HDS Scholar to Discuss Religious Tolerance at Hingham Presentation
Diane Moore, director of the Religious Literacy Project at HDS, will speak Feb. 16 at a Hingham monastery about combating religious discrimination and hate speech.
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Soul on the Line
The son of a conservative Christian family, and a devout Christian himself, Sheehan Scarborough, MDiv '14, spent much of his early life struggling to reconcile his sexuality and “very conservative” religious upbringing.
A Second Career in Service
Liz Walker was one of the most famous and successful TV news personalities in Boston. She spent more than two decades as a reporter, as well as being the first African American news anchor on WBZ-TV. So, when she stepped down from the anchor desk, many of...
Trump, the Johnson Amendment, and Faith Leaders
During the National Prayer Breakfast on February 2, President Donald Trump discussed removing the Johnson Amendment. The amendment restricts political speech by tax-exempt churches. HDS Associate Dean for Ministry Studies Dudley Rose discussed how Trump’s...
Healing, Bridge-building, and Empowerment to Address Gun Violence
A group of Boston community leaders recently addressed a large audience at Harvard Divinity School’s Religions and the Practice of Peace (RPP) Colloquium, in an event focused on the inspirational work being done in the city’s African American communities...
Video: An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, Cornel West, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy, Harvard Divinity School, and project director Andrew Finstuen discuss Doblmeier's documentary on Reinhold Niebuhr, An American Conscience: The...
Audio: Thinking Sex at Harvard
Harvard Divinity School professors have long taught ethics in the Yard. Beginning early in the 1880s, as HDS pioneered the analysis of "social problems" using the case method, Francis Peabody taught an undergraduate course on urban ills. Students called...
Fraught Moment for Religious Freedom
Those who cherish the nation’s tradition of religious freedom should be alarmed by President Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and all refugees, two Harvard Divinity School faculty members warned.
The Wisdom of God’s Kingdom in a Time of Discord
The election, inauguration, and first days of President Donald Trump have deepened divisions between the nation’s political parties and its people. Many, afraid and angry, wonder how to respond in the years ahead. We could all do worse than revisit Jesus’...
Kane to Lead Search for First Muslim Chaplain
In a letter last weekend to the Harvard community supporting international students and faculty, President Drew Faust unveiled a plan to appoint the first full-time University-wide Muslim chaplain. Under the plan, which was the result of months of...
Humans of HDS: How We Gather
HDS alums and current ministry innovation fellows Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile examine how non-religious communities come together to find meaningful experiences and belonging.
Video: The State of Religious Freedom
For over 20 years, January 16th has been recognized annually in the United States as Religious Freedom Day. Diane Moore and Dudley Rose discuss religious freedom as a principle based not on shared ancestry, culture, or faith but on a shared commitment to...
