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The call to service is literally in Harvard Divinity School’s DNA. It’s visible in the vision of Harvard President John Kirkland, considered by many to be the founder of HDS, who appealed to alumni in 1815 for support of an institution that would prepare...

Professor Jon Levenson writes about the new Museum of the Bible and how there is no universal way to read or exhibit the bible.

Professor Catherine Brekus notes that in the early 1800s, Methodists opposed Fourth of July celebrations on the grounds that they were not Christian.

Faculty and students discussed empathy as a means of bridging societal divides, especially in light of the recent election, at the Divinity School on Thursday.

Speaking to a capacity crowd inside Harvard's Memorial Church on November 19, former President Jimmy Carter enlightened those in attendance to the driving factors behind his latest book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power. During his...

Professor Frank Clooney writes of a "crude and heartless stretch of wall along the Mexican border."

Professor Jocelyne Cesari discusses her new book, The Awakening of Muslim Democracy, with two respondents. Read Q&A with Jocelyne Cesari

If we’re committed to using the Bible to argue about immigration, let us not start by taking Romans out of context, writes Professor Laura Nasrallah.

Secretary of State John Kerry has tapped Shaun Casey (MDiv '83, ThD '99) to lead the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives.

Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election thanks in large part to overwhelming support from one particular group of folks: white evangelicals. In fact, a whopping 81 percent of self-identified evangelicals voted for President Trump. That’s even more...

Vice President Mike Pence said "faith in America is rising once again," but according to HDS Ministry Innovation Fellow Casper ter Kuile, it depends on how we define "faith."

In its “How We Gather” study, Harvard Divinity School researchers documented wide-ranging spiritual communities for the young ranging from Afro Flow Yoga and dinner churches to public meditation groups.