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Humans of HDS: Formations of My Identity

September 24, 2019

“I’ve spent time in the Republic of Armenia, and in ‘Western Armenia’ (now Eastern Turkey). A lot of our churches have been desecrated and destroyed, and those of us who are fortunate to survive have a responsibility not only to know what we’ve lost, but...

Video: Africa, Globalization, and the Muslim Worlds Conference

September 23, 2019

Scholarship on globalization of Islamic Africa has been focused either on merely describing (if not romanticizing) African Muslims’ experiences abroad, on one hand, or on exploring how Muslim societies in Africa are affected by global Islamic trends, on...

Guy Martin, Former HDS Dean of Students, Passes Away

September 23, 2019

Guy Martin, who served as HDS's dean of students between 1976 and 1993, passed away on September 16.

Can Traditionalist Catholics Really Accept Catholic Zionism?

September 23, 2019

Professor Kevin Madigan writes on how a traditional Catholic might respond to Gavin D’Costa’s essay in Mosaic describing and advocating a specifically Catholic form of Zionism.

Video: Gurus, Women, and Yoga: The Spiritual World of Hindu Universalism

September 23, 2019

In the annual Hindu View of Life lecture, Ruth Harris examines how Vivekananda conveyed the meaning of “guru-bakhti” to his female disciples, and the spiritual lens through which he sought to mold them in a male spiritual milieu.

HDS Alum Receives Religion Reporting Award

September 23, 2019

Zach Davis, MTS '19, was recently awarded the Chandler Award for Excellence in Student Religion Reporting by the Religion News Association, the premier journalism association for people who write about religion in the news media. He was honored for his...

Mental Health, Prayer, and Honest Conversation

September 20, 2019

Tamira Stephens, MTS '15 and project archivist at Andover-Harvard Theological Library, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on September 20, 2019. ♦♦♦

HDS Alum Gloria White-Hammond Recognized for Leadership, Engagement

September 20, 2019

The Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, MDiv '97 and Swartz Resident Practitioner in Ministry Studies, is one of this year's Harvard Alumni Association Award recipients, recognized for her outstanding service to Harvard University through alumni leadership and...

Ali Asani on Beauty

September 19, 2019

Ali S. Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures (FAS), delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on September 19, 2019. ♦♦♦ To God belongs the East and the West, wherever you turn there is the...

Leading the Fight for Food Justice

September 18, 2019

“We always begin by thanking our ancestors,” said Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer and food justice activist, at the start of her September 17 talk, “Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice,” hosted by the Center for...

Video: Farming While Black

September 17, 2019

Author, activist, and farmer Leah Penniman discusses the movement for food sovereignty and building a food system based on justice, dignity, and abundance for all members of our community.

'Caring for the Land as for People'

September 09, 2019

In Camphill communities around the world, "diversely-abled people are pioneering a host of innovative environmental projects and successfully building communities where people and planet prosper," writes HDS faculty member Dan McKanan.