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459 results for "Academic Lectures and Discussions"
459 results for "Academic Lectures and Discussions"

Video: Why Study Religion in the Twenty-first Century?

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Dean William A. Graham delivered the keynote address at the 2012 HDS Leadership Day, held on March 30. Leadership Day is a celebration for Harvard Divinity School leadership-level supporters and volunteers, including members of the Dean's, Leadership, and...

Video: RPP Colloquium: The Restorative Justice Approach

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This session of the fourth annual RPP Colloquium dinner series explores restorative justice, its spiritual dimensions, and the potential contributions of its approach to advancing sustainable peace in our communities and our world. The session features...

Acclaimed Author Russell Banks to Speak at Harvard

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This fall, Harvard Divinity School brings Russell Banks, one of the United States' most celebrated writers of contemporary fiction, to Harvard to deliver the annual Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality. The talk will take place on Wednesday, November 5, at 5...

The Living Legacy of C. Conrad Wright: A Memorial Forum

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For the second half of the twentieth century, HDS professor C. Conrad Wright, who died February 17, 2011, was the preeminent scholar of American Unitarianism and an inspiring mentor to both ministers and historians. On October 26, 2011, a group of...

Why Buddhism and the Modern World Need Each Other

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Dr. David Loy explores how we need both social and personal transformation, not just because these ideals complement each other, but because each project needs the other if it is to be successful. Dr. David Loy is a writer, scholar, and Zen teacher in the...

Video: Jimmy Carter's Call to Action

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Speaking to a capacity crowd inside Harvard's Memorial Church on November 19, former President Jimmy Carter enlightened those in attendance to the driving factors behind his latest book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power. During his...

Video: Engaged Dharma in a World on Fire

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Zen master Dogen said "Enlightenment is the intimacy of all things." Kittisaro and Thanissara, former Buddhist monastics and longtime meditation teachers, reflect on how to live from this reality in a world increasingly divided and threatened by climate...