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"In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—and the racism pandemic we have been fighting since my ancestors arrived from the West Coast of Africa, I am reminded that there is so much that we don’t know," says Melissa Wood Bartholomew, Associate Dean for...

"In every case, at every level, we feel ourselves caught between a past we must let go and a future beyond our grasp. In every case we’ve been left with neither the comforts of the familiar nor the confidence of the foreseeable. In every case, all we...

The 2015-16 academic year provided many memorable moments at HDS. As we head toward Commencement, we take a look back at some of the events that made this academic year so meaningful and special. [[{"fid":642811,"view_mode":"default","type":"media"...

In a letter last weekend to the Harvard community supporting international students and faculty, President Drew Faust unveiled a plan to appoint the first full-time University-wide Muslim chaplain. Under the plan, which was the result of months of...

Jacob Olupona, HDS Professor of African Religious Traditions, has won the 2018 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. In announcing the award, Alice Hunt, executive director of the American Academy of Religion, noted that “the...

In March 2017, the Buddhist Ministry Working Group convened at Upaya Zen Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico for three days of conversation, collaboration, and contemplative practice. This gathering was part of a series of meetings hosted by Harvard Divinity...

When the renewed Swartz Hall finally reopened its doors this semester, it welcomed members of the HDS and Harvard communities separated since the start of the pandemic to a renewed building, one that reflects a changed (and changing) Divinity School.

This event was organized by the Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium and co-sponsored with the conference "Pluralism Project @ 25: Diversity and Inclusion in the American Crucible." The featured speakers were Sarbpreet Singh, playwright...

The Pew Research Center recently released a report titled " America's Changing Religious Landscape." Among the findings detailed in the report were a decline in Americans who identify as Christian as a share of the population and a rise in Americans who...

Their research spans history, religions, and academic fields, and next year, five new Research Associates will join the Women's Studies in Religion Program at HDS to work on book-length projects. The diverse topics range from queer theory and...

Dean David Hempton spoke to members of the Harvard Alumni Association on "Religion and the Promotion of Peace in the 21st Century" on Thursday, May 1, in Cambridge. The talk, which was attended by over 200 alumni leaders from around the University...

HDS opened its 199th academic year on Thursday, August 28, 2014, with a keynote address, "The Matter of Religion and Theology." Dean David N. Hempton offered welcoming remarks and Professor Laura Nasrallah, MDiv candidate Barbara Schreur, and ThD...