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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...
Chloë Starr: adding Asian Christian sensibility to the global conversation
The media’s routine focus on China—the superpower tensions with the U.S., the power struggles within—might broaden its horizons by encountering Chloë Starr, YDS assistant professor of Asian theology. The China she knows reveals not only a long tradition of subtle classical literature but also a teeming modern Christian theological scene and an evolving cultural synergy with the wider world. Read more...
