Mother Teresa and Me (and You)
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Professor Frank Clooney, director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, recalls his encounter with Mother Teresa, who will be canonized as a saint on Sunday, September 4.
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Ivy League Scholars Urge Students: 'Think for Yourself'
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HDS Professor Jon Levenson is one of 15 highly accomplished scholars who published a letter with advice for young people who are headed off to college.
Matthew Potts Named Pusey Minister at Memorial Church
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An Episcopal minister and HDS professor of religious studies and literature, Matthew Potts begins his new position July 1.
Martin Luther King Jr. Wasn’t a Colorblind Dreamer
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HDS Professor Jonathan Walton will co-teach a new class this semester, "Martin Luther King Jr. and the Question of Conscientious Citizenship."
Video: Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa
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Ousmane Kane discusses his recent publication, Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa.
Humans of HDS: Path to Buddhist Ministry
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In a wide-ranging interview, HDS instructor in Buddhism Chris Berlin discusses music and mantras, end-of-life care, and interfaith healing.
Experts Discuss Role of ‘Prosperity Gospel’ in Trump’s Success
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Professor Jonathan Walton and William H. Bloomberg Visiting Professor E.J. Dionne joined author Sally Quinn on a panel discussing "the lure of the prosperity gospel in the age of Trump."
An Angry Jesus for Our Times?
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In today’s political climate, everything is taking on a hostile and confrontational tone. We are increasingly alienated, unable and unwilling to understand and respect one another anymore, writes Professor Frank Clooney.
The Logic of Calvin's Reform
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Ahead of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Professor Michelle Sanchez writes that if Martin Luther's reform was triggered by a critique of indulgences, John Calvin's was triggered by a critique of idolatry.
Comparing (and Contrasting) Catholic and Jewish Reactions to the Modern Liberal Order
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Professor Jon Levenson writes that for traditional Jews and Catholics alike, liberalism has presented parallel but different dangers; but so has anti-liberalism.
The Bits the Bible Left Out
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HDS Hollis Professor of Divinity Karen King studies texts from Christianity’s first centuries to reinterpret the history of the early church.
James's Barking Crab: Becoming a Person in a Mechanistic Universe
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HDS Professor of Philosophy and Theology David Lamberth gives the lecture "James's Barking Crab: Becoming a Person in a Mechanistic Universe," which aired on WBUR's World of Ideas.