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"No, the 'Global South' Has Not Left the Anglican Communion"
by Andrew McGowan of the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
https://abmcg.blogspot.com/2025/10/no-global-south-has-not-left-anglican.html

"It is a sin to interfere with another community’s ability to fulfill its covenant with God. Hills cannot shout for joy if their tops have been sheared off by strip-mining. Fish cannot swarm seas boiled by an ozone-depleted atmosphere."
—Professor Gregory Mobley writing in the new issue of Reflections, in a piece titled "God’s Eco-Network of Covenants."

"Taking small steps is crucial. You might start by just learning about your immediate neighborhood, how things actually work, finding ways to intervene in things that are not working well. Understand the water supply and how to keep it clean. ... Share. Share what you have."
—YDS professor Willie James Jennings in this interview in the new issue of Reflections, focused on building hope for a living planet

"Spiritual humility and ecological wisdom alike teach us that it’s time to let go of anthropocentrism—the idea that human beings are the center of the universe. Instead, we can rejoice that all creatures belong to Jesus … "
—Professor and alum Carolyn Sharp ’94 M.A.R., ’00 Ph.D. writing in the new issue of Reflections, in her piece "Let There Be Life! A Sermonic Call to Ecological Witness"

"Every time we open a new direction, we are transformed by the partners that enter this project of theological education with us."
—Serene Jones '85 M.Div. '91 Ph.D. reflecting on her long tenure as President of Union Theological Seminary, which ends this coming spring as she enters retirement

“A lot of times when we hear information about U.S. religious life, so much of it is based on polls, which do a particular kind of work,” YDS professor and ethnographer Todne Thomas says, noting that polls lack nuance and often focus on political dimensions of faith. “Religious life is important, whether we’re in an election year or not.”
Hear more from Prof. Thomas in the new episode of the YDS podcast series, which you can listen to here:

FASPE and the Center for Public Theology/Public Policy at YDS recently hosted a day-long clergy symposium on Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism. Videos of the main sessions now available, including this recording of Session 4! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fURT5QnOt4

"In a world beset by war, genocide, systemic discrimination, and climate catastrophe, we need good news. Donyelle McCray offers the opportunity to hear and see the embodiment of good news emanating from marginalized voices—especially Black women, laypeople, artists, and activists."
From the Christian Century review of the new book by YDS professor Donyelle McCray, "Is it a Sermon?"

Preaching outside the box
Donyelle McCray takes readers on a tour of the edges of homiletics, exploring Black Americans’ gospel proclamation in various...

"Hope is a Thing With Calloused Hands." Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove of the Center for Public Theology/Public Policy at YDS interviews religion author and sociologist Robert P. Jones on the "Advent in a Time of Authoritarianism" series. https://ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/

New episode of the YDS 'Quadcast'! Hear host Emily Judd '19 M.A.R. interview Yale professor Carlos Eire about evolving Protestant and Catholic views on miracles, the history of near-death experiences, and ‘hot-button issues’ including the celibacy rule for Catholic priests. https://