Leaders for church and world: YDS alumni stories

The alumnae and alumni of Yale Divinity School are pastors, scholars, activists, educators, the heads of numerous ecclesiastical and secular oganizations, and more—all exemplifying the YDS mission of service to church and world.

Below is a collection of stories showcasing the leadership and contributions of YDS alumni/ae, in the United States and around the world.

If you have stories of your own to suggest about YDS alums—including yourself—please let us know. 

Nothing to lose: YDS alum Stanley Hauerwas on retirement, citizenship, and the church of the future

January 6, 2015
Now that Stanley Hauerwas ’65 B.D., ’67 M.A., ’68 M.Phil., ’68 Ph.D. has reached emeritus status at Duke Divinity School, his idea of retirement is to work on three books,...

Historic building, contemporary congregation, timeless gospel: Nancy Taylor ’81 M.Div. leads Boston’s Old South Church

December 2, 2014
Chiseled above the entrance to Boston’s historic Old South Church is a verse from Revelation that can stand as a congregational motto and, for senior minister Nancy Taylor ’...

Frank Mullen, 1931 – 2014

December 1, 2014
Throughout what he described as his “fifty year love affair with Yale and the Divinity School,” Frank Mullen ’56 M.Div. pastored two churches, served as the 1957 class agent...

With hip-hop in one ear, the gospel in the other, Otis Moss III preaches the blue note gospel

November 13, 2014
From the pulpit in Marquand Chapel, he conducted a high wire oratorical act of prophetic passion and hip-hop heat. He offered trenchant cultural criticism, provided...

Dean Sterling Speaks at World’s Largest Church During Recent Korea Trip

November 7, 2014
In the United States, a church with 10,000 members is considered “mega.” Add two zeroes to that figure, and you know the approximate size of the church in South Korea where...

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