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Thanks to a generous donation from Bruce McEver (MTS '11), Harvard Divinity School announces a new initiative, the Religious Literacy Project (RLP), which will enable HDS to continue our nearly four decades of leadership in religious studies and education...

Karen Tse, MDiv '00, walked into a prison in the African nation of Burundi and found children: an 8-year-old boy tossed into jail for stealing a mobile phone; 12-year-old girls imprisoned for "sex crimes"; a 2-year old girl who had spent most of her short...

On a bright morning in September, as the humidity lingered and autumn struggled to find its grip, a small classroom on the second floor of Divinity Hall was buzzing with chatter and anxious movement. Some 40 students were crammed into room meant for 17...

It is with great sadness that we learned of the recent passing of John Whitehead, a member of the HDS Dean's Council, honorary chair of the Campaign for HDS, and a great friend to the School for more than a generation. John was not an alumnus of HDS—he...

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. Words of...

India is choosing a new government. Many pundits predict that the country's 814 million voters will make Narendra Modi, head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the next prime minister of the world's largest democracy when the election ends on May 12 and...

Only two years after its launch in April 2014, the Campaign for HDS is already having an impact on every aspect of the School's mission. New professorships enable HDS to extend its expertise in the study of the world's religious traditions and the ways...

Dr. Alaa Murabit discusses the promotion of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at Harvard Divinity School, highlighting the intersection between women's leadership, religion, and sustainable development. She will present unique examples of...

Karen Tse, MDiv '00, walked into a prison in the African nation of Burundi and found children: an eight-year-old boy tossed into jail for stealing a mobile phone; twelve-year-old girls imprisoned for "sex crimes"; a two-year old girl who had spent most of...

"The past is never dead,” William Faulkner wrote in Requiem for a Nun. “It's not even past." Faulkner’s sentiment was top of mind for HDS Senior Lecturer Ann Braude when she and her team of three doctoral students took on the Herculean task of telling the...

Krister Stendahl, who played a crucial role in shaping the life and work of Harvard Divinity School, just as he was also a pioneer in the broader realm of ecumenical relations, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at the age of 86. He had been in failing...

The below message was sent to members of the HDS community from Dean David N. Hempton on October 20, 2020. I first want to take this opportunity to thank everyone in our HDS community—students, staff, and faculty—for their forbearance, resilience, and...