Classes

Giovanni Bazzana, Professor of New Testament

Shopping Period: Apocalyptic Literature and the Contemporary World

August 30, 2017

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series offering students a closer look at selected upcoming courses. Below, we chat with Professor of New Testament Giovanni Bazzana about his fall 2017 class “Apocalyptic Literature from the Second Temple period to Byzantium and Early Islam,” which will introduce students to the crucial role played by apocalyptic literature in shaping religious thoughts and practices.... Read more about Shopping Period: Apocalyptic Literature and the Contemporary World

Dan McKanan

Shopping Period: Examining Alternative Spiritualities

August 22, 2017

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series offering students a closer look at selected upcoming courses. Below, we chat with Professor Dan McKanan about his fall 2017 class “Alternative Spiritualities in the United States,” which surveys spiritual practices and movements that have been labeled as metaphysical, esoteric, occult, harmonial, and New Age.... Read more about Shopping Period: Examining Alternative Spiritualities

Stephen Shoemaker. Photo: Harvard Gazette

Harvard's Religious Past

October 24, 2016

Stephen Shoemaker, a lecturer on the study of religion, said it is common for his students to be surprised by the significance of religion in the evolution of Harvard, and he believes part of his mission is to raise that awareness.

Professor Kimberley Patton

Dreams and Dreaming

April 7, 2016

Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion Kimberley C. Patton, who teaches the course "Dreams and Dreaming" at HDS, discusses the role dreams played in earlier, more religious cultures.... Read more about Dreams and Dreaming

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