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266 results for "Religion and Public Life"
266 results for "Religion and Public Life"

2002-03 WSRP Scholars Begin Spring Presentations

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Although Harvard Divinity School's Women's Studies in Religion Program has long welcomed scholars from abroad and scholars with international research interests, this year's WSRP research associates are an especially seasoned group of world travelers...

Islam in America: Lessons in Diversity

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After waiting his turn to take part in a question-and-answer session during the "Islam in America" conference at Harvard last weekend, a young man approached the microphone, introduced himself, and said, "I'm a Muslim, and therefore, by definition, I'm a...

Reflections from Krister Stendahl’s Academic Neighbor

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In November 2018, the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature sponsored a session “Krister among the Jews and Gentiles,” to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of Krister Stendahl, who taught at HDS from 1954-1989, with a hiatus to...

Detour in the Right Direction

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Having worked as a lawyer for 12 years before entering Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 2012, Sejal Patel knows the challenges of taking a detour mid-career. "When you're at a certain tenure level and age, if you elect to not adopt that route...

Portraying a Finer Picture of Islam

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A day or two after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, journalist Monique Parsons, MTS '91, was glued to her television set, watching the major news organizations' coverage of the events. At some point, one of the anchors asked, "Why do they hate...

A Summer Between Two Homelands

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This summer, thanks to several generous gifts in support of Dean David N. Hempton’s campaign initiatives, HDS continued its ongoing effort to provide students with financial support so that they can serve communities locally and abroad through...

Agents of Healing

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Earlier this fall, an HDS custodian saw that the lights were off in room 118 of Andover Hall and, expecting the classroom to be empty, entered to retrieve the trash bin. To his surprise, the space was not empty. Half a dozen students and their teacher sat...

Chief Counsel

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Tom Stanton, HDS ’68, only attended Harvard Divinity School for one year, but the experience had a big influence on the rest of his life. You can see it in his career path. Inspired by his HDS field education experience at an inner-city church, as well as...

Graduate Profile: Daniel Sanders, MTS '21

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HDS communications reached out to our 2021 graduating students to hear from them in their own words about their experiences at HDS, the people who've helped and inspired them along their grad school journeys, and their plans for the future. Message of...