#  Video: HDS Convocation 2015: The Babylonian Captivity of Theology  

 





August 31, 2015

 

 

 On August 31, legendary professor [Harvey Cox](https://hds.harvard.edu/people/harvey-g-cox) delivered the 2015 Convocation address. Titled "The Babylonian Captivity of Theology," Cox encouraged his fellow faculty members and Harvard Divinity School graduate students to be troublemakers. If theology is doing its job applying the teachings of the prophets, Cox argued, it will inevitably vex the guardians of the status quo. "It is part of theology's job description," he contended.



 



 

 

 



 

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