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The annual William James Lecture was presented on December 5, 2011, by Arthur Kleinman, Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard...

In conjunction with the HDS Committee on Racial Justice and Healing and in cooperation with the courses "Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion" (T&M) and "Introduction to Ministry Studies" (IMS), Professors David Holland and Matthew Potts hosted a...

Continuing Divinity Dialogues—a special edition podcast series from Harvard Divinity School that puts conversations on faith, purpose, and bearing witness at the center of today’s most pressing issues. Today, we hear from HDS alum Omar Sultan Haque, MTS...

Innovative documentary interweaves 7th century biography with the lives of 21st century American Muslims inspired and guided by Muhammad's example. His father died before he was born, and his mother died when he was only six. But sheltered by a powerful...

Stephanie Paulsell, Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies and Interim Pusey Minister at Memorial Church, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on September 5, 2019. ♦♦♦ Happy are...

Sally Hammel, MDiv candidate and a seminarian at Memorial Church, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on September 26, 2019.

On February 19, U.S. presidential candidate, spiritual lecturer, and number one New York Times bestselling author Marianne Williamson spoke at HDS on the topic "Reparations for Slavery: The Role of Repentance in Politics." The event featured an opening...

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...

Stephanie Paulsell is the Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies. On October 14, 2018, she delivered the sermon during Sunday Services at Memorial Church. Below are her remarks. ♦♦♦

At a venerable private school in Massachusetts, some of the best and brightest seniors showed up recently for an advanced course in Islamic studies. The teacher eagerly started off by trying to delve into subjects of Islamic culture and law, but she found...

The American Academy of Religion (AAR) has published a new set of religious literacy guidelines that propose what graduates of two- and four-year undergraduate institutions should know about religion, according to Religion News Service. The multi-year...

Dr. Robert A. Orsi, American religious history professor at Harvard Divinity School, was elected president of the American Academy of Religion for 2003. He began his term at the conclusion of the AAR's November annual meeting in Toronto. Orsi follows...