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Slideshow: Lecture to Inaugurate the Watson Professorship of Science and Religion

April 10, 2012

On March 29, Ahmed Ragab delivered the lecture inaugurating his appointment as the Richard T. Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion at HDS. Ragab joined the Divinity School in July 2011. He was a visiting lecturer at HDS for the 2009 fall...

Audio: Subversive Spiritualities: How Rituals Enact the World

April 10, 2012

On March 20, Frédérique Apffel-Marglin, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Smith College, spoke about her latest book, Subversive Spiritualities: How Rituals Enact the World, as part of the "African, Diasporic, and Indigenous Religions in Conversation"...

Douglas L. Gragg Named Librarian at Harvard Divinity School

April 06, 2012

Douglas L. Gragg has been appointed the new librarian of Andover-Harvard Theological Library. Gragg comes to HDS from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where, since 2005, he has been director of library and information technology services and...

Video: Why Study Religion in the Twenty-first Century?

April 06, 2012

Dean William A. Graham delivered the keynote address at the 2012 HDS Leadership Day, held on March 30. Leadership Day is a celebration for Harvard Divinity School leadership-level supporters and volunteers, including members of the Dean's, Leadership, and...

India's Sacred Geography

April 05, 2012

Read an excerpt from Diana Eck's latest book, India: A Sacred Geography.

Video: Lecture to Inaugurate the Watson Professorship of Science and Religion at HDS

April 05, 2012

On March 29, 2012, Ahmed Ragab delivered the lecture inaugurating his appointment as the Richard T. Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion at HDS. Ragab joined the Divinity School in July 2011. He was a visiting lecturer at HDS for the 2009...

Video: 2012 Dana McLean Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice

April 03, 2012

The third annual Dana McLean Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice featured Marshall Ganz, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of World...

David Hempton's Remarks on Being Appointed HDS Dean

April 02, 2012

David Hempton made these remarks following Harvard President Drew Faust's introduction of him as the next Dean of Harvard Divinity School at a reception at HDS on March 30, 2012. My thanks to President Faust for this very generous introduction. It's a...

Slideshow: David Hempton Is New HDS Dean

April 02, 2012

Harvard University President Drew Faust announced on March 30 that David Hempton will become dean of Harvard Divinity School, effective July 1. Hempton, the Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies at the Divinity School...

Video: Harvard President Drew Faust Introduces David Hempton as New HDS Dean

April 02, 2012

On March 30, 2012, David N. Hempton, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies at HDS, was named the 14th Dean of Harvard Divinity School. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, Harvard President Drew Faust came the HDS...

Video: Sustainability and Religion: New Directions in Research and Practice

April 02, 2012

The HDS Green Team and the student group EcoDiv hosted the presentation and panel discussion "Sustainability and Religion: New Directions in Research and Practice" on April 2 in Andover Hall. Presenters included Timothy C. Weiskel, research director at...

David N. Hempton Announced as New Dean of Harvard Divinity School

March 30, 2012

Harvard University President Drew Faust announced today that David Hempton will become dean of Harvard Divinity School, effective July 1. Hempton, the Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies at the Divinity School, succeeds...