Oct 20, 202630 min
YDS Professor Braxton Shelley discusses the origins and history of gospel music, the struggle at the heart of creativity and the risks AI poses to it, and bringing gospel legend Kirk Franklin to Yale for a masterclass.
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Yale Religion
Hosted by Yale Divinity School · religion · EN-US
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Yale Religion
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Who hosts Yale Religion?
Yale Religion is hosted by Yale Divinity School. The show has published 82 episodes to date.
What has Yale Religion covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Sound of Resistance: Gospel Music from Its Origins to AI" (20 October 2026, 30 minutes), "The Bible on the Big Screen: Hollywood, Faith, and American Culture" (8 September 2026, 22 minutes), and "Where Is God in Suffering? Spiritual Care, Mortality, and Meaning with Rev. Aaron Klink" (7 May 2026, 21 minutes).
How often does Yale Religion publish?
Yale Religion publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 82 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Yale Religion?
Booking probability for Yale Religion is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Yale Religion requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Yale Religion's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Yale Religion are Religion & Faith. Yale Religion has a religion audience.
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Yale Divinity School hosts Yale Religion, a religion podcast with 82 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Sep 8, 202622 min
Yale Divinity School alum and cinema scholar Richard Lindsay discusses the history of biblical films in Hollywood – from the influence of the Cold War and American culture on iconic biblical epics to the...
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Where Is God in Suffering? Spiritual Care, Mortality, and Meaning with Rev. Aaron Klink
May 7, 202621 minYale Divinity School alum and hospice chaplain Reverend Aaron Klink discusses how spiritual care complements modern medicine, a near-death experience that transformed his understanding of mortality, and the enduring...
- Apr 7, 202622 min
Professor of American Religious History Tisa Wenger discusses how the early US government used Christianity to justify indigenous land theft, the limits of religious freedom in America, and the importance of Yale’s new...
Yale Religion
What a 2015 Church Burning Reveals About Race, Religion, and Life in America with Professor Todne Thomas
Dec 12, 202525 minSocio-cultural anthropologist Todne Thomas, Associate Professor of Divinity and Religious Studies at Yale Divinity School, discusses researching a 2015 arson of a predominantly Black church in Tennessee, what it says...
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- Oct 14, 202526 min
Yale University Professor of History and Religious Studies Carlos Eire discusses evolving Protestant and Catholic views on miracles, the history of near-death experiences, and ‘hot button issues’ including the celibacy...
- Aug 11, 202523 min
Andrew McGowan, Dean of Berkeley Divinity School and Professor at Yale Divinity School, discusses the origins of today’s Christian practices, which Christian rituals were lost over the centuries, and why the...
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Caring about Species Extinction and Climate Change from a Faith Perspective: An Interview with Ryan Darr
Jun 16, 202524 minRyan Darr, YDS Assistant Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Environment and an expert on multispecies justice, discusses rapidly accelerating species extinctions, why they matter from an ethical and theological...
- May 6, 202520 min
YDS Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Teresa Morgan discusses what attracted Greeks and Romans to Christianity in the religion’s first centuries; how Greek and Roman societies shaped Christian...
- Mar 5, 202517 min
Yale SOM grad Bryan Enriquez ’21 discusses launching the Hallow prayer app, argues that technology and artificial intelligence are good for religion and religious practice, and responds to critics who say that the...
- Jan 15, 202518 min
Professor John Grim, co-director of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, discusses the relationship between indigenous religions and the environment, why religion needs to be part of the fight against climate change...
- Dec 4, 202416 min
YDS Associate Professor of New Testament Yii-Jan Lin discusses how American immigration ideology and policy has been influenced by the Book of Revelation; COVID-19 and patterns of xenophobia in America; and modern...
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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on white poverty, race myths, and the reconstruction of American democracy
Sep 26, 202428 minYale Divinity School Lecturer Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove offers insights on the upcoming presidential election – drawing from his latest book with Bishop William Barber, ‘White Poverty’; discusses how a...
- Sep 9, 202418 min
YDS alumna Vanessa Avery shares lessons learned from decades of interfaith peacebuilding, how architecture can be used as a tool to bring people together, and the importance of radical hospitality...
- Aug 14, 202430 min
Yale Divinity School Dean and Professor of New Testament Gregory E. Sterling discusses the future of theological education, overcoming polarization in America, and how the school’s new Living Village project is an...
- Jun 10, 202422 min
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence co-founder Dr. Robin Stern discusses the role of spirituality and religion in understanding and managing emotions, the danger of suppressing emotions like anger, and her...
- Apr 17, 202418 min
YDS Professor Emeritus John Collins, author of the book “The Apocalyptic Imagination,” discusses what the Bible really says about the end of the world; what caused the rise of apocalyptic literature; and how some...
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The Importance of Sacred Practice with Martin Jean
Mar 11, 202417 minAs the Yale Institute of Sacred Music celebrates its 50th anniversary, ISM Director Martin Jean discusses the institute’s past, present and future; how to save the genre of classical music; and what’s lost for humanity...
- Feb 8, 202418 min
YDS Professor Joel Baden discusses launching and leading the Center for Continuing Education at YDS, defends his critical scholarship of the Bible, and critiques what he calls scholarly evangelicalism. A transcript of...
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Eve Isn’t Evil: A Feminist Perspective on Women in the Bible from Dr. Julie Faith Parker
Jan 9, 202418 minIn this episode, YDS alum Dr. Julie Faith Parker interprets the Bible through a feminist lens – reclaiming the biblical figure of Eve as a hero, questioning the common idea that only men authored scripture, and...
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Kirk Franklin
20-time Grammy award winner
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Carlos Eire
T. L. Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University, Yale University
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Andrew McGowan
Dean and President, McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology, Berkeley Divinity School of Yale University
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Teresa Morgan
McDonald Agape Professor in New Testament and Early Christianity at Yale Divinity School, Yale Divinity School
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