Yale

Is the university good for the Jews? With Mark Oppenheimer

By Jeffrey Salkin — January 25, 2024
How did the university become a battle ground for Jewish identity? A conversation with Mark Oppenheimer reveals some interesting nuances to that question.

The Best Ramadan Ever? Lockdown makes space for spiritual growth

By Omer Bajwa — May 25, 2020
(RNS) — This lockdown presents us a with unique opportunities for deeper spiritual growth through patient introspection and self-assessment.

10 things to expect from my ‘Faitheist’ column

By Chris Stedman — December 4, 2013
You may be asking yourself: What on earth is a ‘faitheist’? It’s been years since I first heard the term “faitheist”—a pejorative used by some atheists to describe other nontheists who seem too accommodating of religion. As an atheist and an interfaith activist, I decided that I liked the word enough to embrace it. I […]

Ellen Davis unearths an agrarian view of the Bible

By Yonat Shimron — October 28, 2013
(RNS) Ellen Davis' work makes the case that Christian theologians have for too long focused narrowly on the spiritual component of Scripture and in the process have overlooked the Bible’s material concerns.

Yale’s humanists lose bid for campus recognition

By Kimberly Winston — October 7, 2013
(RNS) “From the very beginning, we fully expected people -- religious and nonreligious alike -- to have questions about our pursuing membership" in Yale Religious Ministries, coordinator Chris Stedman said.
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