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Hundreds Celebrate the Memory of Rev. Peter J. Gomes
Hundreds of people crowded Harvard's Memorial Church on April 6 to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Peter J. Gomes.
Stories From the Borderlands
As part of January Term 2011, 10 Harvard Divinity School students, along with Maritza Hernandez, associate dean for enrollment and student services, and Matthew Myer Boulton, Associate Professor of Ministry Studies, traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border...
The Irreplaceable Peter
I first met Peter Gomes when I was a rookie faculty member. He was assigned to me as an advisee upon his arrival as a first-year student at HDS in 1965. Maybe someone thought we would be a suitable match since we were both Baptists—a tribe not well...
Jordan Selected as Luce Fellow in Theology for 2011-12
Mark D. Jordan, Richard Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Divinity, has been named one of seven Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology for 2011-12. The announcement was made in February by the Association of Theological Schools. In his year-long Luce project...
Remembering Peter Gomes
Peter Gomes's life, though perhaps too short, was rich and his legacy boundless. He touched countless people, professionally and very personally, and influenced generations, through his writing and his sermons, his teaching and his friendship. Many who...
Rev. Peter J. Gomes Dies at 68
The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes died on February 28, 2011, from complications arising from a stroke. He was 68 years old.
In the Classroom or on the Court, a Focused Passion for Teaching
It may be at Georgetown University or at the Library of Congress. It may be at a day school in Bethesda, Maryland, or on a basketball court in Washington, D.C. But there is a good chance that, at a given point during a day, Sam Potolicchio is teaching. A...
C. Conrad Wright, Renowned Scholar of American Unitarianism, Dies
C. Conrad Wright, Professor of American Church History Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, died peacefully at home in his sleep on February 17, 2011, at the age of 94. Wright was a prominent scholar of American Unitarianism, and he had a significant...
Church of One
When, after several years of studying America's religious demographics, Robert Putnam says he's become obsessed with the "rise of the nones," it’s easy to misinterpret him.
HDS Names Ahmed Ragab as the Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion
Ahmed Ragab, physician, historian, and scholar of the medieval and modern Middle East, has been named the Richard T. Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion at Harvard Divinity School, effective July 1, 2011. Ragab was a visiting lecturer at...
HDS Faculty Votes for Open Access Policy
The faculty of Harvard Divinity School voted, in a meeting on November 15, to allow Harvard University to make electronic versions of their current scholarly articles available to the public. With the vote for open access, the Divinity School faculty...
