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Video: Choosing Words over Bullets: Andover-Harvard Theological Library Centennial Celebration Lecture

October 21, 2011

In the fall of 1911, the newly formed Andover-Harvard Theological Library was opened, combining the libraries of Andover Theological Seminary and Harvard Divinity School. One hundred years of acquisitions and service was commemorated in October...

HDS Professor Receives Funding from Battelle Memorial Institute

October 20, 2011

Laura Salah Nasrallah, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School, has received funding from the Battelle Memorial Institute to organize a symposium. Scholars of diverse disciplinary training will meet for a symposium...

Slideshow: HDS Celebrates Harvard's 375th Anniversary

October 18, 2011

Ahead of the University celebration in Harvard Yard, members of the extended HDS community came together on the evening of October 14, 2011, to celebrate Harvard's 375th anniversary. All photos by Steve Gilbert. Photos from the event can be viewed through...

A Night Simply Divine

October 17, 2011

HDS, Harvard celebrated the University's 375 years of history with an evening of reflection and revelry.

Standing as a Community

October 16, 2011

HDS and Harvard community members gathered recently to commemorate National Coming Out Day.

HDS Alumna Elected Chair of the ELCA Conference of Bishops

October 11, 2011

Rev. Jessica Crist, MDiv '78, was elected chair of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Conference of Bishops.

Nigeria and the World Seminar: The Role of Traditional Nigerian Leaders in Governance

October 05, 2011

His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'adu Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, was the featured speaker. Convened by Jacob Olupona, Professor of African Religious Traditions, Harvard Divinity School, with a joint appointment as Professor of African and African...

'Occupy Wall Street' Joined by HDS Christian Protest Group

October 04, 2011

HDS students, Protest Chaplains join 'Occupy Wall Street.'

Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Gift Will Support Groundbreaking Buddhist Ministry Initiative at Harvard Divinity School

October 03, 2011

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) announces a major gift to support and expand its program in Buddhist ministry studies. The gift will provide exceptional funding to enhance and expand the strength of the School's current offerings and will help to form a new...

Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture

October 03, 2011

The Sultan of Sokoto is the religious leader of Nigeria’s Muslim community, which consists of approximately half of the country's nearly 160 million inhabitants, and of millions of Muslims in adjoining countries in West Africa. He serves Nigeria as...

Slideshow: Andover-Harvard Theological Library

September 28, 2011

Andover-Harvard Theological Library turns 100 years old in 2011. As we celebrate its centennial on October 6, here are some images that reflect its rich history. Photos from the event can be viewed through the HDS Flickr account. Photos: Justin Knight...

Slideshow: Andover-Harvard Theological Library

September 28, 2011

Andover-Harvard Theological Library turns 100 years old in 2011. As we celebrate its centennial on October 6, here are some images that reflect its rich history. Photos: Justin Knight, Steve Gilbert, Stephanie Mitchell, and HDS communications office...