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Five Questions for Transgender Chaplain Cameron Partridge, MDiv '98

July 19, 2013

Cameron Partridge, HDS lecturer and graduate, talks about his transgender and spiritual journeys, his discomfort with simplistic views of male and female, and feeling at home in Anglicanism.

After Zimmerman Verdict, HDS Student Reflects On Race And Justice

July 15, 2013

HDS student Willie Bodrick II spoke on WBUR Radio Boston about the meaning of the George Zimmerman verdict and its meaning to African American communities.

The Spa as a Spiritual Place

July 13, 2013

In the LA Times, Professor Mayra Rivera Rivera says that an increased emphasis on the body as a way to enrich the self is part of a broader cultural trend.

Video: 2013 Diploma Awarding Ceremony

June 13, 2013

The Diploma Awarding Ceremony took place on May 30 in the Memorial Church. The student speaker was Hannah Kardon, MDiv '13.

Slideshow: 2013 HDS Commencement Activities

June 11, 2013

The customary pomp and circumstance associated with Commencement at Harvard was on full display during HDS Commencement activities, May 29-30. Below, view images of the days' events. Photos: Justin Knight Photos from the event can be viewed through the...

Video: 2013 Multireligious Service of Thanksgiving

June 11, 2013

The Multireligious Service of Thanksgiving for the Class of 2013 took place in the Memorial Church on May 29, 2013. The faculty speaker was Susan Abraham, who delivered the talk "The Vocation of Human Be-ing."

HDS Course Among Those Offered Through edX in January 2014

June 07, 2013

HDS's first edX course, "The Letters of the Apostle Paul," will explore the context of the texts in the Roman Empire and the impact of the letters today.

Mapping India's Kumbh Mela

June 03, 2013

Harvard supported research on religion and culture earlier this year at the Kumbh Mela, which gathers millions of people in India from various castes, classes, and regions.

Marathon Man

May 31, 2013

The bombs went off about an hour after Chris Lisee, MTS '13, finished the 2013 Boston Marathon; after his parents, aunt, and fiancée—all up from New Jersey to cheer him on—wrapped him in their arms and a foil blanket to keep him warm; after his legs...

Waves of Caring

May 30, 2013

Overcoming tough times, former surfing champion and new HDS grad Mary Setterholm helps others turn their lives around.

'The Work Will Be Long and Hard and Good': Anna Carlstone, MTS '13

May 24, 2013

On May 30, Anna Carlstone will graduate from Harvard Divinity School with a master of theological studies degree. Below, she discusses the ways in which her experiences at HDS have helped shape her life; why new students should use their summers wisely...

Feminist Theology from Scratch

May 17, 2013

Before the war, things were fairly liberal in the former Yugoslavia, where Zilka Spahic Siljak grew up.

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