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By Dr. Moses Moore '77 M.Div.

The Arcadia Players will present three concerts of Baroque music this month, each one led by a finalist in its search for a new artistic director. The programs will be streamed on YouTube and include works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann and...

By Lauren Yanks '19 M.Div. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, Marylouise Oates ‘73 M.Div. has spent her life breaking barriers and helping those in need. These values were planted in her childhood. “My dad was a union organizer,” she said. “He never finished high school but was brilliant. And my mother’s father was a politician. They had a great influence on me.”

Coons, Biden’s Eyes and Ears in the Senate, Reaches for Bipartisanship The Delaware Democrat, who once interned for President Biden, is now his main conduit to senators in both parties who hold the key to moving his agenda. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware has been urging his fellow Democrats to find a compromise with Republicans on funding infrastructure.Credit...Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times May 25, 2021 WASHINGTON — Senator Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, was hurrying to a v...

American membership in houses of worship has plummeted to below 50% for the first time in eight decades of Gallup polling, from 70% in 1999 to 47% in 2020. And that shift away from organized religion has dovetailed with the rise of an intense form of partisan politics that some see as quasi-religious – providing adherents with a sense of devotion, belonging, and moral certitude.  From MAGA devotees on the right to social justice warriors on the “woke left,” political activism that can ...

By Kimberly Winston They are questions every good Sunday school teacher knows to expect: Why does the New Testament include four gospels, telling the story of Jesus’s life four different ways? What was each author trying to persuade us of—and did he succeed? Those questions are central to the work of Michal Beth Dinkler, Associate Professor of New Testament and ancient Christianity at Yale Divinity School. This summer, Dinkler will be the one tackling those questions when she teaches The Da...

Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used it to explain Gods wrath, but also as a narrative device.

For many Americans, politics has become imbued with a religious fervor – while at the same time, participation in organized religion has plummeted.

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced that Walter K. Clair ’77, M.D. ’81, M.P.H. ’85, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr ’71, and Preston N. Williams, Ph.D. ’67, will receive the 2021 Harvard Medal. First awarded in 1981, the Harvard Medal is given to those who have demonstrated extraordinary service to the University in a variety of areas, including teaching, fundraising, leadership, innovation, administration, and volunteerism. Alumni, former faculty and staff, and members of org...

OTTAWA — Growing up in Ottawa, former Topeka minister Jack Bremer found of one his many passions early in life. As a young boy, Bremer spent much of his time looking through the camera lens, snapping photos of important events and those who meant the most to him. Bremer died April 30, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. While many can take photos, what made Bremers stand out was his ability as a teenager to capture some of the most poignant moments occurring around him. He captured his world in black ...