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Sr. Simone Campbell, co-organizer of the 'Nuns on the Bus' campaign and resounding speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, spoke at HDS on November 14 on faith and politics. The event was part of the Religion and American Public Life Series...

This lecture, featuring Michael Gibbons, field archaeologist in Ireland and expert on ancient and modern Irish pilgrimage traditions, occurred on December 8, 2008. Kimberley Patton, Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion, hosted the...

Former rival youth militia leaders Pastor Dr. James Movel Wuye and Imam Dr. Muhammad Nurayn Ashafa share their two-decade journey from vengeance to forgiveness and pragmatic conflict transformation and mitigation.

David Hempton discusses his recent publication, Secularization and Religious Innovation in the North Atlantic World. Heather Curtis (Tufts) and Jon H. Roberts (BU) served as respondents.

By bringing together scholars from across Harvard, this panel discussed the importance of a critical, nuanced, and interdisciplinary understanding of refugee, asylum, and immigrant issues, while highlighting activist efforts. Learn more about the event...

Harvard University’s Center for the Study of World Religions held a discussion titled “What is Psychedelic Chaplaincy?”, the purpose of which was to explore the role that spiritual caregivers might play among those seeking and undergoing psychedelic...

John B. Carman, Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Religion Emeritus at HDS, discusses Christians in South Indian Villages, 1959–2009: Decline and Revival in Telangana, a book he co-authored.

Professor Alexander Samely (University of Manchester) discusses new tools in analyzing ancient Jewish texts, including a database of comparative profiles of ancient Jewish texts.

His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa discusses serving others with faculty and students of the HDS Ministry Program.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will discuss the challenges of leading a city in today's turbulent racial and political climate. Listen on SoundCloud

How can Buddhist thought and practice inform contemporary discussions and activity in America around issues of race and racism? In a session moderated by Darren Becker at the HBC Conference on Buddhism and Race in America, panelists Donna Bivens, Anushka...

On Thursday, Dec. 8, Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times, lamented the dearth of good religion journalism in an NPR interview with Terry Gross. On the very same day, the Times's religion reporter, Laurie Goodstein, echoed his concerns...