News and Headlines
16 reasons to celebrate: new titles by YDS faculty
“How do you write a book?” an undergraduate student once asked Margaret Olin, a senior research fellow at the University. Olin responded: “Well. It’s always written.” On Monday April 8, the YDS community gathered in the Common Room for the annual Faculty Book Party, an event that celebrated 16 new publications of our professors’ “always written” works. Read more...
The Future of Faith and the rise of the "nones:" YDS guests and students reflect
With one in five American adults now identifying their religious affiliation as “none,” empty pews and fewer pulpits have YDS students and alumni wondering where former church members are going—and if they will ever come back. In response, YDS hosted “The Future of Faith,” a two-part discussion about where the church is headed in the next few decades. Read more...
The Future of Faith: Diana Butler Bass, Ross Douthat, Robert Abernathy, Lillian Daniel
The Future of Faith was a two-part event featuring author and scholar Diana Butler Bass and New York Times Op-Ed columnist Ross Douthat. The events were moderated by Robert Abernathy, host of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, and Lillian Daniel writer and UCC pastor. Watch the archived video on our LiveStream channel. Read more...
YDS students experiment with giving up borders for Lent and other acts of "holy imagination"
Pointing to a crucified Christ who identifies with those oppressed by systemic injustice, a group of YDS students joined nearly a hundred immigration activists and people of faith on the New Haven green for a unique Holy Week service: "Deportation Crucifies: A Good Friday Liturgy and Rally." Read more...
