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New Research on Responses to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

September 28, 2015

Religious leaders "have little support and little training in dealing with issues related to sexual and gender-based violence" (SGBV), concludes the new "Interrogating the Silence" report from the Science, Religion, and Culture Program at Harvard Divinity...

The Last Companions

September 24, 2015

"Looking into the eyes of someone facing death is one of the most powerful things a person can do," said Annette Nicolas, a Boston Theological Institute student enrolled in a hospital chaplaincy course at Harvard Divinity School. Working with the elderly...

Audio: Exploring and Celebrating the Secular World View

September 23, 2015

MTS candidate Ingrid Norton offers a reflection at Noon Service hosted by HDS Humanists.

Fall Events Preview

September 23, 2015

From exploring Islam's peace teachings to debating whether CrossFit is a kind of church, there are plenty of interesting and thought-provoking events taking place on campus this semester. Check out the highlights below, add them to your calendars, and be...

Pope Francis Versus Americanism

September 22, 2015

During his visit to the U.S., in addition to making history as the first pope to address Congress and parading through Central Park, Pope Francis will encounter a constituency that is deeply divided and far more "Americanist" than the one that Pope Leo...

Pope Brings 'Francis Effect' to U.S.

September 21, 2015

During his six-day visit to the United States Pope Francis will speak at the White House, deliver speeches to Congress and at the United Nations, and celebrate a Mass at Madison Square Garden. But Harvard professors say that other items on the pope's...

I Forgive You, I Forgive You Not

September 18, 2015

MTS candidate Shira Telushkin writes about how apologizing before Yom Kippur can go right, or wrong.

The Curious Case of Kim Davis

September 17, 2015

Kim Davis, clerk of Kentucky's Rowan County, inspired passionate responses from all quarters recently when she refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Many in her community see Davis as a civil rights crusader, standing up for religious...

Video: Races and Religions: Does Knowing Globally Help Us At Home?

September 17, 2015

This year's CSWR opening panel takes up the issue of race, racism, violence, and the possible connections between race and religions (with the latter playing a positive or negative role in social behavior)—and, as is appropriate to the Center for the...

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Audio: The Life, Art, and Activism of Corita Kent

September 15, 2015

Corita Kent, an American Catholic nun, educator, and artist, is the subject of what have become two popular exhibits currently on display at Harvard, one of which was curated with the help of an HDS alum. Eva Payne, MDiv '10, helped curate the exhibit "...

Jim Hackett on Business, Faith, and Education