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In this talk, Buddhist teacher and minister Anam Thubten discusses his journey from Golok, in Eastern Tibet, to teaching Buddhist wisdom with an American community. This talk is part of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative Speaker Series.

In conjunction with HDS's new online course, "World Religions Through Their Scriptures," professors from across Harvard discuss the texts of the world's major religions. Read the article

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, HDS Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity, discusses her recent publication, Congress of Wo/men: Religion, Gender, and Kyriarchal Power.

Professor Jin Y. Park, Associate Professor and Director of the Asian Studies Program at American University, delivered the 2014 Ahnkook Lecture on Korean Buddhism. Chan/Sŏn Buddhism has been criticized for its seeming lack of social engagement. In this...

A presentation by Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, in the series "Have Mercy: The Religious Dimensions of the Writings of Toni Morrison." Toni Morrison, the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emerita...

On Thursday, November 14, 2019, Kerry M. Sonia, WSRP Research Associate and Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and Hebrew Bible, gave the lecture, “Like a Woman in Labor: The Ritual and Social Dimensions of Childbirth in the Hebrew Bible and...

On November 21, 2013, the Buddhist Ministry at Harvard Divinity School hosted a talk about Buddhist peacemaking. Christopher Queen, Lecturer at the Harvard University Extension, introduced the main speaker, Paula Green, Professor at the School for...

Sound Education was a 3-day event at Harvard University for educational and academic podcasters and radio hosts, and their listeners. It was hosted by Ministry of Ideas, a podcast based at Harvard Divinity School (HDS). Learn more about the event here...

On April 16, a special event was held at HDS to recognize Jane I. Smith, associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, for her years of service to Harvard Divinity School. Photos: Evgenia Eliseeva Photos from the event can be viewed through the HDS...

Scholars and educators discuss how to train Buddhist students to be chaplains in religiously diverse settings. The panel took place on April 24, 2015 at "Education and Buddhist Ministry: Whither—and Why?", a conference hosted by Harvard Divinity School's...

What are the moral questions that underlie issues of money in politics, corporate power, and wealth in democracy? What resources do we find in our various religious traditions to help us approach these questions with thoughtful consideration, moral...

Although many have said that Judaism does not have a theology, it is clear that the Siddur, or Prayer Book, has a clear sense of the nature of God and God's relation to humans. In addition, as Franz Rosenzweig has suggested, Jewish liturgy invites Jews to...