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Audio: Going on 'a Journey in Faith'? How to Contribute to Comparative Theology

February 15, 2013

This lecture was delivered by CSWR visiting scholar Ulrich Winkler, Associate Professor, Department of Systematic Theology, and deputy director, Center for Intercultural Theology and the Study of Religion, University of Salzburg, Austria.

HDS Professor Francis Fiorenza Discusses Pope's Resignation on Public Radio

February 12, 2013

HDS professor Francis Schüssler Fiorenza discusses the significance of Pope Benedict XVI's surprise decision to resign from the papacy in February 2013.

Vatican in Flux

February 12, 2013

Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, professor of Roman Catholic theological studies at HDS, spoke to the Harvard Gazette about the pope's resignation and possible successors.

Why Priests Have Power

February 11, 2013

Kevin Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at HDS, reviews Garry Wills's new book, Why Priests? The Real Meaning of the Eucharist in the New Republic.

Alumni Notes and Books - February 2013

February 07, 2013

HDS graduates serve in a wide variety of vocations and are influencing lives in countries across the globe. Learn more about their latest activities and discover their recent books. Recent Alumni Books Hippocratic, Religious, and Secular Medical Ethics...

Video: My Neighbor's Faith: A Critical Conversation

February 07, 2013

This event was cosponsored by CSWR and the Pluralism Project and featured discussion of the book My Neighbor's Faith: Stories of Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation.

Susan and Jim Swartz Donate $10 Million to Harvard Divinity School

February 06, 2013

Harvard University has announced that Susan Shallcross Swartz, an artist and social and environmental activist, and her husband, James R. Swartz, AB '64, have donated $10 million to Harvard Divinity School. The gift will establish the Susan Shallcross...

Harvard and HDS Celebrate Interfaith Awareness Week

February 04, 2013

Harvard University and HDS are celebrating Interfaith Awareness Week (February 4-9) with events aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and understanding.

Video: Divinity Dialogues: Leadership, Serving, and Giving, Featuring John S. Wilson

February 01, 2013

On January 10, 2013, John S. Wilson (MTS '81, EdM '82, EdD '85; executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; incoming president of Morehouse College) shared reflections on his experiences as a leader in...

Recalling King’s Later Legacy

January 21, 2013

Focus on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s message should include economic, political justice for all, HDS professor Jonathan Walton tells memorial gathering.

Inside India’s Pop-up City

January 21, 2013

HDS professor Diana Eck and a team from Harvard map the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering.

HDS Alumna Helps to Build 'Bridges to Justice'

January 15, 2013

Karen Tse, MDiv '00, walked into a prison in the African nation of Burundi and found children: an 8-year-old boy tossed into jail for stealing a mobile phone; 12-year-old girls imprisoned for "sex crimes"; a 2-year old girl who had spent most of her short...