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Harriet Tubman's Sense of Self

February 11, 2019

Todne Thomas, Assistant Professor of African American Religions at HDS and Suzanne Young Murray Assistant Professor at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on February 8...

What It Means to Read the Bible as Nothing More Than Great Literature

February 11, 2019

The proposition that “the Bible needs to be read as great literature,” then, is in large part a product of modern secularity, with its skepticism of religious claims and authorities and its high evaluation of the supposedly independent judgment of the...

HDS Chaplain: Jesus Broke Down Border Walls

February 05, 2019

Kerry Maloney is HDS chaplain and director of religious and spiritual life at HDS. On January 29, she delivered the homily at HDS’s weekly Tuesday Morning Eucharist. Below are her remarks. ♦♦♦ “Here I am, Lord…I come to do your will.”—Psalm 40: 7-8 The...

Remembering Rena Karefa-Smart, ThD '76

February 04, 2019

The Rev. Dr. Rena Joyce Weller Karefa-Smart, the first black woman to earn a doctor of theology degree from HDS in 1976 and a leader in the international movement to bring churches closer together, died on Jan. 9. She was 97.

Nuns and Nones: Unlikely Partners Tackle the Big Questions

February 04, 2019

Women religious and millennials seeking meaning have become partners through a shared passion for social justice issues, community life, and their devotion to a greater purpose. The group, Nuns and Nones, has evolved with the help of several HDS alumni...

"It Can't Stay the Same"

February 01, 2019

The Rev. Willie Bodrick, MDiv '14, is a pastor at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and is serving as a leader in state and local government.

Video: Professor Olupona Accepts Award for the Public Understanding of Religion

February 01, 2019

Jacob Olupona, HDS Professor of African Religious Traditions, was awarded the 2018 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. The award recipient is selected by the American Academy of Religion’s Committee on the Public Understanding...

Freshman-Curated Exhibition Explores Relationship Between Slavery and Christianity

January 30, 2019

Students in a freshman seminar taught by Professor Catherine Brekus curated an exhibit at Andover-Harvard Theological Library exploring the intersection of slavery and Christianity.

An Ark in the Reeds

January 28, 2019

Dudley Rose is associate dean for ministry studies and lecturer on ministry. On January 27, 2019, he delivered the sermon during Sunday Services at Memorial Church. Below are his remarks. ♦♦♦

Clergy Support Columbus Officers’ Civil-Rights Concerns, Other Issues

January 28, 2019

“There is a deeply rooted tradition in the United States, (and) around the world, of clergy functioning as representatives of their community and, in particular, functioning as community representatives who remind the community of their ideals,” says...

Bringing the Sacred to the Soldier

January 28, 2019

2020 Gomes Honoree Karen Meeker Ministers to Warriors' "Moral Injuries" An explosion killed the sons of a local family, but the mother made it to Bagram Air Base, the largest U.S. military facility in Afghanistan. There she gave birth to a baby girl. The...

HDS Alum Leading Effort to Help Those Affected by Shutdown

January 25, 2019

The Rev. Willie Bodrick II, MDiv '14, is one of the Boston-area clergy leading a community effort to help those affected by the government shutdown.