About a decade ago I was strolling along a Connecticut beach on the Long Island Sound with David Kelsey, Luther A. Weigle Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. At the time, I was seven or eight years out of HDS and immersed in a strategy...
John Silvanus Wilson, MTS '81, was appointed by Harvard President Drew Faust as senior adviser and strategist on diversity, belonging, and inclusion. In an interview, he reflects on the goals of the new inclusion and belonging report, and why they matter.
HDS students Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile and HDS alumnus Derek van Bever discuss the growing numbers of the religiously unaffiliated in America. Read ‘ New Ministries for Millennials’ Listen iTunes SoundCloud
We believe that young adults have the answer to the underemployment and unemployment problems in their community. And they do; they have the answers. I think the program is proof of that. The credit goes to them."—Chris Hope, MDiv ’11
Women religious and millennials seeking meaning have become partners through a shared passion for social justice issues, community life, and their devotion to a greater purpose. The group, Nuns and Nones, has evolved with the help of several HDS alumni...
Benjamin F. Payton, BD '58, a civil rights advocate who was instrumental in transforming the historically black Tuskegee Institute in Alabama into the more broadly encompassing Tuskegee University over nearly three decades as its president, died on Sept...
The day that Abel Rodriguez won his first asylum case was the best of his career as an immigration attorney. He was overjoyed and his work seemed full of meaning after accompanying his client through a process that was long and stressful but ultimately...
“I’ve spent time in the Republic of Armenia, and in ‘Western Armenia’ (now Eastern Turkey). A lot of our churches have been desecrated and destroyed, and those of us who are fortunate to survive have a responsibility not only to know what we’ve lost, but...
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...
Jill Abramson, AB ’76, lecturer at Harvard University and former executive editor of The New York Times delivers the keynote address at the 2016 Dean’s Leadership Forum. Read ‘ Jill Abramson on the ‘Calling’ of Journalism’ Listen iTunes SoundCloud