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In Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, the title character agonizes over a dreadful thought as he nears the end of his life: “What if my entire life, my entire conscious life, was not the real thing?” Scotty McLennan asks his students to ponder the...

One of the oldest scholarly theological journals in the United States has a new editor. Harvard Divinity School Professor of New Testament Giovanni Bazzana became the new editor of Harvard Theological Review on July 1. Founded 112 years ago, HTR provides...

Kenneth W. Morgan died at the age of 103 on December 23, 2011, bringing a long life of accomplishment to a close. In noting his death here, the Center for the Study of World Religions also wants to celebrate all that Kenneth Morgan did that continues to...

HDS's Clooney on 'The Study Quran' in Advent.

I write at perhaps the most challenging moment of our lifetimes, as our society reels from global pandemic, economic collapse, and social unrest. We have all been affected. Many in the HDS community are on the front lines as activists, caregivers, and...

The fifth and final post on the Quran by Francis X. Clooney, S.J., HDS professor and director of the Center for the Study of World Religions

HDS Professor Frank Clooney's third installment in America Magazine on the Study Quran.

Can a diverse religious community unite and heal after a brutal murder in broad daylight, one possibly motivated by religious hatred?

At HDS, a female Muslim law judge describes how she advanced in a patriarchal field.

Visiting Professor Jocelyne Cesari writes about the recent attacks in France and why the country seems to be a target.

Ousmane Kane discusses his recent publication, Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa.

This panel explores the public practice of the Abrahamic Religions. Panelists reflect on their work in light of this category, including its strengths and limitations.