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God and Man at Yale Divinity

A weekly blog series from inside Yale Divinity School — from orientation to finals, GI Bill tips, and what it's really like as a conservative at Yale.

In August 2019, I left my JAG Corps assignment and enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Yale Divinity School as a William F. Buckley Fellow. This series — "God and Man at Yale Divinity" — is a week-by-week chronicle of that experience, from orientation through graduation.

You'll get an unfiltered look at what Yale Divinity School is actually like: the classes, the culture, the ideological tensions, and the moments of genuine spiritual growth. I write as a conservative evangelical veteran navigating one of the most progressive academic environments in the country — and finding more common ground than you might expect. Topics range from the GI Bill and Ivy League grading to cancel culture, viewpoint diversity, scriptural inerrancy, and the work of James Cone.

If you're a veteran considering divinity school, a prospective Yale applicant, or just curious what happens when a JAG officer walks into a seminar on liberation theology, start with the personal statement from my application and follow the series from Week 1.