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William A. Graham steps down as Dean of Harvard Divinity School at the end of the 2011–12 academic year. After a year's leave in 2012–13, he will return to teaching as a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. HDS MDiv candidate Matt Bieber...

Sevea studies the role of spirit mediums in the South and Southeast Asian Islamic world Teren Sevea grew up in a “universe of miracle workers.” They were in shrines, in cemeteries, in homes, and coffee shops, and, of course, on the streets of Southeast...

The day that Abel Rodriguez won his first asylum case was the best of his career as an immigration attorney. He was overjoyed and his work seemed full of meaning after accompanying his client through a process that was long and stressful but ultimately...

Harvard Divinity School launched this week Religion and Public Life (RPL), a new initiative and degree program with the core mission to advance the public understanding of religion in service of a just world at peace. The master of religion and public...

Bitter budget fights. Political battles over same-sex marriage. Religious radio-show and television hosts demonizing opponents. Heated debates on gun control in the face of massacres. Why are Americans so polarized on so many issues, and what can be done...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 90 this year. While his name and his contribution to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement are revered, some wonder if Dr. King’s legacy is in jeopardy amid a resurgence of racism, xenophobia, and hate...

India is choosing a new government. Many pundits predict that the country's 814 million voters will make Narendra Modi, head of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the next prime minister of the world's largest democracy when the election ends on May 12 and...

Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J. is Parkman Professor of Divinity and outgoing director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, which he has led since July 2010. Matthew Weinstein, a second-year master of divinity degree candidate, spoke to...

When Salma Kazmi got to her job at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) on the morning of September 11, 2001, she found a telephone message from her boss. “Something terrible has happened,” it said. “Please call me immediately.” After she...

In a year unlike any other, HDS celebrates the diversity of alumni impact in the public sphere with the 2021 Gomes Honors. Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors, celebrating...

How can academic institutions address the fallout from acts of terror, such as the January 7 Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris? Should they? During a recent HDS forum, "Violence, Freedom of Expression and Justice," panelists raised questions about free speech...

Each academic year, Harvard Divinity School is fortunate to claim an impressive roster of visiting professors and lecturers because of its numerous endowed lectureships and several semester- and year-long teaching opportunities for professors from other...