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Recognized this year as a Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honoree, Ephraim Isaac’s sixty-year career includes an almost absurd number of achievements. As an academic, Isaac, BD ’63, has taught at Princeton—both the university and the seminary...

For the fourth year in a row, Harvard has been named one of the world’s best schools for the study of divinity, theology, and religious studies by the influential  QS World University Rankings. The School rounds out a 2020 top three that includes the...

Each spring, Harvard Divinity School's Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Competition. This year's competition was held remotely, and the winning sermons can be viewed online as part of the final Noon Service for the spring...

Victoria Osteen, co-pastor with her husband Joel of the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, recently sparked controversy after she told her congregation that "when we obey God, we're not doing it for God…we're doing it for ourselves, because God takes...

Read about the latest news and publications from Harvard Divinity School faculty members. Cheryl A. Giles, Francis Greenwood Peabody Professor of the Practice in Pastoral Care and Counseling, presented 'Self, Other, and Culture in Psychoanalysis' in a...

In a short reflection, Catharine Cummings writes about her experience at HDS as well as her future plans following her upcoming ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to continue building bridges across various communities. I entered HDS...

On a Thursday in early January, the Rev. Jeremy Battle, MDiv ’13, had all the concerns of any other Baptist pastor: planning music for Sunday's service, juggling various appointments, and responding to urgent news within the community. (In this case, a...

The HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council established the Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors in 2013 to celebrate the outstanding contributions that HDS alumni make to their fields, and to society, across the broad spectrum of professions and vocations that HDS...

The California State GOP overwhelmingly voted on March 1 to recognize the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), a conservative group that supports gay and lesbian rights. The move was seen as a sea change for a party whose platform still officially opposes...

Each spring, Harvard Divinity School's Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Competition, an annual preaching competition open to second- and third-year MDiv students. The finalists delivered their sermons at the Wednesday Noon...

Leymah Gbowee won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her efforts that led to ending the Liberian civil war. On Thursday, October 6, she will come to HDS to discuss her experiences and insights into peacebuilding as part of the Religions and the Practice of...

Robert Franklin is worried about America. He sees distance, mistrust, and division in society eroding the foundations of U.S. democracy. A student of political science, Franklin understands that changing demographics, geographic isolation, identity...