Harvard Archaeologist, HDS Alum Lawrence Stager Dies at 74
HDS alumnus and Harvard professor Lawrence Stager, a trailblazer of biblical archaeology, died December 29.
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Inside the Classroom: The Examined Life
“The Examined Life,” a course taught by HDS professors David Lamberth and Cornel West, breaks conventions. In many classes across Harvard, discussions about the implications of theories on contemporary lived experience don’t take center stage. The main...
The Inexhaustible Spiritual Practice of Rereading
Professor Stephanie Paulsell writes about how in her course on contemplative prayer, she assigns just six books—and she and student read them each twice.
After Monson Passing, What’s Next for Mormon Church
The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas S. Monson, died on January 2. Monson led the church for nearly 10 years, enabling a rise in the ranks of female Mormon missionaries and displaying an openness to scholars of...
The Revolutionary
Stephanie Spellers, MTS ’96, jumped enthusiastically into the culture wars raging on Wake Forest’s campus in the early 1990s. An African American woman at a southern school that had only recently begun to admit significant numbers of minority students...
Humans of HDS: Motherhood and Joy
"I never imagined myself where I am today. I learned to let go of thinking that there was a certain way things needed to happen. I let go of a rigid way of holding onto things. Life doesn’t unfold like you expect."
What We Learn When We Listen
I am an ordained Christian minister (UCC), and so one might say I am in the forgiveness business. I would therefore like to explain why I think it is time to hit the “pause” button on a leap toward forgiveness, or on wringing hands over whether, in light...
Evangelical Support for Roy Moore Explained
Doug Jones pulled off an upset victory December 12 over Republican Roy Moore by becoming first Democrat to claim a Senate seat in Alabama in 25 years. According to preliminary exit polling conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool, the...
Video: The Real Story Behind Hanukkah
Most Americans equate Hanukkah with Judaism, but what’s the real story with the holiday? Harvard Divinity School student Jessica Rosenberg, MDiv ’20, gives the low-down on this enigmatic festival—is it what you think?
Ministry of Ideas Podcast Joins HDS's Religious Literacy Project
Zachary Davis, founder and host of the “ Ministry of Ideas” podcast, and Diane L. Moore, director of the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard Divinity School, have announced a partnership to bring contemporary issues in religion, philosophy, and history...
HDS's Clooney: Have We Forgotten How to Repent—and to Forgive?
The recent spate of sexual harassment cases has led to an unprecedented toppling of powerful men from their hitherto secure positions.
Video: Religious Literacy and Government Symposium
Held on December 7–8, 2017, the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative (RLPI) explored the complicated roles religions play in our nation’s multi-faceted debate over immigration, and how understanding those roles may help government agencies...
