▁College ▁and ▁currently ▁Luther ▁We ig le ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁The ology ▁at ▁Y ale ▁Div inity ▁School . ▁Like ▁his ▁colle agues ▁Hans ▁Frei ▁and ▁George ▁Lind beck , ▁K else y ▁received ▁both ▁a ▁B D ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁Ph D ▁( 1 9 6 4 ) ▁from ▁Y ale . ▁He ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁Religion ▁Department ▁of ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Y ale ▁Div inity ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁held ▁The ▁Al on zo ▁L . ▁Mc Donald ▁Family ▁Chair ▁on ▁the ▁Life ▁and ▁Te ach ings ▁of ▁Jesus ▁and ▁their ▁Imp act ▁on ▁Culture , ▁Cand ler ▁School ▁of ▁The ology , Em ory ▁University , ▁Atlanta ▁G A . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁has ▁delivered ▁the ▁Thomas ▁White ▁C urr ie ▁L ect ures ▁at ▁Austin ▁Pres by ter ian ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Sar um ▁L ect ures , ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁during ▁Tr inity ▁Term ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁T ate - Wil son ▁L ect ures , ▁Per kins ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁at ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Taylor ▁L ect ures , ▁Y ale ▁Div inity ▁School ▁in ▁