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Engaging Differences

October 24, 2017

Enoch Joseph Aboi had been serving as a pastor for his church in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria when in 2015 he started teaching full time at Evangelical Christian Winning All (ECWA) Theological Seminary. But Aboi soon realized that he was ready for more...

Experts Discuss Role of ‘Prosperity Gospel’ in Trump’s Success

October 24, 2017

Professor Jonathan Walton and William H. Bloomberg Visiting Professor E.J. Dionne joined author Sally Quinn on a panel discussing "the lure of the prosperity gospel in the age of Trump."

Caesar's Coin: The Very Little We Owe Donald Trump

October 23, 2017

There is still a great conversation among religious people to be had about the Donald Trump presidency, writes Professor Frank Clooney.

Video: Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration

October 20, 2017

The Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration Conference gathers scholars of various disciplines, activists, organizers, and formerly incarcerated persons and places them in conversation with each other. This conference is a critical study of carceral...

Video: Truth for Children: Suffering and Election in Postwar French Jewish Thought

October 18, 2017

Professor Sarah Hammerschlag delivered this year's Albert and Vera List Jewish Studies Lecture on the topic "Truth for Children: Suffering and Election in Postwar French Jewish Thought." In her lecture Hammerschlag considers the role of biblical...

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Religious Literacy Project Helps Pilot National Religious Studies Program

October 17, 2017

Students at a suburban Chicago high school this fall started a pilot program that introduces them to the cultural studies method of teaching religion. The Religious Literacy Project at HDS is promoting the pilot, which featured a visit from RLP director...

Video: Sarah Osborn's Collected Writings

October 16, 2017

Catherine Brekus discusses her recent publication, Sarah Osborn’s Collected Writings. David Holland (HDS) and Margaret Bendroth serve as respondents.

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The Politics of Storytelling

October 13, 2017

Professor Michael D. Jackson arrived at Harvard Divinity School in 2005 after many years of ethnographic and teaching experience in Sierra Leone, Australia, Denmark, and New Zealand—just to name a few. A prolific scholar, Jackson has published more than...

Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration

October 13, 2017

On Thursday, October 19, and Friday, October 20, Harvard Divinity School will host a conference on Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration. Organized by Matthew Potts, Associate Professor of Religion and Literature and of Ministry Studies, and Michelle...

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Humans of HDS: Heart and Soul

October 12, 2017

Carly Matas graduated from HDS with a master of divinity degree in May 2017. She is now working on her PhD at Princeton University, where she studies contemporary American evangelicalism and media.

Video: Divinity Dialogues: Public Voice and Charlottesville