Kindfulness: Buddhist Ministry at HDS

December 7, 2017

Duncan Gardner, MDiv ’14, is one of the growing number of alumni of the HDS Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI), the first program of its kind at a divinity school associated with a major research university. He tells the inmates in the Tennessee prison where he works a story attributed to the anthropologist Loren Eiseley to illustrate the notion of compassion.... Read more about Kindfulness: Buddhist Ministry at HDS

Faculty Explore Possibilities for Buddhist Chaplaincy in West

March 23, 2017

In March 2017, the Buddhist Ministry Working Group convened at Upaya Zen Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico for three days of conversation, collaboration, and contemplative practice.... Read more about Faculty Explore Possibilities for Buddhist Chaplaincy in West

Radical Dharma

January 10, 2017

Established with a 2011 gift from the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation, HDS’s Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI) has become a major draw for students from and of that tradition.... Read more about Radical Dharma

The Modern Divines

December 1, 2016

In December 1815, President John T. Kirkland, appealed for support of the “best and noblest cause, which human benevolence is permitted to advance”: the education of ministers at Harvard University. His letter to the School’s alumni described society’s “peculiar” interest in these professionals:... Read more about The Modern Divines

Sudden Impact

February 9, 2016

Only two years after its launch in April 2014, the Campaign for HDS is already having an impact on every aspect of the School's mission.... Read more about Sudden Impact

Upali Sramon, 2013–14 Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Scholar

Video: A Vibrant and Transforming Experience

August 12, 2015

"The classroom atmosphere is vibrant, the professors are some of the best in the world, and the field education experience is transformative."... Read more about Video: A Vibrant and Transforming Experience

Buddhist Ministry for the Twenty-first Century

May 5, 2015

Harvard University was founded in 1636 to help establish "a learned ministry." Nearly four centuries later, Harvard Divinity School works to produce a learned ministry for modern times... Read more about Buddhist Ministry for the Twenty-first Century