Seamus Heaney's Death Caught 'the Heart Off Guard'
Dean David Hempton explains that reading Heaney's poetry was "a unifying Irish literary experience."
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Deep Devotion, Explored
HDS professor Stephanie Paulsell spans centuries, from Bible to Woolf, in annual Convocation address.
Ways of Knowing: Graduate Conference on Religion 2013
After completing the review process for over 300 paper proposals submitted to the 2013 "Ways of Knowing: Graduate Conference on Religion," I am happy to announce that 120 graduate students and early-career scholars will gather to present their research at...
Buddhist Ministry Initiative at HDS
HDS professor Janet Gyatso is helping to redefine Buddhist studies for a new generation, while deepening Buddhism's engagement with contemporary society.
HDS Grad Named University Chaplain at Tufts
The Rev. Gregory McGonigle, MDiv '04, is a Unitarian minister with a focus on "lived religion."
HDS Grad Named First Female Presiding Bishop of ELCA
Elizabeth Eaton, MDiv '80, has been named the first female presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
HDS Alumnus to Lead New Office at U.S. State Dept
Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped Shaun Casey (MDiv '83, ThD '99) to lead the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives.
Poetry Collection by Dominique Townsend, MTS '06, Featured in WSJ
The HDS alumna's debut poetry collection "The Weather and Our Tempers" has gotten the attention of the Wall Street Journal. Learn how her academic work and poetry mingle.
Audio: David Lamberth Discusses Emerson's 'Divinity School Address'
July 15, 2013 marked the 175th anniversary of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous "Divinity School Address," delivered to the HDS graduating class of 1838. The speech outraged many of Emerson's contemporaries but is today seen by many as a landmark in American...
Remembering Seán Freyne, 2007-08 HDS Visiting Professor
Professor Freyne passed away on August 5. An expert in Galilean studies, he was widely admired by the Harvard community.
Audio: "Pray Without Ceasing"
"Pray without ceasing, Jesus teaches, keep knocking at the door....It is through prayer that both we, and God, become who we were meant to be." Stephanie Paulsell, Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies at HDS, delivered the Sunday Sermon...
David Hempton Receives Honorary Degree, Delivers Graduation Address at Queen's University Belfast
In July 2013, HDS Dean David N. Hempton received an honorary doctorate of literature from Queen's University Belfast, his undergraduate alma mater, where he later returned as a lecturer in modern history. In front of Queen's faculty, staff, and students...
