Jocelyne Cesari, Visiting Professor of Religion and Politics, discussed the politicization of Islam by the Islamic State at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies on February 16.
Professor Francis Schüssler Fiorenza spoke to the Harvard Gazette about the recent papal encyclical on the environment and whether it offers anything new.
Professor Frank Clooney, director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, discusses finding, losing, and again finding wisdom in Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali.
Alums Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile of the podcast Harry Potter and The Sacred Text weigh in on the enduring appeal of J.K. Rowling's Sorting Hat on the Imaginary Worlds podcast.
The son of a conservative Christian family, and a devout Christian himself, Sheehan Scarborough, MDiv '14, spent much of his early life struggling to reconcile his sexuality and “very conservative” religious upbringing.
Ministry Innovation Fellow Casper ter Kuile shares his honest opinion on the changing shape of American religion and how millennials are creating new forms of spiritual community.
From Christians and Jews to those who follow psychics and ancient civilizations like the Maya, the bitter political chaos of Campaign 2016 has some wondering if its causes are entirely secular.
In its review, Publishers Weekly says Professor Michael Jackson's new book, The Work of Art, "p rovocatively challenges our understanding of the categories art and religion."
On April 26, as part of HDS's celebration and recognition of the Deanship of William A. Graham, a panel of HDS faculty members reflected on his accomplishments over the last decade and spoke about the future of the School.
Francis Clooney, director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, shares the piece of literature he has reread the most, and what about it that keeps him coming back.
The coronavirus outbreak is accelerating social isolation. Cultivating remote workplace rituals can counter that, writes Casper ter Kuile, HDS ministry innovation fellow.