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Gordon Kaufman, Leading Theologian, Dies

July 28, 2011

Gordon Dester Kaufman, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, died on Friday, July 22, at age 86. A member of the Faculty of Divinity since 1963, Kaufman was a renowned liberal theologian whose research...

Q&A With HDS Alumna Sarah Sentilles

June 02, 2011

Breaking Up with God: I Didn't Lose My Faith, I Left It

A Ministry of Presence

June 01, 2011

Whittney Barth graduated from HDS on May 26 with a master of divinity degree. Below, she describes how her life has been impacted by her experience at HDS, offers some advice for incoming students, and discusses her future plans. I was originally...

HDS Announces the Religious Literacy Project

May 27, 2011

Thanks to a generous donation from Bruce McEver (MTS '11), Harvard Divinity School announces a new initiative, the Religious Literacy Project (RLP), which will enable HDS to continue our nearly four decades of leadership in religious studies and education...

Guided by Faith

May 26, 2011

2011 HDS graduate Shauntae Smith on her experience at HDS and what comes next.

2011 Diploma Award Ceremony

May 26, 2011

At the 2011 Diploma Award Ceremony, held on May 26 in Memorial Church, Derek van Bever gave the student address, titled "Who Are You Going to Be?"

HDS Faculty Recognized for Scholarship, Teaching

May 13, 2011

Several members of the faculty at Harvard Divinity School have recently received research grants or won awards for teaching or academic scholarship. Mayra Rivera Rivera, Assistant Professor of Theology and Latina/o Studies, has received a Lilly...

Wholly (and Holy) Organic

May 12, 2011

New Divinity School garden a kind of sacred space.

Discovering a Collaborative Space

May 10, 2011

In a short reflection, Catharine Cummings writes about her experience at HDS as well as her future plans following her upcoming ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to continue building bridges across various communities. I entered HDS...

Bringing Faiths Together

April 20, 2011

In the middle of the Braun Room, closely surrounded by onlookers, Los­ang Samten stood over the colorful sand mandala, which he'd spent the bet­ter part of two days creating, and smiled while others swept it away. The creation, and subsequent ceremonial...

2011 Billings Preaching Prize Finals

April 13, 2011

Each spring, Harvard Divinity School's Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Competition, an annual preaching competition open to second- and third-year MDiv students. The finalists delivered their sermons at the Wednesday Noon...

Lasting Power: Tales of Art, Faith, and Inspiration

April 12, 2011

An intimate discussion at the Center for the Study of World Religions examined the intersection of art and faith.