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Why Religious Studies Matters

August 29, 2014

In her Harvard Divinity School Convocation address, HDS Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Laura S. Nasrallah recalled her efforts studying a Greek mosaic and her pondering the sometimes obscurity of her work. "I wondered: Was I a...

Sage Advice

August 28, 2014

Learn from your classmates, practice joy and gratitude, and venture out. That's some of the wisdom members of the HDS community have to share with the 136 incoming students who started their orientation this week. The students come from 30 states and from...

Video: Convocation 2014: The Matter of Religion and Theology

August 28, 2014

HDS opened its 199th academic year on Thursday, August 28, 2014, with a keynote address, "The Matter of Religion and Theology." Dean David N. Hempton offered welcoming remarks and Professor Laura Nasrallah, MDiv candidate Barbara Schreur, and ThD...

HDS Student Selected to Receive FTE Fellowship

August 12, 2014

Roberto Mata, a ThD candidate at HDS, has been selected to receive a 2014 Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) Fellowship for Latino/a, Asian, and First Nations Doctoral Students. As an FTE Doctoral Fellow, Mata will receive a living stipend of up to...

Behind the Statistics, a Child with a Story

August 07, 2014

HDS student Laura Martin writes about her Field Ed work this summer with refugee children crossing the border.

HDS Alumna Receives New Post at Stanford

July 29, 2014

The Very Reverend Jane Shaw, MDiv '88, has been named dean for religious life at Stanford University.

Axel Takács: Becoming a Comparative Theologian

July 24, 2014

When describing himself and his academic studies, doctoral student Axel Takács makes a certain, subtle distinction: "I don't want to say I study comparative theology," he says. "To say that I am studying to become a comparative theologian is a better way...

Cultivating Partnerships in the Unfamiliar

July 17, 2014

Conflict resolution, social justice, and peacemaking were all prominent themes in my studies at Harvard Divinity School.

Beautifully Foolish, Mighty in Wisdom

July 15, 2014

In a short Q&A, recent HDS graduate Lucia Ruth Hulsether, MDiv '14, discusses the impact of her experiences at HDS, her work on interfaith engagement, and the meaning of "community" at HDS. What were you doing before you came to HDS? I came directly to...

SCOTUS Ruling a Victory for Religious Freedom? HDS's Moore Says It's Just the Opposite

July 02, 2014

On June 30, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that some corporations have religious rights and cannot be required to pay for certain types of contraceptives for their employees. The 5-4 decision fell in favor of the closely held for...

Scrolls and Scrolling: Digital Tools Key to Projects in Medieval Studies

June 27, 2014

Students in "Scrolls in the Middle Ages," a course co-led by HDS professor Beverly Kienzle, prepared Harvard's collection of medieval scrolls for display.

Exclusion or God’s Plan?

June 25, 2014

On Monday, June 23, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) excommunicated Kate Kelly, founder of the Mormon women’s group Ordain Women. In its decision, the all-male panel wrote that Kelly had "persisted in an aggressive effort to persuade...