Priesthood
In 1951, Malcolm began studying to become a priest at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley. He graduated in 1954 and was ordained a deacon. In 1955, he continued his studies abroad in England and Switzerland and then returned to Los Angeles for ordination as a priest. During 1956 and 1957, Boyd studied further at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and wrote his first book, Crisis in Communication. In 1959, Malcolm became Episcopal Chaplain at Colorado State University. In the 1960s, Boyd became known as "the Espresso Priest" for his religiously-themed poetry-reading sessions at the Hungry i nightclub in San Francisco.
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