Andover Newton Seminary, Berkeley Divinity School, the ISM, and other Quad partners add richness to the YDS experience
Andover Newton Seminary, Berkeley Divinity School, the ISM, and other Quad partners add richness to the YDS experience
Sterling Divinity Quadrangle
Andover Newton Seminary, Berkeley Divinity School, the ISM, and other partners on the Quad add richness and depth to the YDS experience.

Partners on the Quad

Yale Divinity School teems with diverse ideas and interests, offering resources for people on many varied paths. Here at Sterling Divinity Quadrangle, the richness of students’ experience and opportunity is enhanced by the robust presence of Andover Newton SeminaryBerkeley Divinity School, and the Institute of Sacred Music, as well as ongoing research and engagement resources and programs including the Center for Faith and Culture, the Center for Continuing Education, and the Jonathan Edwards Center.

Arial view of the Sterling Divinity QuadrangleSterling Divinity Quadrangle was constructed for YDS in the 1930s when it became clear the Divinity School had outgrown its home on the “downtown” campus. YDS is the academic home of all students on the Quad. Many of these Divinity students pursue additional certification and formation in specific faith traditions or the arts through their participation with Andover Newton, Berkeley, and/or the ISM.

Berkeley, the Episcopal seminary at Yale, is essentially part of YDS, albeit with distinct aspects of its identity and mission. Much the same is true of Andover Newton, which provides students preparation for leadership in locally governed, historically congregational religious organizations and faith communities while they earn their YDS degrees. The ISM is an interdisciplinary graduate center whose students enroll in and receive their degrees from either YDS or the Yale School of Music while engaging deeply with sacred music, worship, and the arts.

How does it work in practice?

One example is the collaboration between YDS and ISM that brings worship to life for students every morning in Marquand Chapel. Here, music, liturgical practices and arts, and theological knowledge come together to create an experience that many students describe as inspiring and transformative.

Another example is Berkeley, which affords Episcopal students the chance to practice their faith and prepare for ordination in the Episcopal Church while receiving the world-class education of YDS and Yale University more broadly.

Yet another example is the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, a research and public-engagement project at YDS that affords still more opportunities for students to develop their skills, knowledge, and experience.

Each partner enriches the experience of all students on the Quad, and each contributes to the creation of a community where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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