Anyone interested in exploring Christianity by occasionally wresting scholarship away from the ivory tower and the pulpit will enjoy this surprising memoir. Drawing upon course work, papers and exams, this book brings to life the experience and curriculum associated with earning a master of arts in religion from Yale Divinity School. Accentuated by anecdotes from the classroom and personal correspondence, the text is laced with observations on pedagogy and the differences between teachers, professors and scholars. Along the way, sacred scripture, the timelessness of religious metaphors, and...