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Learn from your classmates, practice joy and gratitude, and venture out. That's some of the wisdom members of the HDS community have to share with the 136 incoming students who started their orientation this week. The students come from 30 states and from...

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...

Professor Harvey Cox wants HDS students and his fellow faculty members to be troublemakers. After all, it's part of the job. "Theology by its very nature is, or should be, troublesome. If theology is doing its job applying the teachings of the prophets...

In July 2013, HDS Dean David N. Hempton received an honorary doctorate of literature from Queen's University Belfast, his undergraduate alma mater, where he later returned as a lecturer in modern history. In front of Queen's faculty, staff, and students...

The Los Angeles Times announced February 21 that one of its prestigious book prizes will be presented to HDS Writer-in-Residence Terry Tempest Williams. According to the Times, Williams will receive the Robert Kirsch Award, a lifetime achievement prize...

Cornell William Brooks, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will serve as Visiting Professor of the Practice of Prophetic Religion and Public Leadership at Harvard Divinity School for the 2019-20...

For the second year in a row, Harvard has earned the #1 world ranking for the study of divinity, theology, and religion from the prestigious QS World University Rankings. (Find out about degree programs, financial aid, and how to apply to HDS or make a...

Charles Stang, Professor of Early Christian Thought, has been appointed the next director of the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard Divinity School, beginning July 1. He will succeed Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of...

The Center for the Study of World Religions at HDS regularly hosts public lectures, book events, and occasional conversations, such as those included in the "Religion in the News" lunch series. But also of great importance to the Center's mission are the...

Calling abuse and violence toward women and girls the most horrendous human rights issue on Earth, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter charged the hundreds who came to hear him talk at Harvard to stop the harm being done to half of the world's population...

This summer, thanks to several generous gifts in support of Dean David N. Hempton's campaign initiatives, HDS launched a new effort to provide students with financial support so that they can serve communities locally and abroad through organizations...

Drew Faust, Dean Hempton discuss the role of religious studies and values at Leadership Day talk.