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Audio: Dean Hempton on Religion and Peace

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Dean David Hempton spoke to members of the Harvard Alumni Association on "Religion and the Promotion of Peace in the 21st Century" on Thursday, May 1, in Cambridge. The talk, which was attended by over 200 alumni leaders from around the University...

Audio: David Lamberth Discusses Emerson's 'Divinity School Address'

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July 15, 2013 marked the 175th anniversary of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous "Divinity School Address," delivered to the HDS graduating class of 1838. The speech outraged many of Emerson's contemporaries but is today seen by many as a landmark in American...

Video: Innovative Ministry

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Cornelia Holden, MDiv ’03 shares her experiences as a spiritual innovator and founder of Mindful Warrior and the Core Leadership California at Ministry Colloquium. Audio

Reformation and Racial Taxonomies: An Underexplored Narrative of Modernity

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This year's Dudleian Lecture is presented by Dr. Paul C.H. Lim, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University. Audio

Video: Rethinking Malaria

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Anglican church leaders from sub-Saharan Africa discuss the role of faith and how religious leaders and communities are working to end malaria for good. Learn more about the event Audio

Video: West Africa and the Maghreb

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West Africa and the Maghreb: Reassessing Intellectual Connections in the 21st Century centers on the history of Muslim institutions and ideas in Africa. “West Africa and the Maghreb” is a part of the Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society conference...

Video: Sound Education Conference

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Sound Education was a 3-day event at Harvard University for educational and academic podcasters and radio hosts, and their listeners. It was hosted by Ministry of Ideas, a podcast based at Harvard Divinity School (HDS). Learn more about the event here...

Video: Dudleian Lecture - Kristallnacht 1938: Crescendo and Overture

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Peter Hayes (Ph.D., Yale, 1982) specializes in the histories of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust and, in particular, in the conduct of the nation’s largest corporations during the Third Reich. Dr. Hayes gave this year's Dudleian Lecture on "Kristallnacht...

Video: Radically Happy: Meditation and Mindfulness Based in Ancient Wisdom

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Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon are authors of the recently released book Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind. These two meditation experts—a seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneur and a traditionally trained Tibetan Rinpoche— discussed their...

Video: Thinking Islam Within Religious Studies, Methods, Histories, and Futures

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Scholars discuss methods, histories and futures of thinking about Islam within religious studies. This day-long conference is in honor of Professor William A. Graham, who retired in July 2018 after a long and distinguished career at Harvard. It includes...

Video: Black Religion, Spirituality, and Culture Conference 2019

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On March 1, 2019, Harvard Divinity School hosted its third annual Black Religion, Spirituality, and Culture Conference. The theme was Blackness at the Margins. The conference aimed to represent and engage with as many aspects of blackness as possible...

Video: Natural “SuperCooperation” and the Future of Our Human Family

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Evolution is an organizing principle of the living world. While competition is integral to evolution, cooperation can be seen as the master architect of biological complexity, language, and culture. Human beings have emerged from this evolutionary process...