20 Alumni Stories - Aksel Yoder

20 Alumni Stories - Aksel Yoder

From An Examined Education by The Cambridge School

May 1, 2026 · 13 min · Season 7 · Episode 17

About this episode

Aksel Yoder reflects on his experiences at Cambridge and the importance of learning how to think critically about faith and theology.

Aksel Yoder graduated with the class of 2023 and spent eleven years at Cambridge. He is now in college, and on Saturday mornings he meets with a classmate to read through the Gospel of John. That Bible study is the heart of his episode. Aksel's reading partner is a committed Christian, but one whose biblical foundation runs narrower than his own. What Aksel discovered in their conversations was not just that he knew more than he realized, but that he knew how to think about what he knew. He could trace the theological argument, hold his ground in genuine disagreement, and do it without making the other person feel diminished. Cambridge, he says, taught him how to read well, argue well, and love rightly in the same breath. The thread running through his reflection is the difference between receiving information and learning how to think. It is the latter, he finds, that proves irreplaceable.

People in this episode

Guest: Aksel Yoder

Topics covered

  • alumni stories
  • Bible study
  • theological argument
  • Christianity
  • education

Keywords

  • Aksel Yoder
  • Cambridge School
  • Gospel of John
  • Bible study
  • theological argument

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cambridge

Books & works: Gospel of John

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