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HDS Scholar Announces Existence of a New Early Christian Gospel from Egypt

September 18, 2012

For an update on the Gospel of Jesus's Wife papyrus, including scientific testing results and an article by Karen L. King in the April 2014 Harvard Theological Review, go to the Gospel of Jesus's Wife website. Four words on a previously unknown papyrus...

Video: Traveling with Toni Morrison: At Home and Away/Song of Solomon

September 12, 2012

A presentation by Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, in the series "Have Mercy: The Religious Dimensions of the Writings of Toni Morrison." Toni Morrison, the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emerita...

Slideshow: 2012 HDS Convocation

September 07, 2012

At Convocation on August 30, new HDS Dean David N. Hempton drew on the memory of violence he witnessed in Northern Ireland to offer hopeful visions for the future. Photos from the event can be viewed through the HDS Flickr account. Photos by Steve Gilbert

Fresh Year, New Minister

September 04, 2012

Jonathan Walton, HDS Professor and the new Pusey Minister of Harvard's Memorial Church, delivered the "Freshman Sunday" sermon on September 2.

Lessons That Lead Toward Peace

September 04, 2012

At the annual HDS Convocation, new Dean David N. Hempton drew on the memory of violence he witnessed in Northern Ireland to offer hopeful visions for the future.

Video: Convocation 2012: The Fog of Religious Conflict

August 30, 2012

HDS Convocation was held Thursday, August 30, 2012, on the Campus Green. New Dean David N. Hempton drew on the memory of violence he witnessed in Northern Ireland to offer hopeful visions for the future. Kevin J. Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical...

HDS Graduate on 'Four Reasons for Optimism in the Wake of Tragedy'

August 16, 2012

Practicing Sikh Bandana Kaur and HDS graduate Erik Resly offer a rich account of what Sikh tradition might teach everyone about confronting tragedy.

Diana Eck: In Sikhs’ View, There Is No Stranger

August 09, 2012

Diana Eck writes that no religious community she has ever encountered demonstrates the meaning of hospitality as abundantly as Sikhs.

Today, We Are All American Sikhs

August 06, 2012

Valarie Kaur, MTS '07, writes on CNN.com about the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Wisconsin at a Sikh temple.

Ousmane Kane Named Alwaleed Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society at Harvard Divinity School

July 02, 2012

Ousmane Kane, a renowned scholar of Islamic studies and comparative and Islamic politics, has been appointed as the first Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society at HDS. He will take up the new position July 1...

HDS Professor Named Cabot Fellow

June 18, 2012

Jacob Olupona is one of eight Harvard professors named a Walter Channing Cabot Fellow for 2012.

Slideshow: 2012 HDS Commencement

May 24, 2012

View selected images from the Diploma Awarding Ceremony and Commencement activities held on May 24, 2012. Photos from the event can be viewed through the HDS Flickr account. Photos by Tony Rinaldo.

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