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248 results for "Celebration"
248 results for "Celebration"

Tibetan Artist Creates 'Wheel of Life'

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The Venerable Losang Samten’s hands had to be steady as a surgeon’s as he engaged in the painstaking process of creating a “Wheel of Life” sand mandala during a week-long residency recently at the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard...

Video: The Women’s Studies Revolution

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Between 1970 and 1985, HDS changed from an almost exclusively male institution into a school with a majority of women students and a commitment to gender analysis. A panel of those who propelled the women’s studies revolution follow its reverberations...

Honoring the Career of David Little

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A conference on religion, ethics, and peace was held at Harvard Divinity School November 13-14 to celebrate the important role David Little has played in shaping the fields of religious ethics, peace, justice, and human rights studies. The conference also...

Education Through Service

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Silvia Mejia came to HDS thinking she would pursue further graduate work in religion. Instead, she ended up having a life-changing experience that led her to discover her passion: serving those who were invisible to her, and to many others. “I took the...

Ramadan: An Exercise in Mercy

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Sidra Ali, MDiv ’19, offered these reflections at the Wednesday Noon Service hosted by the HDS Muslims on May 1, 2019, in preparation for Ramadan. ♦♦♦ As a failed linguistic anthropologist, and a weary amateur academic, there is a particular allure to...

Shared Learning, Creativity, and Collaboration in Peace Practice

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This feature was written by Tajay Bongsa, Odalis Garcia, Nicole Morris, Nicholas J. Scrimenti, Kayla J. Smith, and Hope Williams of the Religions and the Practice of Peace team. It started with a song, "Celebrate Good Times." Everyone got up on their feet...

Beloved Professor Anne Monius Passes Away

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A message from HDS Dean David N. Hempton It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I must report the recent, unexpected passing of HDS Professor of South Asian Religions, Anne Monius. Anne was found unresponsive at her home in Cambridge on Saturday...

A Woman’s Journey

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Throughout her academic career, Leila Ahmed, HDS's Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity, has labored to understand the history of women and gender in Islam. Her scholarship has earned her the admiration of her colleagues. Her candor and skill as a...