Tag: faith

Sharing Sacred Spaces and Radical Hospitality with Vanessa Avery

Sharing Sacred Spaces and Radical Hospitality with Vanessa Avery

YDS alumna Vanessa Avery shares lessons learned from decades of interfaith peacebuilding, how architecture can be used as a tool to bring people together, and the importance of radical hospitality.

https://divinity.yale.edu/news/quadcast-sharing-sacred-spaces-and-radical-hospitality-vanessa-avery

The Future of Theological Education with YDS Dean Gregory E. Sterling

The Future of Theological Education with YDS Dean Gregory E. Sterling

Yale Divinity School Dean and Professor of New Testament Gregory E. Sterling discusses the future of theological education, overcoming polarization in America, and how the school’s new Living Village project is an ethical response to the climate crisis.

https://divinity.yale.edu/news/future-theological-education-yds-dean-gregory-sterling

Leading a church for Black lives: Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes and Andrew Wilkes

Leading a church for Black lives: Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes and Andrew Wilkes

Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes ’18 M.Div. and husband, Pastor Andrew Wilkes, discuss launching a Brooklyn-based church committed to Black lives and justice; their co-authored book, “Psalms for Black Lives”; and the challenges of being co-ministers and spouses.

How Christianity in Africa is changing global religion

How Christianity in Africa is changing global religion

Dr. Kyama Mugambi, Professor of World Christianity at Yale Divinity School, discusses how Christianity in Africa is impacting the global religious landscape, why Christianity in Africa is not a ‘colonizer’ religion, and what Christianity has in common with African Traditional Religions.

Why Our World Needs ‘Crazy Christians’ with Bishop Michael Curry

Why Our World Needs ‘Crazy Christians’ with Bishop Michael Curry

Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church Bishop Michael Curry ’78 M.Div. reflects on his fiery sermon on love at the royal wedding, becoming the first person of color to lead the Episcopal Church, and why the world is in need of ‘crazy Christians.’

Living buildings pioneer Jason F. McLennan on YDS Living Village and architecture for the future

Living buildings pioneer Jason F. McLennan on YDS Living Village and architecture for the future

Renowned sustainability architect Jason F. McLennan discusses Yale Divinity School’s Living Village complex, the relationship between religion and the environment, and his response to critics of green building.

Faith and Health: Reclaiming the Church’s Healing Ministry with Dr. Scott Morris

Faith and Health: Reclaiming the Church’s Healing Ministry with Dr. Scott Morris

Yale Divinity School alum Dr. Scott Morris, founder and CEO of faith-based medical clinic Church Health, discusses the connection between health and religion, why Christians must engage in healing ministries, and the biggest failure in the American healthcare system.

Untold stories: LGBT Catholics and the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in America with Michael O’Loughlin

Untold stories: LGBT Catholics and the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in America with Michael O’Loughlin

YDS alum Michael O’Loughlin discusses his book ‘Hidden Mercy’ and untold stories of the grassroots Catholic response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in America, the challenges of being an LGBT member of the Catholic Church, and how Pope Francis sparked a spiritual revolution on Twitter.

Leading Washington National Cathedral through pandemic and politics

Leading Washington National Cathedral through pandemic and politics

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Dean Randy Hollerith of Washington National Cathedral, ’90 M.Div., discusses presiding over presidential inaugural prayer services for Donald Trump and Joe Biden, why religious leaders should play a central role in healing divisions in America, and finding hope and faith during the coronavirus pandemic.