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Enoch Joseph Aboi had been serving as a pastor for his church in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria when in 2015 he started teaching full time at Evangelical Christian Winning All (ECWA) Theological Seminary. But Aboi soon realized that he was ready for more...

It's considered a serious threat to the future and it's what HDS Dean David N. Hempton called one of the topics of our lifetime. Climate change and its impact on the world are why HDS holds among its values a commitment to sustainability and being a good...

Harvard Divinity School recently hosted the inaugural Black Religion, Spirituality, and Culture conference, organized by Harambee at HDS. The conference drew academic scholars, faith leaders, and social justice and non-profit leaders from around the...

Delivering this year's Convocation address will be Cornell William Brooks, Visiting Professor of the Practice of Prophetic Religion and Public Leadership at HDS and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice at Harvard Kennedy...

Despite malaria remaining a major disease, infecting more than 200 million people and killing nearly 500,000 a year, such great progress was made against it that the World Health Organization (WHO) recently set a global target for eliminating the illness...

The recipients of the 2016 Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors transcend categories. From a Yale Law School graduate who uses storytelling to fight hate crimes against Muslims and Sikhs, to a naval officer who advocates for peace, this year's group...

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series highlighting selected course offerings at the School. Below, HDS student Bo Clay chats with Professor Ahmed Ragab, Richard T. Watson Associate Professor of Science and Religion and director of...

Starting July 16, the U.S. Department of State will host its 3-day Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. The event “brings together leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges facing religious freedom, identify means to address religious...

In 2010, HDS students Willie Francois and Helen Kim were named ministry fellows by the Fund for Theological Education (FTE), an honor bestowed on young leaders who demonstrate exceptional gifts for ministry. FTE fellows are selected by a national...

Writing is freedom for Precious Rasheeda Muhammad, MTS ’01: freedom from the life-threatening allergies and respiratory problems that have plagued her since she was a child; freedom from the prejudice and misunderstanding she experienced growing up...

“The Examined Life,” a course taught by HDS professors David Lamberth and Cornel West, breaks conventions. In many classes across Harvard, discussions about the implications of theories on contemporary lived experience don’t take center stage. The main...

In a year unlike any other, HDS celebrates the diversity of alumni impact in the public sphere with the 2021 Gomes Honors. Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors, celebrating...