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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 Danger of a Single Christian Story as part of the YDS Summer Study program. “Every retelling of a st...

Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used it to explain God's 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 organizations connected with the University are eligible for consideration. The medals will be presente...

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 Bremer's 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 and white and offered a viewpoint into his life as an adolescent. Now, more than 50 of those photos...