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Francis Fiorenza on His Esteemed Teaching Career, the Pluralization of Theology, and Studying with the 'Stars of the Stars'

July 29, 2021

Harvard Divinity School celebrates and honors the distinguished career of Professor Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, who, in July 2021, retired from full-time teaching at HDS and now serves as the Charles Chauncey Stillman Research Professor of Roman Catholic...

Should Chaplains Be Involved in Psychedelic Experiences? Are 'Trips' Inherently Religious?

July 21, 2021

Harvard University’s Center for the Study of World Religions held a discussion titled “What is Psychedelic Chaplaincy?”, the purpose of which was to explore the role that spiritual caregivers might play among those seeking and undergoing psychedelic...

Humans of HDS: Pursuing Deeper Questions

July 21, 2021

Sarah Sturm, MTS ’20, works as the program coordinator for partnerships at Telos, a nonprofit that builds communities of American peacemakers and equips them to help reconcile global conflicts.

Divinity Dialogues: President Emerita Drew Faust in Conversation with Dean Hempton

July 20, 2021

This week, we conclude our Divinity Dialogues Gomes Award podcast series with a reflective conversation between Dean Hempton and our 2021 Gomes Friend of the School honoree, Drew Gilpin Faust. Faust holds several titles, including President Emerita of...

'Month of Unity' Aims to Help El Pasoans Heal from 2019 Walmart Mass Shooting

July 06, 2021

“The healing garden is about curing, not just remembering. It’s about restoration, it’s about hope of transformation, coming out of this,” said HDS Professor Davíd Carrasco. "It's also saying to the people who have tried to put a boot in the face of...

Divinity Dialogues: Robin Coste Lewis on Epic Poetry and the Sacredness of Female Deities

July 06, 2021

"The notion of a stranger, for me—the way I was raised and the way that I studied—is that the stranger just might hold the key to your liberation" Continuing Divinity Dialogues—a special edition podcast series from Harvard Divinity School that puts...

Millions Skipped Church during Pandemic. Will They Return?

June 29, 2021

Smaller organizations with older congregations that struggled to adapt during the pandemic are in the greatest danger of a downward spiral from which they can’t recover, said the Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, Swartz Resident Practitioner in Ministry...

Humans of HDS: Different Faiths, Same Justice

June 24, 2021

Don Abram, MDiv ’19, is the founder of Pride in the Pews, a nonprofit that seeks to amplify the voices and experiences of queer Christians in the Black Church.

The Women Who Want to Be Priests

June 24, 2021

“I’m going to stay and fix my church somehow," says Kori Pacyniak, MDiv '11, who was eight when they told their grandmother they wanted to become a priest.

Divinity Dialogues: Medicine, Metaphysics, and Moral Pluralism

June 17, 2021

Continuing Divinity Dialogues—a special edition podcast series from Harvard Divinity School that puts conversations on faith, purpose, and bearing witness at the center of today’s most pressing issues. Today, we hear from HDS alum Omar Sultan Haque, MTS...

Religion and Public Life Announces 2021-22 Fellows

June 14, 2021

Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School announced its 2021-22 fellows. This inaugural cohort of expert practitioners bring deep expertise and social justice commitments to a range of professions (government, education, journalism, organizing...

Divinity Dialogues: Lama Rod Owens on Love, Rage, and Freedom

June 10, 2021

Continuing Divinity Dialogues—a special edition podcast series from Harvard Divinity School that puts conversations on faith, purpose, and bearing witness at the center of today’s most pressing issues.  Today, we hear from HDS alum Rod Owens, MDiv ’17...