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Video: Christ Without Adam: Subjectivity and Sexual Difference in the Philosopher's Paul

October 16, 2014

Benjamin Dunning, Professor at Fordham University, discusses his book, Christ Without Adam: Subjectivity and Sexual Difference in the Philosopher's Paul. Trained in early Christianity as well as critical and feminist theory, Professor Dunning is...

Video: Was God a Jew? The Ecstasy of Biblical Translation

October 16, 2014

Acclaimed expert on biblical, gnostic, and apocryphal writings, Willis Barnstone explores the question, were early Christians Pharisee Jews like Saint Paul? Barnstone is a poet and translator of ancient and modern texts. A four-time recipient of the Book...

Stories of Healing

October 15, 2014

In an equally emotional and inspirational conversation, a pair of HDS alumni recently shared stories of how they helped individuals, communities, and themselves navigate through dark times. Nancy Cahners, MTS '03, and Mel Kawakami, MDiv '74, ThM '87...

Video: Bearing Witness in the Writings of Russell Banks: An Ingersoll Lecture Seminar with John Stauffer

October 10, 2014

Ahead of the 2014 Ingersoll Lecture by Russell Banks, John Stauffer, Professor of English and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, explores Bank’s novel, Cloudsplitter, and the history of John Brown. Welcome and...

Slideshow: Stories of Healing

October 10, 2014

Nancy Cahners, MTS '03, and Mel Kawakami, MDiv '74, ThM '87, spoke on October 9 about their experiences at HDS—and their work after graduation—to a packed audience on the Divinity School campus as part of the first Divinity Dialogues event of the 2014-15...

Audio: India and the Perils of the Exotic

October 09, 2014

Frank Clooney had a busy sabbatical year. In 2013, the Parkman Professor of Divinity and director of HDS's Center for the Study of World Religions published his latest book, His Hiding Place is Darkness, which “explores the uncertainties of love and faith...

Video: Stories of Healing

October 09, 2014

In the first Divinity Dialogues event of the 2014–15 academic year, Nancy Cahners, MTS '03, and Mel Kawakami, MDiv '74, ThM '87, discuss their experiences at HDS and their work after graduation to help individuals, communities, and themselves navigate...

Breaking the Silence

October 08, 2014

For Mary Setterholm, MDiv '13, her lived experience with sexual and gender-based violence motivates and informs her ministry. Setterholm is currently a pastoral activist with Serenity Sisters, and she was one of four faith leaders who participated in a...

God and Money

October 07, 2014

Victoria Osteen, co-pastor with her husband Joel of the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, recently sparked controversy after she told her congregation that "when we obey God, we're not doing it for God…we're doing it for ourselves, because God takes...

Video: Logic of Thinking, Logic of Engagement: Chan/Sŏn Buddhism in the Life-World

October 07, 2014

Professor Jin Y. Park, Associate Professor and Director of the Asian Studies Program at American University, delivered the 2014 Ahnkook Lecture on Korean Buddhism. Chan/Sŏn Buddhism has been criticized for its seeming lack of social engagement. In this...

On Yom Kippur, Atonement and a Prayer for Peace

October 03, 2014

Yom Kippur approaches at the end of another year of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. As a Jew living this year in Israel, I've been thinking a lot lately about the Biblical injunction to "seek peace and pursue it" (Psalm 34:15). I'm sad to say...

Practicing Divinity

October 02, 2014

Spiritual practice can take many forms, whether it be accompaniment, multireligious encounter, meditation, or even climate activism and civil disobedience. An ongoing discussion series at HDS led by students allows them to share some of their experiences...