece buff.ly/f6bR8Uy
Yale University’s Bird-Friendly Building Initiative, a project that aims to accelerate the adoption of bird-friendly design in the built environment, has been recognized with a 2025 Excellence Award by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN).
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Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative wins international excellence
The International Sustainable Campus Network recognized Yale for accelerataing scalable bird-friendly policies.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yale University’s Bird-Friendly Building Initiative, a project that aims to accelerate the adoption of bird-friendly design in the built environment, has been recognized with a 2025 Excellence Award by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN).
sustainability.yale.edu/news/yale-bi...
sustainability.yale.edu/news/yale-bi...
Just released! The new issue of the Divinity School journal, Reflections. The theme is: "A Faith that Sustains: Building Hope for a Living Planet." #ecotheology #sustainability #creationcare #naturalworld
Reflections | Reflections
Despite the discouraging ecological trends that mark the times, good news is stirring to disrupt the bad. The occasion for this Reflections issue is the historic new eco-regenerative Living Village…
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December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just released! The new issue of the Divinity School journal, Reflections. The theme is: "A Faith that Sustains: Building Hope for a Living Planet." #ecotheology #sustainability #creationcare #naturalworld
The work of our alums is one of the most inspiring expressions of our commitment to serving church and world. And no event showcases that quite like our annual alumni awards.
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YDS Alumni Awards and ANS Spirit of the Hill Awards 2025
These four alumni leaders were honored at Convocation/Reunions in October 2025.
Distinction in Theological Education: Kristen Leslie ‘86 M.Div.
Distinction in Congregational Ministry: Arnold Thomas…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The work of our alums is one of the most inspiring expressions of our commitment to serving church and world. And no event showcases that quite like our annual alumni awards.
buff.ly/cY1eciG
buff.ly/cY1eciG
Excited to see Publishers Weekly feature YDS professor Yii-Jan Lin and her book "Immigration and Apocalypse"! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
AAR/SBL 2025: Changing People, Changing Worlds
Yale University religious studies scholar Yii-Jan Lin sees parallels between immigration stories and the Book of Revelation.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Excited to see Publishers Weekly feature YDS professor Yii-Jan Lin and her book "Immigration and Apocalypse"! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"It should not be the case that a child goes to bed hungry in the richest country in the world."
—Catholic Charities USA CEO and YDS alum Kerry Alys Robinson '94 M.A.R. in her recent appearance on MSNBC
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—Catholic Charities USA CEO and YDS alum Kerry Alys Robinson '94 M.A.R. in her recent appearance on MSNBC
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‘There are children going to bed hungry’: Nonprofit leaders discuss America’s food crisis
Trump’s shutdown is pushing nonprofits to the brink as families face shrinking food aid. Catholic Charities USA CEO Kerry Alys Robinson and Share our Strength CEO Anne Filipic join The Weeknight to…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"It should not be the case that a child goes to bed hungry in the richest country in the world."
—Catholic Charities USA CEO and YDS alum Kerry Alys Robinson '94 M.A.R. in her recent appearance on MSNBC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIc9...
—Catholic Charities USA CEO and YDS alum Kerry Alys Robinson '94 M.A.R. in her recent appearance on MSNBC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIc9...
YDS students contribute so much to the larger Yale community. And now this: Two YDS students—Gavin Susantio ’26 M.A.R. and Charissa Lee ’26 M.Div.—organized a Michael Jackson/"Thriller" flash mob that took over Cross Campus on Halloween! yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/11...
‘Thriller’ flash mob takes over Cross Campus on Halloween
The performance — organized by two Yale Divinity School students, including a former Michael Jackson dance impersonator — paid homage to New York City’s annual Halloween parade.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
YDS students contribute so much to the larger Yale community. And now this: Two YDS students—Gavin Susantio ’26 M.A.R. and Charissa Lee ’26 M.Div.—organized a Michael Jackson/"Thriller" flash mob that took over Cross Campus on Halloween! yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/11...
"How are we to live as people of faith and morals in such a world? As we come upon All Saints Day again this year, I am seeking answers by dwelling in the great cloud of witnesses, looking to my ancestors and to their stories."
—Vicki Flippin '08 M.Div. "Faith Matters" column buff.ly/ItfZTFZ
—Vicki Flippin '08 M.Div. "Faith Matters" column buff.ly/ItfZTFZ
Faith Matters: For All The Saints - New Haven Independent
By The Rev. Vicki Flippin.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"How are we to live as people of faith and morals in such a world? As we come upon All Saints Day again this year, I am seeking answers by dwelling in the great cloud of witnesses, looking to my ancestors and to their stories."
—Vicki Flippin '08 M.Div. "Faith Matters" column buff.ly/ItfZTFZ
—Vicki Flippin '08 M.Div. "Faith Matters" column buff.ly/ItfZTFZ
November 7 at YDS! Public conversation with the Rev. Matthew Laferty '11 M.Div., Director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome with responsibility for representing the World Methodist Council to the Holy See.
7 p.m., upper Common Room, open to all.
7 p.m., upper Common Room, open to all.
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
November 7 at YDS! Public conversation with the Rev. Matthew Laferty '11 M.Div., Director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome with responsibility for representing the World Methodist Council to the Holy See.
7 p.m., upper Common Room, open to all.
7 p.m., upper Common Room, open to all.
"How do we find space for grace when we are so at odds that we cannot recognize humanity on the other side of the divide?”
—YDS professor Miroslav Volf reflecting on responses to Erika Kirk's gesture of forgiveness apnews.com/article/erik...
—YDS professor Miroslav Volf reflecting on responses to Erika Kirk's gesture of forgiveness apnews.com/article/erik...
Erika Kirk's words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation
Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has sparked a conversation about forgiveness after forgiving the man accused of assassinating her husband.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"How do we find space for grace when we are so at odds that we cannot recognize humanity on the other side of the divide?”
—YDS professor Miroslav Volf reflecting on responses to Erika Kirk's gesture of forgiveness apnews.com/article/erik...
—YDS professor Miroslav Volf reflecting on responses to Erika Kirk's gesture of forgiveness apnews.com/article/erik...
Next Thursday at YDS! Scholar of ancient philosophy David Runia giving the Classics-Divinity Lecture. Dr. Runia's lecture is titled "On the Indestructibility of the Cosmos: Philo of Alexandria’s Most Controversial Work."
5:30 p.m. Niebuhr Hall, reception to follow. Open to all.
5:30 p.m. Niebuhr Hall, reception to follow. Open to all.
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Next Thursday at YDS! Scholar of ancient philosophy David Runia giving the Classics-Divinity Lecture. Dr. Runia's lecture is titled "On the Indestructibility of the Cosmos: Philo of Alexandria’s Most Controversial Work."
5:30 p.m. Niebuhr Hall, reception to follow. Open to all.
5:30 p.m. Niebuhr Hall, reception to follow. Open to all.
"Off the hill" — Read our new story on the Divinity School's annual New Haven Pilgrimage, which encourages students to get to know the city YDS calls home and to pause, listen, and learn from their neighbors. divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-10...
Off the hill: YDS students engage their city through New Haven Pilgrimage
YDS students Fiona Chen, Grace Powell, Hayden Shaw, and Gabe Colombo during the New Haven Pilgrimage / photo by Alison Cunningham
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November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Off the hill" — Read our new story on the Divinity School's annual New Haven Pilgrimage, which encourages students to get to know the city YDS calls home and to pause, listen, and learn from their neighbors. divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-10...
In the runup to #COP30, our friends at the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology are co-sponsoring this important event on science, spirituality, and ethics as they pertain to #climatechange. centerforearthethics.org/event/scienc...
Science and Spirituality: An Ethical Stocktake Dialogue to Inspire COP30 - Center for Earth Ethics
Why do we deny or ignore what both science and other ways of knowing teach us about the climate crisis? How can we learn from spiritual traditions and
centerforearthethics.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In the runup to #COP30, our friends at the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology are co-sponsoring this important event on science, spirituality, and ethics as they pertain to #climatechange. centerforearthethics.org/event/scienc...
How does a person become a saint? Perspective from YDS/ISM Professor Teresa Berger (among other guests) on this new episode of the Colin McEnroe show. www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
The road to sainthood: Who’s on it and how did they get there?
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the path to sainthood and how it’s changed over time. Plus: the local example of the Rev. Michael McGivney.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How does a person become a saint? Perspective from YDS/ISM Professor Teresa Berger (among other guests) on this new episode of the Colin McEnroe show. www.ctpublic.org/show/the-col...
Guess who Alec Baldwin had on his podcast.
Hear YDS student Andrea Barton Reeves '26 M.A.R. discuss her work ensuring accessibility to services and support for CT residents, and how she remains grounded in her values of transparency, integrity, and service to others. #WeAreCalled buff.ly/yxBoO7j
Hear YDS student Andrea Barton Reeves '26 M.A.R. discuss her work ensuring accessibility to services and support for CT residents, and how she remains grounded in her values of transparency, integrity, and service to others. #WeAreCalled buff.ly/yxBoO7j
Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves on Connecticut’s Future
Podcast Episode · Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin · 10/21/2025 · 43m
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October 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Guess who Alec Baldwin had on his podcast.
Hear YDS student Andrea Barton Reeves '26 M.A.R. discuss her work ensuring accessibility to services and support for CT residents, and how she remains grounded in her values of transparency, integrity, and service to others. #WeAreCalled buff.ly/yxBoO7j
Hear YDS student Andrea Barton Reeves '26 M.A.R. discuss her work ensuring accessibility to services and support for CT residents, and how she remains grounded in her values of transparency, integrity, and service to others. #WeAreCalled buff.ly/yxBoO7j
"Anyone can adapt this model to explore the potential impact of religion, spirituality and health, including devotional practices."
—Benjamin Doolittle '94 M.Div., '97 M.D., Director of the Yale Program for Medicine, Spirituality, and Religion, buff.ly/uBtcGBo
—Benjamin Doolittle '94 M.Div., '97 M.D., Director of the Yale Program for Medicine, Spirituality, and Religion, buff.ly/uBtcGBo
Researchers Develop New Approach to Exploring the Intersection of Religion and Medicine
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a novel research model to enhance investigation conducted at the intersection of religion and medicine.
medicine.yale.edu
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Anyone can adapt this model to explore the potential impact of religion, spirituality and health, including devotional practices."
—Benjamin Doolittle '94 M.Div., '97 M.D., Director of the Yale Program for Medicine, Spirituality, and Religion, buff.ly/uBtcGBo
—Benjamin Doolittle '94 M.Div., '97 M.D., Director of the Yale Program for Medicine, Spirituality, and Religion, buff.ly/uBtcGBo
Congratulations to Michael O'Loughlin '09 M.A.R., the new Executive Editor of National Catholic Reporter! www.ncronline.org/news/ncr-nam...
NCR names Michael O'Loughlin as executive editor
O'Loughlin brings more than 15 years of experience in religion journalism, as a reporter, editor, podcast host and author. He will step into the position in January.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Congratulations to Michael O'Loughlin '09 M.A.R., the new Executive Editor of National Catholic Reporter! www.ncronline.org/news/ncr-nam...