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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...

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this year’s Dudleian Lecture will feature a presentation on the movement’s connection to modernity. Paul C.H. Lim, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and Associate Professor of Religious...

On January 3, the United States launched a drone attack that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, whom United States officials said was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition soldiers. Soleimani’s killing prompted a...

Gordon Dester Kaufman, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, died on Friday, July 22, at age 86. A member of the Faculty of Divinity since 1963, Kaufman was a renowned liberal theologian whose research...

Harvard University was founded in 1636 to help establish "a learned ministry." Nearly four centuries later, Harvard Divinity School works to produce a learned ministry for modern times, and the focus of its scholars and educators has widened to include...

"In every case, at every level, we feel ourselves caught between a past we must let go and a future beyond our grasp. In every case we’ve been left with neither the comforts of the familiar nor the confidence of the foreseeable. In every case, all we...

In late January 2020, Nigerians reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that Nigeria would be added to the administration's controversial visa and travel bans list. In a statement, the Association for Credible Leadership in Nigeria (ACLN)...

How do our views of land and landscape influence our religious imagination, and vice versa? On September 13, the Center for the Study of World Religions hosted its opening event of the 2017–18 academic year, "Barren Landscapes and Open Spaces." The...

In this year's Stendahl Symposium, four Harvard Divinity School students present their papers centered around the broad topic of "conversations across religious boundaries." The Stendahl Symposium has become an annual HDS tradition in memory of former...

Part of the Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium Dinner Series, this event was held on October 6, 2016, and featured 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate. Listen on...

On a November evening in Maine, MTS candidate Sara Otero was awoken from her afternoon nap by the sound of women singing. She made her way down the stairs of Snowbird Lodge in darkness to find the living room awash in warm candlelight. A fire was...

On December 6, 2007, in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Jacob Olupona stood in front of Nigeria's new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, shook his hand, bowed, then accepted the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM). One of the country's most prestigious awards...