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Faith in Social Justice

May 01, 2014

Saying that "inequality is the root of social evil," Pope Francis has made economic justice a focus of his papacy. With young Americans turning away from organized faith communities, though, can religion really play a part in progressive social movements...

The Mashup Master

May 01, 2014

"Bow down before the one you serve," growl the lyrics to Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole." The track is the epitome of 1990s industrial pop music—a jagged bit of full-on rage against the capitalist machine. You wouldn't think that the tune's vocals...

A Call for Wisdom in an Age of Information

April 30, 2014

Millennials—Americans aged 18-34—who say they 'talk to God' outnumber those who say they do not by almost a 2-1 margin, according to a new survey by the Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. At the same time, only a bare majority...

Audio: 'The Nature Of Investing'

April 29, 2014

Katherine Collins, MTS '11, is a professional investor who's managed billions of dollars of assets. Her new book, The Nature of Investing, lays out the nature-inspired principles she puts into practice today as head of her own research firm. She spoke...

Video: Interactive Workshop on the Play 'New Fire: To Put Things Right Again'

April 22, 2014

On April 22, 2014, Harvard Divinity School hosted an interactive workshop on Cherrie L. Moraga's play "New Fire: To Put Things Right Again." David Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, introduced the program and playwright...

Video: Rescuing Religion from 'Civilization:' Cultural Loss and Reclamation in Native America

April 21, 2014

Writer and rights advocate Suzan Shown Harjo, a Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee and President of the Morning Star Institute, gave the annual Dudleian Lecture at Harvard Divinity School on April 17, 2014.

Video: 2014 Billings Preaching Prize

April 18, 2014

Each spring, Harvard Divinity School's Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Competition, an annual preaching competition open to second- and third-year MDiv students. The finalists delivered their sermons at the Wednesday Noon...

Slideshow: 2014 Gomes Honors

April 18, 2014

The 2014 Gomes Honors recipients were recognized in a ceremony on April 3, 2014, in Andover Chapel. Winners this year were: Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, MTS '84; Simon Xavier Guerrand-Hermès, MTS '93; Elizabeth A. Eaton, MDiv '80; and Peter J. Isely, MDiv...

Video: Do More, or Do Better?: A Panel Conversation on Public Service

April 16, 2014

Sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association, this Global Month of Service featured an interdisciplinary faculty panel exploring how professors, students, and alumni from across the University engage with public service. Panelists included: HDS professor...

Faith and Free Markets

April 14, 2014

HDS professor Charles Stang on how Christians can balance their religious values with a capitalist system that aims to maximize wealth.

Video: François Bovon Memorial April 11, 2014

April 11, 2014

New Testament scholar and religious historian François Bovon passed away November 1, 2013, in Aubonne, Switzerland. Bovon was Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, where he was associated for two decades...

Slideshow: HDS Campaign Launch

April 11, 2014

The April 4 launch of the $50-million Campaign for HDS included panel discussions on religion and the literary imagination, religion and human rights, and the role of religion in public life, as well as music and remarks from both Dean Hempton and...