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405 results for "Politics and Religion"
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Livezey Research Puts Urban Churches on the Map

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Lowell Livezey of the University of Illinois, Chicago, is the Visiting Luce Lecturer on Urban Ministry at Harvard Divinity School this Spring. He is teaching two courses this semester, "Religious Agency in the Metropolis" and the Urban Ministry Seminar...

Trump, the Johnson Amendment, and Faith Leaders

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During the National Prayer Breakfast on February 2, President Donald Trump discussed removing the Johnson Amendment. The amendment restricts political speech by tax-exempt churches. HDS Associate Dean for Ministry Studies Dudley Rose discussed how Trump’s...

Christianity and Capital Punishment

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The sentencing to death of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev promises to ignite a national discussion of capital punishment. Christians weigh in on all sides of the issue, saying that scripture supports their position. Dr. R. Albert...

Student Voices on Pluralism at Harvard

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This discussion took place during the 2003 Dean's Weekend. BILL GRAHAM: Our second panel takes up our question and moves it a little bit further in discussing the encounter with religion in the modern university. We have a group that's going to bring a...

On the Joy of Saying I Don’t Know

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Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Laura Nasrallah was the faculty speaker during the Multireligious Commencement Service on May 23, 2018. Below are her remarks: Reverend Professor Walton, hard-working Dean Hempton, beloved colleagues...

Presidents' Day Quiz

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Which U.S. president had a dog named Satan? Who was baptized on his deathbed? Test your knowledge of some surprising aspects about the faith and beliefs of U.S. presidents. Click here to load the quiz. Sources: PBS, Religion News Service, Huffington Post

The Blackening of Havana

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With all of the excitement around U.S. and Cuban relations finally opening up there is a host of questions around race and religion that are fundamental to the lives of Afro-Cuban religious practitioners left to be asked.