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In the fall of 1911, the newly formed Andover-Harvard Theological Library was opened, combining the libraries of Andover Theological Seminary and Harvard Divinity School. One hundred years of acquisitions and service was commemorated in October...

HDS Convocation was held Thursday, August 30, 2012, on the Campus Green. New Dean David N. Hempton drew on the memory of violence he witnessed in Northern Ireland to offer hopeful visions for the future. Kevin J. Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical...

On March 31 and April 1, 2016, scores of farmers, religious and spiritual leaders, activists, and scholars, gathered at Harvard Divinity School and engaged in robust discussions during The Spirit of Sustainable Agriculture conference. The aim of the...

What are the moral questions that underlie issues of money in politics, corporate power, and wealth in democracy? What resources do we find in our various religious traditions to help us approach these questions with thoughtful consideration, moral...

On April 3, the alumni recipients of the Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors spoke at the final Divinity Dialogues event of the 2013-14 academic year. The panelists were: Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, MTS '84; Simon Xavier Guerrand-Hermès, MTS '93...

Acclaimed expert on biblical, gnostic, and apocryphal writings, Willis Barnstone explores the question, were early Christians Pharisee Jews like Saint Paul? Barnstone is a poet and translator of ancient and modern texts. A four-time recipient of the Book...

The Unruly Mystic, by Michael Conti, is an inspirational documentary of how the filmmaker reaffirmed his life's work when he fell in love with a 12th century saint. During a panel discussion following the screening, George P. Ferzoco, Beverly Mayne...

Rosalind I.J. Hackett, Trelawney Grenfell-Muir, Melissa W. Bartholomew, and Anila Daulatzai discuss the role of religious and spiritual resources in women's multifaceted contributions to sustainable peace and the challenges and promise of women's...

How can Buddhist thought and practice inform contemporary discussions and activity in America around issues of race and racism? In a session moderated by Darren Becker at the HBC Conference on Buddhism and Race in America, panelists Donna Bivens, Anushka...

On October 28, Sallie McFague, Distinguished Theologian in Residence, Vancouver School of Theology, delivered the 2009-10 Dudleian Lecture as part of the "Ecologies of Human Flourishing Series" sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions. A...

Ousmane Oumar Kane delivered the inaugural Prince Alwaleed bin Talal lecture on March 6, 2014, and was titled "From Medieval Sankore to Modern Say: Islamic Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa in Historical and Comparative Perspective." Kane is...

Drawing on Harvard Divinity School's distinguished tradition of comparative studies in religion and the resources of one of world's leading research universities, the Business across Religious Traditions series explores the opportunities and challenges...