Faculty News and Research

Professor Jon Levenson on how Jewish obsolescence as described by the early Christian church echoes in contemporary anti-Zionism.

The Los Angeles Times announced February 21 that one of its prestigious book prizes will be presented to HDS Writer-in-Residence Terry Tempest Williams. According to the Times, Williams will receive the Robert Kirsch Award, a lifetime achievement prize...

The Rev. Dr. Gary Mason and Dean David N. Hempton will speak on “ The Role of Reconciliation, Memory, and Theology in Shaping the Public Stage ” on Wednesday, February 27, at 2 pm, on the HDS campus. RSVP kindly requested . When we think of the bitter...

Professor Frank Clooney writes of a "crude and heartless stretch of wall along the Mexican border."

Dr. Wylin Wilson, an HDS Women’s Studies in Religion Program research associate, is a robust scholar who is deeply concerned with the ethics of her research. Wilson examines African American religions and women in the U.S., and her work often lends itself...

Jacob Olupona, HDS Professor of African Religious Traditions, was awarded the 2018 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. The award recipient is selected by the American Academy of Religion’s Committee on the Public Understanding...

Students in a freshman seminar taught by Professor Catherine Brekus curated an exhibit at Andover-Harvard Theological Library exploring the intersection of slavery and Christianity.

“There is a deeply rooted tradition in the United States, (and) around the world, of clergy functioning as representatives of their community and, in particular, functioning as community representatives who remind the community of their ideals,” says...

Dudley Rose is associate dean for ministry studies and lecturer on ministry. On January 27, 2019, he delivered the sermon during Sunday Services at Memorial Church. Below are his remarks. ♦♦♦

“Thich Nhat Hanh provides a simple version of Buddhism, but I would not say it is oversimplified,” explains Professor Janet Gyatso.