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Professor Catherine Brekus takes listeners on a journey through the history of American chosenness and how the concepts relate to our understanding of American exceptionalism today during The Faith Angle Forum in May.

The people who confronted white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia last Saturday drew on a truth that is more powerful than hate and a faith that the end of the story is not violence but love and life and their persistent victory. This is a dark...

Recent grad Nick Zehner talks about his long, winding path to HDS, from attending a Christian college as an undergrad, to having his faith challenged, to ministering to patients as a hospital chaplain.

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...

What is the role of religious literacy in humanitarian action? Humanitarian practitioners and leading scholars involved in humanitarian efforts will discuss this question and others during the Symposium on Religious Literacy in Humanitarian Action. The...

The annual endowed Dudleian Lecture, the oldest and most prestigious endowed lecture at Harvard, was presented by Sister Mary Hughes, prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville and former president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The...

HDS staff member Leslie MacPherson Artinian is one of the most recognizable faces on campus. During a typical day, she may be found handling the financials for the OMS office, tending to the HDS garden, helping plan a national conference, or learning more...

Which U.S. president had a dog named Satan? Who was baptized on his deathbed? Test your knowledge of some surprising aspects about the faith and beliefs of U.S. presidents. Click here to load the quiz. Sources: PBS, Religion News Service, Huffington Post

I opened up my Facebook page Tuesday morning—a practice I usually don't indulge in at first wake. Typically, before the news of the outside world outside engages my mind and spirit, I arise and move into devotional and scripture reading, walk/run atop the...

HDS professor Janet Gyatso speaks about Buddhism and civic activism ahead of 125 U.S. Buddhist leaders from across the spectrum gathering on May 14 in Washington for what organizers say may be the biggest conference ever focused on bringing their faith...

Sr. Simone Campbell, co-organizer of the 'Nuns on the Bus' campaign and resounding speaker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, spoke at HDS on November 14 on faith and politics. The event was part of the Religion and American Public Life Series...

The annual endowed Dudleian Lecture was delivered on February 28, 2013, by Sister Mary Hughes, prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville and former president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The title of her lecture was "Priesthood...