Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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"I knew that I wanted to come to a place where I could deepen my grasp of the fundamentals of Christian religion, while also continuing my ecumenical emphasis."

Jenn Strawbridge '04

Berkeley Divinity School is part of a larger ecumenical community that offers a great combination of academic learning and theology. What I love most is the integration of community and worship, which includes faculty, students and staff. Berkeley offers the opportunity to experience a wonderful model of formation in communion and in community."

Rachel Lyle '08

A Word from the Dean

Welcome to Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

As an Episcopal seminary, Berkeley Divinity School offers what we like to call "the best of both worlds" in theological education: the diversity of a university divinity school, combined with the focus of a denominational seminary. This potent combination offers a rare opportunity for Episcopal seminarians by providing an educational setting where they have access both to the vast educational resources of a secular university, as well as to the intensive formation for ministry of a Christian seminary.

Berkeley's goal is to create an inquisitive environment where students acquire a clear understanding of the complexity of issues facing the church in the world, so that they may in turn become persuasive, imaginative advocates for the Gospel of Jesus Christ as clergy and lay leaders of the Episcopal Church. Within Yale Divinity School, Berkeley students are challenged on a daily basis by a lively ecumenical academic life as they engage faculty and colleagues from every variety of the Christian tradition, as well as a focused routine of prayer, worship and hands-on practical pastoral experience. This immersion encourages students to become more firmly grounded in their own Anglican heritage, and at the same time ready to discover fresh conclusions and insights that are both intellectually powerful and theologically genuine. We at Berkeley believe that this method of priestly and lay formation is critical to the future of the church, and we look forward to your participation and presence.

Faithfully,

The Very Rev'd Joseph Britton
Dean and President

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  History

  Berkeley Divinity School's origins go back to the Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley, who dreamed of building a seminary in the New World that would express the breadth of the Anglican tradition in new environs.
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  Faculty and Staff

  The Episcopal faculty at Berkeley and Yale Divinity Schools cover the whole range of theological disciplines.
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  Trustees

  The Board of Trustees of the Berkeley Divinity School is widely representative of the diverse constituencies served by the seminary throughout the church.
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  National Advisory Council

  Appointed by the Dean, the National Advisory Council represents the School to the wider church, promoting it as a unique resource for training clergy and lay leaders.
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  Profiles

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