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HDS communications reached out to our 2021 graduating students to hear from them in their own words about their experiences at HDS, the people who've helped and inspired them along their grad school journeys, and their plans for the future. Memorable...

HDS communications reached out to our 2021 graduating students to hear from them in their own words about their experiences at HDS, the people who've helped and inspired them along their grad school journeys, and their plans for the future. Reflection and...

by Jonathan Beasley Episcopal priest and theological scholar the Rev. Matthew L. Potts , MDiv '08, has been named Assistant Professor of Ministry Studies at Harvard Divinity School, effective July 1, 2013. Potts works at the intersection of the practices...

Based on in-depth interviews with Jewish Palestine solidarity activists and a study of Jewish solidarity movements on social media, Atalia Omer demonstrates in When Peace is Not Enough: How the Israeli Peace Camp Thinks about Religion, Nationalism, and...

In her recently published book The Sea Can Wash Away All Evils: Modern Marine Pollution and the Ancient Cathartic Ocean (Columbia University Press), Kimberley C. Patton, who is Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion at HDS, examines...

The people who confronted white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia last Saturday drew on a truth that is more powerful than hate and a faith that the end of the story is not violence but love and life and their persistent victory. This is a dark...

The Harvard Divinity School Alumni/ae Association is pleased to announce that the Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Preston N. Williams Black Alumni/ae Award. He will...

Having worked as a lawyer for 12 years before entering Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 2012, Sejal Patel knows the challenges of taking a detour mid-career. "When you're at a certain tenure level and age, if you elect to not adopt that route...

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series offering students a closer look at selected upcoming courses. Below, we chat with Professor Anne Monius about her fall 2017 class “Indian Religions Through Their Narrative Literatures”—an...

HDS communications reached out to our 2021 graduating students to hear from them in their own words about their experiences at HDS, the people who've helped and inspired them along their grad school journeys, and their plans for the future. How I've...

Far too often, and seemingly more and more in recent months, conversations and headlines are driven by death, fear, and hate. There's much less focus on cooperation, service, and peace. With that in mind, and while also recognizing the need to highlight...

As it begins its third century, Harvard Divinity School can provide a valuable service to leaders across campus by helping them navigate the contentious religious issues they increasingly confront in their disciplines. That was the message offered by...