Poetic Obituaries: "He was a revered professor,"

Harold Attridge, dean of Yale Divinity School, said [of Rev. B. Davie Napier] in an interview with The Times this week. He was also known as a charismatic preacher and a poet. He wrote his first book, "From Faith to Faith," in 1955 while he was at Yale.

from Los Angeles Times: Rev. B. Davie Napier, 91; civil rights activist led Pacific School of Religion

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