Video: World Religions Through Their Scriptures
In conjunction with HDS's new online course, "World Religions Through Their Scriptures," professors from across Harvard discuss the texts of the world's major religions. Read the article
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Fantastic Five
The recipients of the 2016 Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors transcend categories. From a Yale Law School graduate who uses storytelling to fight hate crimes against Muslims and Sikhs, to a naval officer who advocates for peace, this year's group...
Creating a Safe Space
On a November evening in Maine, MTS candidate Sara Otero was awoken from her afternoon nap by the sound of women singing. She made her way down the stairs of Snowbird Lodge in darkness to find the living room awash in warm candlelight. A fire was...
Peter Machinist on Retirement, Biblical Studies, and Jewish Identity
This past fall, after 24 years, Peter Machinist retired from full-time teaching as the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages at Harvard University, serving as faculty both in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department and...
Video: Kingdom of Bureaucracy
Associate Professor of New Testament Giovanni Bazzana discusses his recent publication, Kingdom and Bureaucracy: The Political Theology of Village Scribes in the Sayings Gospel Q.
New Music From Ancient Instruments
Professor Davíd Carrasco discusses ocarinas, Mesoamerican flute-like instruments dating back as far as 4,500 years, which are now on display at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Trump, South Carolina, and Evangelicals
On February 20, Donald Trump resoundingly won the South Carolina Republican primary and reinforced his position as the leading GOP candidate for president. Exit polling showed that evangelicals accounted for 72 percent of the vote (up from 65 percent four...
Kingdom of Bureaucracy
Giovanni Bazzana , Associate Professor of New Testament at HDS, answers questions about his new book, Kingdom of Bureaucracy: The Political Theology of Village Scribes in the Sayings Gospel Q, ahead of a talk at the CSWR on Tuesday, February 23.
Activism as Spiritual Practice
On the last day of his retreat in upstate New York, newly minted Buddhist Lama Rod Owens was ready to celebrate. Friends and family gathered for the occasion, anxiously awaiting their first glimpse of Owens in over three years. A feast was laid out...
Video: Buddhist Responses to Climate Change
Climate change is a stark reminder of our thoroughgoing interconnectedness. Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Dr. Julie A. Nelson explore Buddhist resources that can help us to care for the earth and all of its inhabitants, and how these resources can be brought to...
The Role of Islam in ISIS
Jocelyne Cesari, Visiting Professor of Religion and Politics, discussed the politicization of Islam by the Islamic State at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies on February 16.
A Religion Course for the Internet Age
Harvard Divinity School Senior Lecturer Diane Moore has modest goals for her upcoming online course, " World Religions Through Their Scripture." She merely wants to increase religious understanding, open up crucial dialogues, and change the world—or at...
