The New Evangelists: Yale Divinity School and the Revival of the Christian Left is the cover story in the November - December issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine. The article was written by Warren Goldstein '73, '83 Ph.D., author of William Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy Impatience. >Go to story
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Some 250 official registrants at Convocation and Reunions 2006 heard sermons touching on themes of war and peace, and one group of alumni started a petition drive challenging government policy on torture. But there was lighter fare also, highlighted by a Woolsey Hall concert featuring sacred music by famed jazz musician and composer Dave Bruebeck. >Go to story
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Building on Yale University's history of more than 300 years of engagement in theological training, Yale Divinity School is committed to realizing its full potential in a new century and a new world – a world that is increasingly complex and diverse, increasingly integrated and connected in new and surprising ways. A major part of this effort is the new DIVINITY>>tomorrow capital campaign, a five-year undertaking during which the Divinity School plans to raise a total of $38 million to meet programmatic and building needs. > Learn more about DIVINITY>>tomorrow
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Three members of the Yale Divinity School faculty have been appointed to endowed chairs. Thomas Ogletree was named the Frederick Marquand Professor of Ethics; Appointed the Clement-Muehl Professor of Homiletics is Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, and Willis Jenkins is the first Margaret Farley Assistant Professor of Social Ethics. >Go to story
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A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) panel on Nov. 15 dismissed a complaint filed against Janet Edwards '76 M.Div. for officiating at a wedding of two women. The panel ruled that the complaint was filed four days late and, therefore, was invalid.
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 Constance L. Royster has been named director of development following five years as associate director of development at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and two years as the first director of major giving at the WSHU National Public Radio Group in Fairfield, CT. A member of the Yale College Class of 1972, she was part of the first group of women undergraduates at Yale. >Go to story
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As graduating seniors begin to ponder their next move, many puzzle over a variety of tactical questions about careers and entering "the real world." Alumni can be tremendously valuable resources in these circumstances, and the YDS Office of Career Services supports several programs that allow alumni to share their insights with graduating students and with other alumni who may be seeking jobs.
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Graduates of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale played a prominent role in the "Going Forward Together Conference" hosted Nov. 16-19 by St. Stephen's Church in Richmond, VA—both as sponsoring clergy and parishes and as presenters. The conference was for "clergy, lay staff, vestry members and lay leaders, and anyone who cares about the vitality of the church and its engagement with the community, the culture and the world." >Go to story
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John Danforth '63 B.D. and Joseph Cumming, director of the Reconciliation Program at the YDS-based Yale Center for Faith and Culture, were featured speakers at an Oct. 25 forum entitled The Role of Religion in Public Affairs, held at Battell Chapel and sponsored by the university's Political Science Department. >Go to story
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In an article written for the November issue of the Institute of Sacred Music's Prism publication, Dorothy Bass, director of the Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith, expounds on what it means to engage in "practical theology." She describes practical theology as "a type of theology that takes the capacity of actual persons and communities to practice a life-giving way of life as its primary focus." >Go to story
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 A celebration of the life and ministry of Henri Nouwen, the visionary Dutch Catholic priest who taught at YDS in the 1970s, will be held at Yale Divinity School on March 1 and 2. The celebration, entitled "Spirituality in the World Today: The Influence of Henri Nouwen," will feature a keynote address, a panel on spirituality, a panel on pastoral care and peacemaking; a concert, and formal dedication of the Nouwen Chapel in the lower level of the Divinity School library. Further details of the celebration will be posted on the YDS web site.
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In summer 2007, Yale Divinity School and the Institute of Sacred Music, in cooperation with Berkeley Divinity School, will again offer an exciting series of weeklong courses in a variety of fields, including biblical studies, worship, music, environmental and sexual ethics, pastoral care, art, and ministry. Three sessions are planned in New Haven, coinciding with the city's annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas: June 4-8, June 11-15, and June 18-22. In addition, a special two-day session will be held June 20-21 -- The Contemporary Theological Scene -- taught by Dean Harold W. Attridge and other senior Yale faculty. And, independent of the three-week Summer Term, language courses in Greek, Hebrew and Latin will also be offered in June. Complete information will be available on the Summer Term and Summer Languages web site after Jan. 1 at http://www.yale.edu/sdqsummerterm
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YDS awarded $1.5 M grant to study how pastors learn through practice
Works of Jonathan Edwards now available online