Yale Divinity School
Established:	1822
Type:	Private
Location:	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Dean:	Harold W. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Attridge
Website:	http://www.yale.edu/divinity

Yale Divinity School is a professional school at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. preparing students for ordained or lay ministry. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The nonsectarian school's mission is “To foster the knowledge and love of God through critical engagement with the traditions of the Christian churches in the context of the contemporary world. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth ” The school grants the Master of Divinity (M. In Christian Theology, the Master of Divinity ( MDiv, Magister Divinitatis in Latin) is the first Professional degree DIV. ), Master of Arts in Religion (M. A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large A. R. ), and Master of Sacred Theology (S. The Master of Sacred Theology (STM is a second level professional degree conferred by Seminaries and theological colleges T. M. ) degrees. Both the M. Div. and the S. T. M. - being terminal degrees - earn the graduand the right to wear the Yale blue doctoral gown. ^[1]

The main mission of Yale College at its founding in 1701 was religious training. In its charter, it was designed as a school "wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts & Sciences who through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church & Civil State. " A professorship of divinity was established in 1746 and in 1822, a separate department developed, later known as the Yale Divinity School. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the

The Georgian style campus, The Sterling Divinity Quadrangle, designed by Delano & Aldrich, was built in 1932, modeled, in part, on the University of Virginia. Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 William Adams Delano ( January 21 1874 &ndash January 12 1960) was a prominent American Architect, a partner with The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research It was named after Yale Law alumnus and benefactor John William Sterling, name partner at the New York law firm Shearman & Sterling. John William Sterling ( May 12, 1844 - July 5, 1918) was a Philanthropist, corporate attorney and major benefactor to Yale University Shearman & Sterling LLP is a US White shoe firm headquartered in New York City with 19 offices located in major financial centers around the world The school formerly occupied East and West Divinity Hall (1870-1931) designed by Richard Morris Hunt. Richard Morris Hunt ( October 31 1827 – July 31, 1895) was a preeminent figure in the history of American Architecture. Since razed, this site is now occupied by Calhoun College. Calhoun College is a Residential college of Yale University. Early history In 1641 John Brockston established a farm on the plot of land that ^[2]

The Berkeley Divinity School affiliated with Yale Divinity School in 1971. Berkeley Divinity School, founded in 1854 is an official seminary of the Episcopal Church, based in New Haven Connecticut. While Berkeley retains its Episcopal Church connection, its students are admitted by and fully enrolled as members of Yale Divinity School. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States.

Recent years have seen the Divinity School develop a specialty in various aspects of narrative theology, or postliberalism. Narrative theology began as a late 20th-century theological development Many if not most leaders of this movement are YDS graduates.

References

Notable alumni

• Diogenes Allen
• Lyman Beecher
• Gregory A. Boyd
• Frederick Buechner
• Will D. Campbell
• William Ragsdale Cannon (Bachelor of Divinity, 1940; Ph.D., 1942), Professor and Dean, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Former site of the Yale Divinity School bordering the New Haven Green in a postcard from about 1904. The Reverend Dr Diogenes Allen (born 1932 is Professor Emeritus and former Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Lyman Beecher ( October 12, 1775 &ndash January 10, 1863) was a Presbyterian clergyman temperance movement leader and the father Gregory A "Greg" Boyd is an evangelical pastor Christian Theologian, and author Frederick Buechner (born July 11, 1926) full name Carl Frederick Buechner is a Presbyterian PCUSA minister and an American author Will D Campbell (born 1924 in Amite County, Mississippi, United States) is a Baptist minister activist author and lecturer William Ragsdale Cannon ( 5 April 1916 &ndash 1997 was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1968 In Western universities a Bachelor of Divinity (BD or BDiv is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both Candler School of Theology, Emory University, is one of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. The New Haven Green is a 16-acre privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven Connecticut.

• Roy Clyde Clark, a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
• William Sloane Coffin
• John Danforth
• Hans Wilhelm Frei
• Paul Vernon Galloway, a Bishop of The Methodist Church
• Gary Hart
• Stanley Hauerwas
• Richard B. Hays
• Sen Katayama
• Helmut Richard Niebuhr
• Reinhold Niebuhr
• Clark V. Poling
• Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
• George Rupp
• Ron Sider
• John Silber
• William Willimon
• Anne Stanback
• Parker T. Williamson
• Sharon Watkins
• Micah Luce

External links

• Yale Divinity School website
• Berkeley Divinity School at Yale