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Andover-Harvard Theological Library turns 100 years old in 2011. As we celebrate its centennial on October 6, here are some images that reflect its rich history. Photos from the event can be viewed through the HDS Flickr account. Photos: Justin Knight...

Andover-Harvard Theological Library turns 100 years old in 2011. As we celebrate its centennial on October 6, here are some images that reflect its rich history. Photos: Justin Knight, Steve Gilbert, Stephanie Mitchell, and HDS communications office...

On March 1, the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw, MDiv '88, Dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, led a conversation with members of the HDS community and local alumni about two of her recently published books, Octavia: Daughter of God and A Practical...

A message from David N. Hempton, Dean of Harvard Divinity School I write with great pleasure to announce that Melissa Wood Bartholomew, MDiv ’15, will join HDS as the School’s new Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) on July 6, 2020...

Following the award ceremony on April 4 for the inaugural Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors, the alumni honorees formed a panel of speakers for the third and final installment of this year's Divinity Dialogues: Conversations with the Alumni/Alumnae...

“It’s important—even if we don’t stay in the religious tradition we were raised in—to be grateful for it, whatever it is. God uses those traditions, those people, and the communities we were raised in to make us into the people we’re supposed to be.”...

"And in the midst of deep suffering, I think there are these grace notes. If we can take this time for what it is, a planetary pause, that I think ultimately can restore us to an equilibrium we haven't known," says HDS writer-in-residence Terry Tempest...

"It was impressive how she would fall into this deep awareness of what she was looking at. That’s the way I’ve noticed her over the years," says HDS Professor Davíd Carrasco of writer Toni Morrison.

“I always try to show the beauty of Islam through my actions and not just my words. If, for example, I’m fighting against gender inequality, I show people how Islam has given equality to men and women. If I’m talking about anti-racist discourse, then I...

"I was thinking about being here at the Divinity School, one of the things that has inspired me is it's not just what we believe, but how we behave. And I really see a strong moral imperative among our young people," says Terry Tempest Williams, HDS...

“A huge learning in my project emerged when I realized that I didn’t have to make the case that Buddhism and play have something to offer each other. Rather than impress anyone with my nifty theorizing, I could just guide some meditation practices...

The Harvard Alumni Association announced that HDS Professor Preston N. Williams, PhD ’67, will receive the 2021 Harvard Medal. Williams, Houghton Professor of Theology and Contemporary Change Emeritus, was the first tenured African American faculty member...