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160 results for "Divinity Hall"
160 results for "Divinity Hall"

Religions & Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?

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For much of history since WWII, religious conflict has plagued civilization. In the Middle East, Israeli Jews fight Muslim and Christian Arabs, while Shia and Sunni Muslims battle each other. In the West, secularists and moderate Christians and Muslims...

Why Religious Studies Matters

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In her Harvard Divinity School Convocation address, HDS Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Laura S. Nasrallah recalled her efforts studying a Greek mosaic and her pondering the sometimes obscurity of her work. "I wondered: Was I a...

New Ministries for Millennials

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Millennials hungry for deep connection are creating new spiritual communities even as they turn away from organized religion, the authors of two new studies said recently at Harvard Divinity School. As a result, secular groups are discovering the value of...

A Welcome Return

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After 22 years of teaching, writing and publishing, and serving in various academic and administrative roles from Colorado to Connecticut, Jane I. Smith returned to Harvard Divinity School on July 1 to serve as its new associate dean for faculty and...

Taking Care of Their Own

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As an undergraduate in Los Angeles, Nestor Pimienta was often asked by university workers if he could tutor their children to steer them toward the road he took. Driven by a passion for social justice that he attributes to having grown up in an immigrant...

Buddhism in Action: A Zen Master Teaches at HDS

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On a bright morning in September, as the humidity lingered and autumn struggled to find its grip, a small classroom on the second floor of Divinity Hall was buzzing with chatter and anxious movement. Some 40 students were crammed into room meant for 17...

Life, Death, and a 'Reservoir of Hope'

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In early May, an enthusiastic HDS staff member walked into offices in Divinity Hall to let people know about a community altar that was being constructed on the building's third floor. Those of us who could spare a moment were invited for an informal...

On the Joy of Saying I Don’t Know

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Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Laura Nasrallah was the faculty speaker during the Multireligious Commencement Service on May 23, 2018. Below are her remarks: Reverend Professor Walton, hard-working Dean Hempton, beloved colleagues...

'It Can Be Done'

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Karen Tse had a vision. As a second-year student at HDS in the late 1990s, she imagined founding an organization that would end the use of torture by law enforcement around the world. She even made her dream the topic of her master of divinity thesis...

Bishop on a Pickup Truck

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In July 2000, when the Right Rev. Vashti McKenzie was elected the first female bishop in the 213-year history of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, her reaction made national headlines. "The stained-glass ceiling has been pierced and broken,"...

A Separate Peace

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What really goes on inside Harvard Divinity School? Boston Common magazine takes a look in an article that describes the School as a gem "not just in Boston but for the world."

Creating a Safe Space

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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...