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In a short reflection, Catharine Cummings writes about her experience at HDS as well as her future plans following her upcoming ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to continue building bridges across various communities. I entered HDS...

A group of 11 HDS students, faculty, and friends recently gathered behind Andover Hall for what has become an annual tradition: Building the HDS sukkah. Led by Rabbi Sally Finestone, the denominational counselor to Jewish students at HDS, the multifaith...

In 1816, when Harvard Divinity School was established, its founders aimed to ensure that “every encouragement be given to the serious, impartial, and unbiased investigation of Christian truth.” Two hundred years later, HDS has expanded its mission. With...

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...

I opened up my Facebook page Tuesday morning—a practice I usually don't indulge in at first wake. Typically, before the news of the outside world outside engages my mind and spirit, I arise and move into devotional and scripture reading, walk/run atop the...

Warren Goldstein is a sociologist of religion teaching at HDS. While his research aims to develop a critical sociology of religion as a "new paradigm" in the sociology of religion, he is more broadly interested in the development of a critical paradigm in...

The pandemic has caused countless events to be reconfigured in the name of safety, and the 2020 American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meetings are no exception. The conference, which was set to take place this month in...

During his six-day visit to the United States Pope Francis will speak at the White House, deliver speeches to Congress and at the United Nations, and celebrate a Mass at Madison Square Garden. But Harvard professors say that other items on the pope's...

MDiv candidates Lindsey Franklin and Denson Staples were selected by their student colleagues, faculty, and staff as the class speakers for HDS Commencement 2018. The following remarks were delivered by Franklin and Staples at the Diploma Awarding...

Preston Williams has often been first: the first tenured African American member of the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) faculty; the first African American president of the Society of Christian Ethics; the founding director of Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois...

Chris Berlin is a counselor to Buddhist students and Instructor in Ministry and Pastoral Counseling at HDS. He is part of a musical group consisting of several HDS alumni and students called Satigata. The group, formed at HDS, recently released an album...

Whether you’re packing for a trip to the beach or woods, or comfortably settling onto your couch this vacation season, HDS has some book suggestions you may want to add to your bag or side table. Members of the HDS community recently shared what they’ll...