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An author and a scholar, Sallie McFague is a leader in the fields of ecofeminism and Christian theology. She gave the 2009 Dudleian Lecture as part of a yearlong series sponsored by the CSWR.

When I arrived at Harvard Divinity School in the fall and told people I was studying religion and literature, almost everyone said: “You need to take Amy Hollywood!” Hollywood joined the HDS faculty in 2005, after teaching at Rhodes, Dartmouth, and the...

WSRP Research Associate Gwynn Kessler delivers the talk, “The Crooked and the Straight: Queer Theory and Biblical Interpretation.”

Catherine Brekus discusses her recent publication, Sarah Osborn’s Collected Writings. David Holland (HDS) and Margaret Bendroth serve as respondents.

The Rev. Dr. Rena Joyce Weller Karefa-Smart, the first black woman to earn a doctor of theology degree from HDS in 1976 and a leader in the international movement to bring churches closer together, died on Jan. 9. She was 97.

On March 12, 2020, Monique Moultrie (Georgia State University), Visiting Associate Professor of Women’s Studies and African American Religions, gave the lecture, “Hidden Histories: Faith as a Site of Black Lesbian Activism."

S. Zahra Moballegh, 2018-19 WSRP Visiting Associate Professor, delivers the lecture "Veiled Women Unveiling God: Understanding the Qur’an Through Its Women Characters."

HDS Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies Mayra Rivera and former Women's Studies in Religion Program Research Associate Katie Cannon are "theologians and women of color you should be reading," according to The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology...

Cheryl Giles, Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling at HDS, discusses her coedited anthology of “freedom stories” exploring what it means to be Black and Buddhist in America.

Dr. Alaa Murabit discusses the promotion of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at Harvard Divinity School, highlighting the intersection between women's leadership, religion, and sustainable development. She will present unique examples of...

HDS Professor Catherine Brekus discusses the Salem Witch Hunt and talks about what leads a close-knit community to turn against each other—and draws some uncomfortable parallels with our own moment, from conspiracy theories to the demonization of...

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...