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Harvard University was founded in 1636 to help establish "a learned ministry." Nearly four centuries later, Harvard Divinity School works to produce a learned ministry for modern times, and the focus of its scholars and educators has widened to include...

On Monday, June 23, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) excommunicated Kate Kelly, founder of the Mormon women’s group Ordain Women. In its decision, the all-male panel wrote that Kelly had "persisted in an aggressive effort to persuade...

How is our lived experience of religion and spirituality changing? Where are the boundaries of religion being tested and transformed? How will scholars and practitioners define and understand religion in the future? A multi-generational panel of scholars...

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series offering students a closer look at selected upcoming courses. Below, we chat with Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus Harvey Cox about his fall 2017 class “Pope Francis: His ‘Theology of the...

While at HDS, Casey found the resources to think deeply about lived religion and civil society Shaun Casey, MDiv '83, ThD '98, sat with a local imam in a café in Sub-Saharan Africa. A careless word or gesture could cause offense and derail the important...

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...

As the director of the First Church Shelter in Cambridge, Jim Stewart, MDiv '83, is a jack-of-all-trades. His work one particular day involved cubing and marinating beef, cutting and cooking potatoes, ordering supplies, and—as he often does—trying to help...

Earlier this year it was announced that, thanks to a number of significant gifts, including a lead gift from artist and philanthropist Susan Shallcross Swartz and her husband, investor James R. Swartz, AB '64, HDS will be able to move forward with a...

In the wake of our February 25 Virtual Panel, “ Abuse of Power in Alternative and Emerging Spiritual and Cultural Organizations,” many people have expressed a desire to continue the conversation. Therefore, we are launching an ongoing discussion on our...

Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America at HDS, is the recipient of the alumni professional achievement award from McDaniel College. Carrasco graduated from McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College with a bachelor’s...

Karen King, Hollis Professor of Divinity at HDS, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on October 2, 2018.

It would not be a stretch to liken a seasoned and prolific academic to a major league ballplayer—someone sought after by the owners of opposing teams and even poised to break a few records. With 48 published books (one of them a Pulitzer nominee) and 5...