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Video: How Does/Should the International Aspect of Buddhist Ministry Inform Our Work?

April 24, 2015

Scholars and educators discuss the different ways Asian and Western Buddhists engage in ministry at "Education and Buddhist Ministry: Whither—and Why?", a conference hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Buddhist Ministry Initiative. The conference, funded...

The Business of Non Religion

April 23, 2015

A report was released by HDS students Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile mapping a new cohort of businesses and non profits that are providing answers to the same needs that churches and organized religion once provided.

Video: A Contemporary Jewish Theology of Creation

April 23, 2015

Rabbi Arthur Green, Rector and Irving Brudnick Professor of Philosopher and Religion at Hebrew College, discusses contemporary Jewish theology of creation.

Video: Education and Buddhist Ministry: Whither—and Why?

April 23, 2015

Scholars, students, and educators discuss the challenges, insights, and questions of training for Buddhist ministry at the Buddhist Ministry Initiative's recent conference, "Education and Buddhist Ministry: Whither—and Why?" The conference, funded by the...

Religion and the West Wing

April 20, 2015

Longtime presidential adviser and Harvard Kennedy School professor David Gergen captivated a packed audience at Harvard Divinity School in a wide-ranging conversation with HDS Dean David N. Hempton on religion, politics, and public life. The talk was a...

The Future of World Religions

April 20, 2015

As head of religion research at the "fact tank" Pew Research Center, Alan Cooperman deals heavily in numbers. But he also knows that "numbers seldom tell the whole story," and that the students and scholars at Harvard are the people who can provide...

Video: His Hiding Place Is Darkness

April 20, 2015

Francis X. Clooney, S.J., discusses his book, His Hiding Place Is Darkness: A Hindu-Catholic Theopoetics of Divine Absence, with two respondents, Catherine Cornille, Professor and Chairperson of the Theology Department and Newton College Alumnae Chair of...

The Sacred Middle

April 17, 2015

HDS professor Harvey Cox has spent years reading and studying scripture. In his new book, " How to Read the Bible," he argues that even in a secular age, a close reading and deeper understanding of sacred texts is vital to understanding who we are. His...

Video: Religion in Public Life

April 17, 2015

Longtime presidential adviser and Harvard Kennedy School professor David Gergen captivated a packed audience during the Dean's Leadership Forum in a wide-ranging conversation with HDS Dean David N. Hempton on religion, politics, and public life. Read more

Video: New Research on U.S. and Global Religious Practices and Identities

April 17, 2015

Alan Cooperman, director of religion research at the nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center, spoke at HDS during the Dean's Leadership Forum on April 17, 2015, just two weeks after Pew released a sweeping report, " The Future of World...

Charles Collier, MTS ’73, 2015 Gomes Honoree

April 16, 2015

Charles Collier, MTS ’73, is a longtime philanthropic advisor at Harvard, an advocate for Alzheimer's Disease research and treatment, and now a 2015 Gomes Honoree.

A Woman’s Journey

April 15, 2015

Throughout her academic career, Leila Ahmed, HDS's Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity, has labored to understand the history of women and gender in Islam. Her scholarship has earned her the admiration of her colleagues. Her candor and skill as a...