Who Am I?

In the context of Yale Divinity School, I am a MAR Comprehensive who worked for nearly 5 years prior to coming here.

My degree is a Master's in Religion, with no focus, which means I can pretty much take whatever classes I want--an amazing thing when one is at a place like Yale!

My course load for this semester:

Introduction to New Testament Interpretation
Transitional Moments in Western Christian History
Ministry and the Disinherited
In the Face of Death: Worship, Music, Art

and I'm auditing a course at the Music School:

Music, Service, and Society

Each of the 5 is a "favorite" class.  I'm learning a lot from each one, and I'm also drawing tons of connections on my own between them.

After Yale, I'd like to do some kind of work with dying people and their families.  That could mean becoming a chaplain, but it also doesn't have to.

I'm also very open to the possibility of pursuing a Ph.D, but at this point, I don't really know what academic interests I have.  It's rather exciting to not have pegged myself in a category just yet.

So, for the meantime, I'm really enjoying this Sabbatical of sorts from the Helping Profession (although I certainly miss having an income), and I'm also enjoying the Comprehensive nature of my academic life.