Serving 21st-Century Church and World
Providing knowledge, insight, and inspiration in a critical time of upheaval and challenge.
An Ecumenical Community
Inclusively Christian, open to all denominations and perspectives
A World-Class Research University
Access to all of Yale’s academic and cultural resources
PARTNERS ON THE QUAD
Berkeley Divinity School, the Institute of Sacred Music, and Andover Newton Seminary are important collaborators with YDS, sharing space, faculty, students, an inclusive Christian identity, and a common mission of service to church and world.
LEADERSHIP
The architectural revelation on a New Haven hilltop
An essay on the significance of the Living Village
Theological resources
Through podcasts and online lectures, YDS offers a rich array of resources for faith formation, religious education, and personal and professional enrichment.
Beecher Lecture Series
Beecher Lecture Series
John McClure of Vanderbilt Divinity School presents the 2024 Beecher lecture series on “Renewing Preaching Through a Critical Homiletics of Genre."
How our alums serve the church and world
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'Uniquely capable'
Versed in ethics, religiously knowledgeable, and formed in faith, our students emerge from YDS uniquely capable of fostering the positive transformations needed in our communities, country, and world.Rev. Nancy Taylor '80 M.Div. -
'Felt like I belonged'
YDS was one of the places where I felt like I belonged (age, race, class, sexual orientation, etc. — all of me). And it was a GLORIOUS experience!Countess Cooper '23 S.T.M. -
Soft place for hard questions
YDS is a soft place to ask hard questions. How we need that in a world of too many jagged edges where we don’t afford each other love, kindness, and generosity.Stan Grant, Australian journalist -
A needed foundation
YDS prepared me for leadership in the church and provided the theological, ethical, and historical foundation I needed to enter and engage the world with a sense of confidence.Jeffrey Haggray '88 M.Div., Executive Director of the American Baptist Churches Home Mission Society -
Mind and heart
Most of us think of YDS as a place of the mind. It is also a place of the heart.Peter Marty '85 M.Div., Editor/Publisher, The Christian Century -
Life-changing experience
I would not be the scholar I am today without the faculty's mentorship, the school's amazing resources, or my classmates' input.Daniel Gullotta '17 M.A.R. -
Passionate about questions of belief and practice
This was a place for people like me: rooted in a tradition, ecumenically inclined, passionate about questions of religious belief and practice. I could be myself, let down my guard, and do my work with people who would become some of my closest friends.Chet Duke '20 M.A.R. -
Yale University
It transforms a class when you can go beyond a textbook to see what a book or a woodcut in the 16th century looks like.Bruce Gordon, Professor of Ecclesiastical History -
Valuable degree
I feel as though I still use my YDS degree every day.Kathleen Murphy '95 M.A.R., faculty member at Marymount University -
Historical mission
YDS remains rooted in Christian commitments but is applying those commitments to all sorts of issues in this turbulent society.Ray Waddle, author of "This Grand Errand: A Bicentennial History of YDS" -
Ecumenical formation
The most formative part of my time at YDS was the ecumenical worship. I am so appreciative of Marquand Chapel.Calvon Jones ’18 M.Div., Assistant Minister of Memorial Church of Harvard -
All tweets lead to YDS
It feels like everywhere I turn, every theologian or scholar...or every publication I read keeps pointing me back to one place: @YaleDivSchool. And I'm totally onboard with that ;)@PorterCTaylor on Twitter -
Transformational Leadership
I lean upon my YDS experience every day in my personal and professional life. The community continues to inspire and support me in important ways, and I am grateful for the indelible impact that has had on my life.Dr. Elijah Heyward ’07 M.A.R., former COO, International African American Museum -
Inspired to lead
My time at Berkeley at YDS trained me to think and inspired me to lead with courage and faith.The Most Rev. Michael Curry ’78 M.Div., Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church -
Lifeblood
It’s the students who affect me the most. I’ve written poems that emerged out of classes, and been directly motivated and challenged by perceptions of students. They’re really the lifeblood of the school.Christian Wiman, Professor of the Practice of Religion and Literature -
Preparation for ministry
@YaleDivSchool brought my head, heart and hands together for ministry. Grateful.Cece Jones-Davis '05 M.Div. -
Faculty mentorship
My experience at YDS pushed me to better appreciate spiritual mentors in and out of class. Many times, I found myself blessed by faculty members who encouraged me to look beyond the boundaries of the syllabus as I sought answers to my biggest questions.Christopher Phillips ’18 M.Div. -
Deepened capacity
The depth, breadth and quality of my education and experience at YDS have had a profound impact on the quality of my ministry, deepened my capacity to think critically and creatively, and changed my life.Sandra Dager '82 M.Div. -
The will and the grace to do it
Of one thing I’m sure: There are people to serve, a world in pain and confusion, work to do … and my formation at YDS has given me the will and grace to do it.Will Dickinson '20 M.Div., Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia -
21st Century Church
Only by encountering people in the world can we truly bring the Church into the 21st century and hope to revive it as an important and practical part of society. I am blessed that my education prepared me to live out my call in the world.Victoria Strang ’17 M.Div.
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'Uniquely capable'
Versed in ethics, religiously knowledgeable, and formed in faith, our students emerge from YDS uniquely capable of fostering the positive transformations needed in our communities, country, and world.Rev. Nancy Taylor '80 M.Div. -
'Felt like I belonged'
YDS was one of the places where I felt like I belonged (age, race, class, sexual orientation, etc. — all of me). And it was a GLORIOUS experience!Countess Cooper '23 S.T.M. -
Soft place for hard questions
YDS is a soft place to ask hard questions. How we need that in a world of too many jagged edges where we don’t afford each other love, kindness, and generosity.Stan Grant, Australian journalist -
A needed foundation
YDS prepared me for leadership in the church and provided the theological, ethical, and historical foundation I needed to enter and engage the world with a sense of confidence.Jeffrey Haggray '88 M.Div., Executive Director of the American Baptist Churches Home Mission Society -
Mind and heart
Most of us think of YDS as a place of the mind. It is also a place of the heart.Peter Marty '85 M.Div., Editor/Publisher, The Christian Century -
Life-changing experience
I would not be the scholar I am today without the faculty's mentorship, the school's amazing resources, or my classmates' input.Daniel Gullotta '17 M.A.R. -
Passionate about questions of belief and practice
This was a place for people like me: rooted in a tradition, ecumenically inclined, passionate about questions of religious belief and practice. I could be myself, let down my guard, and do my work with people who would become some of my closest friends.Chet Duke '20 M.A.R. -
Yale University
It transforms a class when you can go beyond a textbook to see what a book or a woodcut in the 16th century looks like.Bruce Gordon, Professor of Ecclesiastical History -
Valuable degree
I feel as though I still use my YDS degree every day.Kathleen Murphy '95 M.A.R., faculty member at Marymount University -
Historical mission
YDS remains rooted in Christian commitments but is applying those commitments to all sorts of issues in this turbulent society.Ray Waddle, author of "This Grand Errand: A Bicentennial History of YDS" -
Ecumenical formation
The most formative part of my time at YDS was the ecumenical worship. I am so appreciative of Marquand Chapel.Calvon Jones ’18 M.Div., Assistant Minister of Memorial Church of Harvard -
All tweets lead to YDS
It feels like everywhere I turn, every theologian or scholar...or every publication I read keeps pointing me back to one place: @YaleDivSchool. And I'm totally onboard with that ;)@PorterCTaylor on Twitter -
Transformational Leadership
I lean upon my YDS experience every day in my personal and professional life. The community continues to inspire and support me in important ways, and I am grateful for the indelible impact that has had on my life.Dr. Elijah Heyward ’07 M.A.R., former COO, International African American Museum -
Inspired to lead
My time at Berkeley at YDS trained me to think and inspired me to lead with courage and faith.The Most Rev. Michael Curry ’78 M.Div., Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church -
Lifeblood
It’s the students who affect me the most. I’ve written poems that emerged out of classes, and been directly motivated and challenged by perceptions of students. They’re really the lifeblood of the school.Christian Wiman, Professor of the Practice of Religion and Literature -
Preparation for ministry
@YaleDivSchool brought my head, heart and hands together for ministry. Grateful.Cece Jones-Davis '05 M.Div. -
Faculty mentorship
My experience at YDS pushed me to better appreciate spiritual mentors in and out of class. Many times, I found myself blessed by faculty members who encouraged me to look beyond the boundaries of the syllabus as I sought answers to my biggest questions.Christopher Phillips ’18 M.Div. -
Deepened capacity
The depth, breadth and quality of my education and experience at YDS have had a profound impact on the quality of my ministry, deepened my capacity to think critically and creatively, and changed my life.Sandra Dager '82 M.Div. -
The will and the grace to do it
Of one thing I’m sure: There are people to serve, a world in pain and confusion, work to do … and my formation at YDS has given me the will and grace to do it.Will Dickinson '20 M.Div., Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia -
21st Century Church
Only by encountering people in the world can we truly bring the Church into the 21st century and hope to revive it as an important and practical part of society. I am blessed that my education prepared me to live out my call in the world.Victoria Strang ’17 M.Div.
Garden-designer student creates new exhibit celebrating the land YDS calls home
Journalist alum seeks a ‘more just future’ through media
School of Architecture student team designs water sculpture for YDS Living Village
God in the details: Vasileios Marinis on the scrutiny of art, and the art of scrutiny
Quadcast interview with Bryan Enriquez: Developing the No. 1 religion app in the world