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Podcast: Religion in the Time of Pandemic

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Religious life, like everything else in life, has been drastically impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Here at Harvard and in the Boston area, we’ve seen houses of worship closed, religious gatherings moved online, holidays celebrated in isolation...

An HDS Summer Reading List

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It’s as much a part of the season as a beach trip or baseball: compiling a summer reading list. To help get you started, members of the HDS community shared what they’ll be reading this summer—for work and for pleasure. Kerry Maloney, chaplain and...

Donald Trump, the Bible, and White Supremacy

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The following opinion piece was written by Catherine A. Brekus, Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America. On June 1, 2020, a group of peaceful protesters in Washington, D.C. was tear-gassed so that Donald Trump could be photographed...

To Praise God and Shout 'Don’t Shoot!'

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The city of Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in protest after the August 9 fatal shooting of an unarmed African American teenager by a police officer. The event—and the response of city and state authorities—inspired a national debate about race, law...

The Anchor: Experiential Learning at HDS

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In 2013, Harvard Divinity School student Amanda Napior spent the summer working at the Berkshire County House of Correction (BCHC). "I taught an American religious history course and a course on creative writing for personal development. I also started a...

Religion and the West Wing

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Longtime presidential adviser and Harvard Kennedy School professor David Gergen captivated a packed audience at Harvard Divinity School in a wide-ranging conversation with HDS Dean David N. Hempton on religion, politics, and public life. The talk was a...

Conjuring a 'New Spiritual Hospitality'

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Janet Cooper Nelson got the call late one night. The Rev. Paul Santmire, ThD '66, chaplain of her Wellesley College congregation, left a message with her husband that he needed to meet right away. She was tired after a long day at work, but Santmire said...

Learning to Present Religion in the Schoolroom

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At a venerable private school in Massachusetts, some of the best and brightest seniors showed up recently for an advanced course in Islamic studies. The teacher eagerly started off by trying to delve into subjects of Islamic culture and law, but she found...

The CSWR Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J. is Parkman Professor of Divinity and outgoing director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, which he has led since July 2010. Matthew Weinstein, a second-year master of divinity degree candidate, spoke to...