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Slideshow: Dean's Spring Tea and William A. Graham Portrait Unveiling

May 09, 2013

View selected images from the annual Dean's Spring Tea, featuring a special presentation to D. Andrew Teeter, who was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year, and a ceremony to unveil the portrait of William A. Graham, HDS Dean from 2002 to 2012. Photos...

Video: Religion and Terror: A Conversation in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings

May 09, 2013

Harvard Divinity School hosted a discussion on May 7 featuring some of Harvard's top scholars on religious conflict and interfaith peace-building in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Christopher Lydon, award-winning journalist and host of Radio...

HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council Announces New Membership and Leadership

May 08, 2013

The HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) is pleased to announce four new members, who will begin terms of service on July 1, 2013: Peter K. Anagnostos, MTS '86, of Shaker Heights, Ohio; Christopher J. Hanson, MDiv '10, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Shenila...

Get to Know the 2013-14 WSRP Research Associates

May 07, 2013

The Women's Studies in Religion Program at HDS is pleased to introduce a brand-new crop of Research Associates for the 2013-14 academic year.

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Sense Where None Seems Possible

May 07, 2013

A panel at HDS probed religion's place in cruelties, such as the Boston Marathon bombings.

Video: A Conversation with President Drew Faust and Dean David Hempton

May 06, 2013

As part of the Divinity School's Leadership Day, held April 5, Harvard President Drew Faust and HDS Dean David Hempton sat down to discuss the role of the study of religion and spiritual life in the 21st century—at Harvard and beyond. The talk was...

Matthew Potts Named Assistant Professor of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School

May 03, 2013

by Jonathan Beasley Episcopal priest and theological scholar the Rev. Matthew L. Potts , MDiv '08, has been named Assistant Professor of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School, effective July 1, 2013. Potts works at the intersection of the practices...

Two HDS Graduates Receive Prestigious Newcombe Fellowship

May 03, 2013

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation recently announced the selection of 22 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2013. Among them are Harvard doctoral candidates in history Philippa Hetherington and Caroline Spence, as well...

Video: Saints, Scholars, and Provocateurs: Chogyam Trungpa and Buddhism in the Twenty-First Century

April 30, 2013

This dynamic panel discussion featured Judith Lief, Buddhist teacher and senior editor of the writings of Chogyam Trungpa; Carolyn Gimian, editor of many of Chogyam Trungpa's books; Chuck Lief, President of Naropa University; and David I. Rome, Focusing...

Video: Justified by Works: Gender, Faith, and Power in Black Apostolic Pentecostalism

April 25, 2013

A presentation on April 25 by Judith Casselberry, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Bowdoin College and Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and African American Religions at Harvard Divinity School.

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Video: William James on Love: The Varieties, Intimacy, and the Divine

April 25, 2013

The annual William James Lecture on Religious Experience was presented on April 25, 2013, by Jeremy Carrette, Professor of Religion and Culture at the University of Kent. The endowed lecture was introduced by Dean David Hempton and by David Lamberth...

Value Investor

April 24, 2013

Katherine Collins, MTS '11, was a rising star at Fidelity Management & Research Company, one of the country's leading investment firms. During her 18-year career at the company, she managed diversified mutual funds with assets of over $4 billion and was...