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Melissa Bartholomew, MDiv '15, and Rachel Foran, MTS '15, are the co-chairs of the HDS Racial Justice & Healing Initiative, a group of HDS students committed to cross-disciplinary dialogue, scholarship, and training in order to address personal and...

At a Noon Service hosted in the spring by the HDS Garden Group, the Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa, MDiv ’07, ThD ’16, shared a single ear of multicolored corn with those present. Vlassidis Burgoa, who was studying indigenous traditions and...

Harvard Divinity School Senior Lecturer Diane Moore has modest goals for her upcoming online course, " World Religions Through Their Scripture." She merely wants to increase religious understanding, open up crucial dialogues, and change the world—or at...

After waiting his turn to take part in a question-and-answer session during the "Islam in America" conference at Harvard last weekend, a young man approached the microphone, introduced himself, and said, "I'm a Muslim, and therefore, by definition, I'm a...

Three Hindu monastics visiting Harvard Divinity School this year spoke on March 11, 2020, on the great tradition of the Upanisads and Vedanta, and why this wisdom is relevant in today’s global society. Featuring: Swami Sarvapriyananda (Ramakrishna Mission...

On Monday, June 23, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) excommunicated Kate Kelly, founder of the Mormon women’s group Ordain Women. In its decision, the all-male panel wrote that Kelly had "persisted in an aggressive effort to persuade...

From exploring Islam's peace teachings to debating whether CrossFit is a kind of church, there are plenty of interesting and thought-provoking events taking place on campus this semester. Check out the highlights below, add them to your calendars, and be...

In 1815, the Reverend William Ellery Channing laid out a vision for the graduates of the institution that would become Harvard Divinity School. In a fundraising circular written over the signature of Harvard President John T. Kirkland, Channing wrote that...

For an update on the Gospel of Jesus's Wife papyrus, including scientific testing results and an article by Karen L. King in the April 2014 Harvard Theological Review, go to the Gospel of Jesus's Wife website. ­­Four words on a previously unknown papyrus...

Originally from the Atlanta area, Christopher Hope is one of many Harvard Divinity School students with a passion for social justice and ministry. Below, the second-year master of divinity student at HDS describes growing up through economic difficulties...

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...

The following personal reflection was written by Chloe Merrell, student at the University of Cambridge. Chloe was awarded the Joseph Hodges Choate Memorial Fellowship, allowing her to study at Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2019-20 as a...