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The Worlds of Tarot: Students explore the history and meaning of divinatory cards
A new course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of tarot—a divinatory medium practiced by fortune-tellers, artists, and the curious.
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RLST welcomes new faculty member Marta Sanvido
Marta Sanvido describes the impact a trip to Japan had on her studies and the “secret documents” of her most most recent research.
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Sterling Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Christine Hayes, Receives Honorary Degree from JTS
Dr. Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, received an honorary degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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Phi Beta Kappa honors two celebrated Yale teachers and a long-serving academic dean
Two professors, one retired and the other part of the active faculty, received the DeVane award, Yale College’s oldest teaching award.
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Laura Nasrallah one of two FAS faculty honored with 2025 ACLS Fellowships
The American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship supports and recognizes excellence in the humanities.
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Passover pop-up exhibit at Sterling teaches visitors about Jewish tradition
The exhibit featured books telling the Passover story from many centuries and regions of the world.
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In Memorium: Bentley Layton
Goff Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and a field-transforming scholar, died on March 26.
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Professor Laura Nasrallah awarded honorary doctorate by University of Oslo
Laura Nasrallah, Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School, was honored by the University of Oslo
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The scholar of ancient Judaism uncovering forgotten aspects of Jerusalem’s past
Incoming FAS faculty member Sarit Kattan Gribetz studies life, religion, and community in one of the world’s oldest cities.
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Office Hours with Todne Thomas
Todne Thomas discusses why ethnography is so important to her as a citizen and a scholar, and its power to challenge our assumptions about religion.
