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These are challenging times for churches in the United States. Membership is dropping in virtually all Christian denominations, but especially mainline Protestantism. The “nones”— Americans unaffiliated with any religion—are on the rise: they now...

"The classroom atmosphere is vibrant, the professors are some of the best in the world, and the field education experience is transformative." Upali Sramon, a 2013–14 Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Scholar with the Buddhist Ministry Program, discusses...

This summer, thanks to several generous gifts in support of Dean David N. Hempton's campaign initiatives, HDS launched a new effort to provide students with financial support so they can serve communities locally and abroad through organizations unable to...

Professor Frank Clooney, the CSWR director, writes about nearing the end of a month-long visit to Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University, where he once again was a visiting research scholar and a kind of academic consultant in the Institute for...

As someone who recently earned her master of theological studies degree, Mitul Daiyan never pictured herself playing a role in launching a social venture start-up, but the HDS graduate is doing exactly that. Daiyan, MTS '15, is one of the founders of...

HDS welcomed scores of new graduate students to campus during Orientation, which kicked off the week of August 24. The 2015-16 incoming class includes approximately 120 students who represent about 20 religious traditions. They come from 32 states and...

Legendary HDS professor Harvey Cox arrived at the Divinity School in 1965. In 2015, we reflect on his 50 years of teaching, 50 years of scholarship, 50 years of mentoring, and 50 years of friendship. In sum, 50 years of Harvey Cox.

To Dean David N. Hempton, Europe has lost touch with the roots of its culture and is at a crossroads. The once- Christian continent is in an identity crisis amid an increasingly secular and interconnected world.

Professor Harvey Cox wants HDS students and his fellow faculty members to be troublemakers. After all, it's part of the job. "Theology by its very nature is, or should be, troublesome. If theology is doing its job applying the teachings of the prophets...

On August 31, legendary professor Harvey Cox delivered the 2015 Convocation address. Titled "The Babylonian Captivity of Theology," Cox encouraged his fellow faculty members and Harvard Divinity School graduate students to be troublemakers. If theology is...

Monday, August 31, was an auspicious day at Harvard Divinity School. It was not only our Convocation, the formal opening of the new academic year, but also, at the start of 2015-16, a step closer to the actual bicentennial of the School. It was also an...

Women’s Studies in Religion Program (WSRP) Research Associates share their thoughts on the ethical responsibility of scholars to be engaged in the study of gender.