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Celene Ibrahim, MDiv ’11, is one of a growing number of HDS alumni who pursue religious leadership in a tradition other than Christianity—and in a setting other than a house of worship. As Tufts University’s Muslim chaplain, Ibrahim works with students to...

Diana Eck writes that no religious community she has ever encountered demonstrates the meaning of hospitality as abundantly as Sikhs.

The Harvard Buddhist community at Harvard Divinity School is hosting its third annual Buddhism and Race Conference, March 3-5.

HDS grad Doug Shipman, MTS '01, identifies community as the simple act of "love thy neighbor" at TEDxAtlanta.

Harvard Divinity School has been closely monitoring the course of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Since moving to online instruction in March 2020, HDS, along with the rest of Harvard University, has been considering how best to fulfill its educational...

Harvard Divinity School announces nine recipients of John L. Loeb Fellowships for summer and term-time research in 2009. These fellowships (ordinarily $10,000 each) are awarded to students engaged in research on topics dealing with religious freedom...

Twenty-three years ago, the spring issue of Harvard Divinity Bulletin included the following announcement: "Henri J.M. Nouwen, a Dutch priest, theologian, psychologist, and noted author has accepted an appointment at HDS as Professor of Divinity and...

When MDiv candidate and HDS Humanists group leader Casper ter Kuile sent out a call last academic year for "humanists, agnostics, atheists, and people who identify as spiritual but not religious," a handful of students showed up eager to share their...

by Colleen Walsh, Harvard Gazette Harvard Divinity School Dean David Hempton knows too well the cost of religious conflict. As a college student in Belfast in the 1970s, he witnessed the 'tragedies of violence' that marked 'The Troubles' between the...

This summer, thanks to several generous gifts in support of Dean David N. Hempton’s campaign initiatives, HDS continued its ongoing effort to provide students with financial support so that they can serve communities locally and abroad through...

Can a diverse religious community unite and heal after a brutal murder in broad daylight, one possibly motivated by religious hatred?

Take a look back at some of the people and events that enriched the HDS community in 2012.