People Notes - April 2016

The Center for Faith and Culture at YDS has made a series of promotions and appointments to pursue its expanded work under the $4.2 million Templeton grant entitled “Theology of Joy and the Good Life.” (For background on the grant, please review this article from last fall.)

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Danielle Tumminio ‘06 M.Div. has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Seminary of the Southwest.

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Justin Mikulencak ‘17 M.Div. is one of 12 seminary and divinity school students chosen by FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) to participate in a two-week program in Europe this summer. The program uses the conduct of the clergy in Nazi Germany as a launching point for an intensive course of study on ethical issues facing religious leaders today.

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Lyn Brakeman ‘82 M.Div. has published a new book, God Is Not a Boy’s Name: Becoming Woman, Becoming Priest (Wipf & Stock, 2016).

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Mateo Jaramillo ‘04 M.A.R., Vice President of Products and Programs for Tesla Energy in San Francisco, has been named Henry Crown Fellow of the
Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. 

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Rodney Walker ‘15 M.Div. has published a new book, A New Day One: Trauma, Grace, and a Young Man’s Journey from Foster Care to Yale (Advantage Media Group, 2016).

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April 13, 2016