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Harvard-acquired Pentecostal collection offers up ‘gold mine’

August 08, 2016

Bishop Carlton Pearson’s media archive, which will be digitized by Andover-Harvard Theological Library over the next two years, will offer scholars a rare unvarnished glimpse inside the closely guarded world of evangelical religious broadcasting—and the...

Progressive Religion at the Democratic National Convention

August 04, 2016

Many saw the Convention’s emphasis on inclusive faith as an opportunity to challenge the so-called “God gap” between the parties.

What HDS Is Reading This Summer

August 03, 2016

There are still a few weeks of summer remaining, and that means there is still time to enjoy a great book. Members of the HDS community recently shared what they’ve been reading for class and for pleasure. Harvey Cox, Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus...

Professor Beliso-De Jesús Wins Journal of Africana Religions Book Prize

August 01, 2016

The Journal of Africana Religions announced on August 1 that Professor Aisha Beliso-De Jesús’s Electric Santería: Racial and Sexual Assemblages of Transnational Religion Columbia University Press, 2015) has won the 2016 Albert J. Raboteau Book Prize for...

Khizr Khan DNC speech: How important was it for Muslims in America?

August 01, 2016

Visiting Professor Jocelyne Cesari discusses how the speech given by a Muslim immigrant at the Democratic National Convention could represent a watershed for Muslims in America, as they increasingly move beyond interfaith activity and into politics.

Video: Helmut Koester Memorial Service

August 01, 2016

HDS faculty and friends remember Professor Helmut Koester during a memorial service on May 6, 2016. Koester, John H. Morison Professor of New Testament Studies and Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History Emeritus, passed away on New Year’s Day, 2016, at...

Tim Kaine, Mike Pence, and Faith

July 29, 2016

As the race for the White House enters the final stretch, the recently chosen GOP and Democratic Party picks for vice president are introducing themselves to the nation. In speeches and political messaging over the last two weeks, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence...

The Existential War Between ISIS and France

July 27, 2016

Visiting Professor Jocelyne Cesari writes about the recent attacks in France and why the country seems to be a target.

Religious Voices of the Republican National Convention

July 25, 2016

Religious leaders across political affiliations were quick to condemn the benediction last week by televangelist Mark Burns as inimical to the message of the Bible and the spirit of the nation.

Humans of HDS: From Peace Corps to Divinity School

July 20, 2016

Recent grad Nick Zehner talks about his long, winding path to HDS, from attending a Christian college as an undergrad, to having his faith challenged, to ministering to patients as a hospital chaplain.

The Love of God

July 18, 2016

Professor Jon Levenson discusses how the concept of 'love' differed in ancient Israel, whether Song of Songs can/should be read allegorically, and how understandings of love developed and changed throughout history.

Unearthed Bones Bring Philistines to Life

July 15, 2016

A Harvard-backed expedition working in Israel has carried out the first-ever excavation of a Philistine cemetery.