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Laura Nasrallah at University of Oslo honorary degree conferral, flanked by the university's Dean of the Theological Faculty and Rector (President)

Professor Laura Nasrallah awarded honorary doctorate by University of Oslo

September 5, 2024
Laura Nasrallah, Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School, was honored by the University of Oslo with an honorary doctorate...

The scholar of ancient Judaism uncovering forgotten aspects of Jerusalem’s past

August 28, 2024
By Michaela Herrmann Every year, Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences hires dozens of exceptional scholars in academic departments across the sciences, humanities, and social...
Gene Outka

Gene Outka ’62 B.D., 1937-2023

May 3, 2023
Yale Divinity School Dean Greg Sterling made the following announcement today. —— It is my sad duty to inform you that Gene Outka ’62 B.D., Dwight Professor Emeritus of...
Wayne A. Meeks

In Memoriam: Wayne A. Meeks

January 17, 2023
  Wayne Atherton Meeks, Woolsey Professor of Biblical Studies, Emeritus, an influential scholar who helped shape contemporary New Testament and Early Christian studies,...
Christine Hayes

Christine Hayes Awarded Honorary Degree at the Faculty of Theology at Lund University

December 16, 2022
Congratulations to Christine Hayes for being awarded an honorary doctoral degree in Theology by Lund University in Sweden. The Swedish press release can be found here. The...

Louis Dupré, distinguished philosopher of religion

March 1, 2022
Louis Dupré, T. Lawrason Riggs Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Catholic phenomenologist and religious philosopher, heralded in Commonweal as “one of the most...

Frank Griffel appointed Louis M. Rabinowitz Professor of Religious Studies

February 17, 2022
Frank Griffel, who is among the world’s leading scholars of Islamic intellectual history and philosophy, has been appointed the Louis M. Rabinowitz Professor of Religious...