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Humans of HDS: My Path to Hindu Chaplaincy

August 09, 2017

Shrestha Singh grew up in the Bay Area in California. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants and has an older sister and a pit bull mix named Scout, whom she loves very much. Shrestha is the Hindu Chaplain at both Wellesley College and Brandeis...

Humans of HDS: Advice to My Younger Self

August 03, 2017

Julia Ogilvy is a second-year master of theological studies candidate, businesswoman, social entrepreneur, author, wife and mother, with a passion for social justice.

At the Intersection of Gender, Sexuality, and Mormonism

July 31, 2017

Though Taylor Petrey did his doctoral work on ancient Christian debates about the resurrection, this last year he found himself teaching a course at HDS on the 200-year-old tradition of Mormonism—a newcomer, by the standards of world religions. Petrey...

Creativity and the Life of Faith

July 31, 2017

Stephanie Paulsell is the Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies. On July 30, she delivered the sermon during Sunday Services at Memorial Church. Below are her remarks. ♦♦♦ One of the books we read in my summer school...

Pilgrims Together on St. Cuthbert's Way

July 27, 2017

Professor Stephanie Paulsell recounts a 100-kilometer walk through the Scottish borderlands with her sister.

Thomas Aquinas and 'Teaching Bodies'

July 24, 2017

In 2016, the Harvard Crimson named HDS’s Mark Jordan one of the top 15 professors at Harvard University. Holding professorships at both the Divinity School and at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Jordan examines the intersection between...

Magazine Article Controversy Leads to "Theological Confusions"

July 23, 2017

Professor Mark Jordan writes about "sorting out a few theological confusions" over a recent controversial article in Teen Vogue.

Humans of HDS: Religion, Violence, and Peace

July 21, 2017

“Whether in academia or as an ordained person, I want to grapple with these gripping questions of faith and its implications for how we live with each other today, tomorrow, and in years to come.”—MDiv candidate Denson Staples

Examining "Righteous Anger"

July 19, 2017

Dudley Rose, associate dean for ministry studies, discusses anger in the Bible and why claiming "righteous anger" can be dangerous.

On Pilgrimage

July 17, 2017

Stephanie Paulsell is the Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies. On July 2, she delivered the sermon during Sunday Services at Memorial Church. Below are her remarks. ♦♦♦ Psalm 84; Hebrews 11:8-14 O send out your light and...

An Atheist’s Prayer

July 17, 2017

MDiv candidate and humanist chaplain Sally Fritsche speaks about her experience praying with hospital patients. The homily below was delivered at Follen Community Church on July 9, 2017. ♦♦♦ I never intended to be an atheist. I never decided. Growing up...

HDS's Olupona Launches Institute of Advanced Studies in Nigeria

July 17, 2017

Professor Jacob Olupona is spearheading the Institute of Advanced Studies in Nigeria, which will train its fellows to become "excellent university teachers, researchers, scholars, and public policy analysts who will effectively engage discussions on the...