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Divinity Exemplified
The 2015 recipients of Harvard Divinity School's Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors include a diplomat, a chaplain, an activist, an advisor, and a scholar. While these individuals—and their professions—may seem disparate, Dean David N. Hempton says...
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Video: Convulsing Bodies: Religion and Resistance in Foucault
Mark D. Jordan discusses his recent publication, Convulsing Bodies: Religion and Resistance in Foucault. Respondents include James Bernauer, S.J., of Boston College, Amy Hollywood and Mayra Rivera Rivera, both of Harvard Divinity School. Read " Theology...
Mark D. Jordan discusses his recent publication, Convulsing Bodies: Religion and Resistance in Foucault

Log Rolling
The California State GOP overwhelmingly voted on March 1 to recognize the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), a conservative group that supports gay and lesbian rights. The move was seen as a sea change for a party whose platform still officially opposes...
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Video: Buddhism and Race in America: Intra-Sangha Racial Dynamics
How do issues of race impact Buddhist communities? What can Buddhist communities do to address these issues in their own settings? Panelists Harrison Blum, MDiv '12, Bryan Mendiola, Lama Rod Owens, MDiv candidate, and Roshi Sings-Alone explore these...
Buddhism and Race in America conference panel on Intra-Sangha Racial Dynamics

Video: Buddhism and Race in America: Closing Conversation
The HBC Conference on Buddhism and Race in America explored the relationship between Buddhist theory and practice and contemporary issues of race and diversity in America. Local sangha leaders, anti-racism specialists, and HDS students shared their...
Closing conversation of the Buddhism and Race in America conference

Paulsell Is First Swartz Professor
Harvard Divinity School today announced the appointment of the first Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies, a new chair that will be at the center of the School's work to educate the religious leaders of the future. Dean...
Stephanie Paulsell

Violence against Women: Tackling a Centuries-old Problem
About one in four women have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. However, battering is far from being a recent phenomenon, and the historical and contemporary Christian narratives of battering often...
Nancy Nienhuis

After Ferguson, Ripples Across Harvard
Melissa Bartholomew, MDiv candidate, and Rachel Foran, MTS candidate, are co-founders of a new student group, HDS Racial Justice and Healing Initiative.
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Short Shorts and Islam
MTS candidate Usra Ghazi speaks on Public Radio International about issues that divide some women in the Muslim community.
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POSTPONED: HDS Talks Death, Discrimination, and Justice
Update: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather in New York City, which prevented Professor Cone from being able to travel. Tragedies of the past year, including the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York...
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