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Thomas H. Troeger: between the life of the imagination and the life of God
From earliest childhood, Thomas H. Troeger received a daily double theological blessing: His mother would read from the Bible to him and he’d listen with his father to Bach, Handel, or Haydn. That double exposure helped forge his attitude toward Christian faith and his vocational identity, too. Today, whether as a widely recognized hymn writer, preacher, homiletics professor, theologian, poet, musician, columnist, or author, Troeger keeps a lively connection Read more...
A rare viewing of rare Bibles for YDS community
Yale's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library opened its doors for more than 100 students and faculty from the Divinity School who headed downtown to see some of Yale’s oldest printed Bibles--outside their cases. "This is a Halley's comet moment," Bruce Gordon, Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History, wrote in his invitation to the community, referring to the rare opportunity to see the pages of the Gutenberg Bible turned. Read more...
From the Alumni Board: "a place where 'theology, piety, and social concern do not part company.'"
A reflection on the YDS experience from the President of the YDS Alumni Board. Read more...
Prof. John Collins speaks with "Fresh Air's" Terry Gross about the Dead Sea Scrolls
Listen to John Collins, YDS Holmes Professor of Old Testament, talk about his new book, The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography, with Fresh Air host, Terry Gross. Collins discusses the controversial history of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the many fights over interpretation by academics, as well as the scholary importance of the documents. He also mentions receiving a phone call from Mel Gibson. Read more...
