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Video: Paul and the Faithfulness of God

November 15, 2013

Professor N.T. Wright spoke about his book Paul and the Faithfulness of God at Harvard Divinity School on November 15, 2013. Wright is the Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews' School of Divinity. Full Video...

Promoting Peace in Pakistan

November 15, 2013

Aurangzeb Haneef, MTS '09, has seen his home country of Pakistan transform into a target for criminal activity and terrorism. In response, he says that he's built up 'a certain numbness' toward acts of violence as a means of emotional survival. When he...

HDS Student's New Book Highlights the 'American Health Care Paradox'

November 15, 2013

Lauren Taylor, who studies public health and medical ethics at HDS, writes in The New Yorker about health care reform.

Video: A Sex Goddess and a Queen: The Discovery and Analysis of the Lost Temple of Nefertiti

November 13, 2013

On November 13, 2013, Jacquelyn Williamson spoke about her research on the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti. Williamson is a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and a WSRP Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer on Women's Studies...

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Video: Innovative Patterns in American Buddhist Ministry

November 13, 2013

On November 7, 2013, the Buddhist Ministry Colloquium welcomed Sensei Anthony Stultz, founding director of the Blue Mountain Lotus Society in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Sumi Loundon Kim, Buddhist chaplain of Duke University, to speak about innovative...

Audio: Deepening the Theological Roots of Our Work

November 09, 2013

At a recent Noon Service, MDiv degree candidate Shelley Brown delivered a sermon on being theologically rooted in her work as an MIT scientist and a Harvard preacher. Listen to or read it below. 'But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all...

Religions & Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?

November 07, 2013

For much of history since WWII, religious conflict has plagued civilization. In the Middle East, Israeli Jews fight Muslim and Christian Arabs, while Shia and Sunni Muslims battle each other. In the West, secularists and moderate Christians and Muslims...

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Video: American Women, Christian Politics, and the Long Red Scare

November 07, 2013

Amanda Izzo, Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and WSRP Research Associate, recently talked about her study of the YMCA, particularly its liberal Christianity and how it was impacted by anti-Communist movements in twentieth century America...

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HDS Gives Thanks for Its Harvest

November 07, 2013

Though rain forced the annual Harvest Celebration indoors this year, the HDS community still shared in a thankful blessing of the HDS Garden.

Faith, Hope, and Government

November 06, 2013

In Washington, D.C., Dean David Hempton and Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood probed the public roles of religion and politics.

A Message From Dean Hempton on the Passing of François Bovon

November 04, 2013

With a heavy heart, I write to let you know that François Bovon, Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion Emeritus at HDS, passed away Friday night (Nov. 1) peacefully in Aubonne, Switzerland, after a long illness. François was associated with HDS...

François Bovon, 1938-2013

November 04, 2013

Preeminent New Testament scholar and religious historian François Bovon passed away Friday, November 1, in Aubonne, Switzerland, after a long illness. He was 75. Bovon was Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion Emeritus at Harvard Divinity...