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386 results for "Religious History"
386 results for "Religious History"

David Hempton's Remarks on Being Appointed HDS Dean

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David Hempton made these remarks following Harvard President Drew Faust's introduction of him as the next Dean of Harvard Divinity School at a reception at HDS on March 30, 2012. My thanks to President Faust for this very generous introduction. It's a...

Sudden Impact

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Only two years after its launch in April 2014, the Campaign for HDS is already having an impact on every aspect of the School's mission. New professorships enable HDS to extend its expertise in the study of the world's religious traditions and the ways...

Q&A With Francis Clooney

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Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including, most recently, Beyond Compare: St. Francis and Sri Vedanta Desika on...

World War I: "Psychic Shock"

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November 11, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, a conflict that claimed the lives of nearly nine million soldiers and civilians, with more than three times that number wounded, taken prisoner, or gone missing. One century later...

Video: The Women’s Studies Revolution

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Between 1970 and 1985, HDS changed from an almost exclusively male institution into a school with a majority of women students and a commitment to gender analysis. A panel of those who propelled the women’s studies revolution follow its reverberations...

For Heredi Women, Living within Invisible Walls

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While he was living in Jerusalem, Yakir Englander, research associate at the HDS Women's Studies in Religion Program, said there was an invisible wall between genders, and another wall that divided race and nation. It's those walls that serve as the basis...

Walking the Pandemic

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Religious leaders from the HDS community share spiritual resources for hard times The COVID-19 pandemic both engenders and accentuates the greatest challenges of the human condition: loneliness, loss, suffering, and mortality. Confronted with these, the...

Holy Memories of the Faith, Lived Anew, Together

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Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, offers a reflection for Holy Week. This week Christians across the world mark the holiest days of the Christian calendar: Holy (Maundy) Thursday, Good Friday...

Alumni Notes and Books—October 2012

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HDS graduates serve in a wide variety of vocations and are influencing lives in countries across the globe. Learn more about their latest activities and discover their recent books. Recent Alumni Books Canebrake Beach: A Novella and Four Short Stories By...