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Video: Another Way Home

November 02, 2012

Charles Long, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, delivered this presentation on November 2 as part of the series "Have Mercy: The Religious Dimensions of the Writings of Toni Morrison."

Video: Possessed by Mary: Hinduism, Roman Catholicism, and Spirit Possession in Tamil Nadu, South India

November 01, 2012

A presentation on November 1 by Kristin Bloomer, Assistant Professor of Religion at Carleton College and Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and South Asian Religions at HDS.

Marker of Faith

October 30, 2012

If ministry is a call, Willie Bodrick II had a clear response for most of his life: No. "People say you run to your calling, but I ran from mine," Bodrick says. "Everyone told me all my life, 'You ought to be a preacher.' I never really felt like I was...

The Best of Bestowing

October 26, 2012

HDS professor Stephanie Paulsell reflects on the greatest gift she's ever received.

Video: The Case of the Disappearing Body

October 26, 2012

Professor Rebecca Sachs Norris, Professor of Religious and Theological Studies at Merrimack College, presented the keynote lecture, "The Case of the Disappearing Body: Enculturation and Reflexivity as Embodied Knowledge and Means of Knowing," at the...

Audio: Why 'Jazz' in Toni Morrison's 'Jazz'?

October 26, 2012

Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, spoke on October 26 as part of the series "Have Mercy: The Religious Dimensions of the Writings of Toni Morrison." Toni Morrison, the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emerita, Princeton...

Leading Biblical Scholar Frank Moore Cross Dies at 91

October 22, 2012

Frank Moore Cross, one of the premier biblical scholars of the past century, died on October 17, 2012, in Rochester, New York. He was 91. Cross was Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Emeritus at Harvard University, where he taught...

Harvard Divinity Bulletin Named a Magazine of the Year

October 18, 2012

Harvard Divinity School's publication, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, was recognized on October 6, 2012 as one of the Religion Newswriters Association's (RNA) magazines of the year. The annual RNA awards ceremony was held this year in Bethesda, Maryland. The...

Religion and Politics, Now

October 12, 2012

Sponsored by HDS, four religious scholars presented at the panel discussion, "Religion and the Election: Does it Matter?"

Video: Luminous Darkness: 'Africanist Presence' and the 'American Soul'

October 12, 2012

Jonathan Walton, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and Professor of Religion and Society, spoke on October 12 as part of the series "Have Mercy: The Religious Dimensions of the Writings of Toni Morrison." Toni...

Slideshow: Divinity Dialogues: Leadership, Service, and Giving

October 11, 2012

The Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MDiv '97, was the first speaker in a series of Divinity Dialogues, held October 11 in Divinity Chapel. White-Hammond is the co-pastor of Bethel AME Church, Boston, executive director of My Sister's Keeper, and a retired...

Video: 'Divinity Dialogues: Leadership, Service, and Giving,' Featuring Gloria White-Hammond

October 11, 2012

The Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MDiv ’97, was the first speaker in a series of Divinity Dialogues, held October 11 in Divinity Chapel. White-Hammond is the co-pastor of Bethel AME Church, Boston, executive director of My Sister’s Keeper, and a retired...