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Luther's Media Phenomenon

March 23, 2016

Martin Luther did more than just serve as a catalyst for the Reformation. By nailing his 95 theses to the door of a Wittenberg, Germany, church in 1517, he became the world's first mass media figure and launched a new form of theological writing, argues...

Humans of HDS: Navigating Theology with First Graders

March 22, 2016

HDS student David Waters didn't want to simply go to mass, "soak up the awesomeness," and leave. He wanted to give back. So now he's teaching theology to first graders at his Boston parish.

Video: Being Human in a Buddhist World

March 22, 2016

Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies and associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, discusses her recent publication, Being Human in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet. Listen iTunes SoundCloud

Janet Gyatso discusses her book, Being Human in a Buddhist World

Video: The Spiritual Roots of Traditional Korean Music

March 21, 2016

This lecture and performance by visiting artists features musicologist Dr. Hilary Finchum-Sung, Seoul National University, and musicians Lee Tae-Baek, Yi Ji-Young, Won Wan-Chul, Lee Suk-Joo, and Lim Hyeun-Bin. This performance was co-sponsored by the...

Spiritual roots of Korean music lecture and performance

Being Human in a Buddhist World

March 18, 2016

Ten years in the making, the most recent book by Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, endeavors to "stand next to my colleagues from a Buddhist world," as she puts it, and "watch with empathy and care as they attempt to carve out a space...