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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...

The following essay was written by Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman killed 23 people and injured 23 others. When I was seven...

Religion is a powerful influence on human affairs, nowhere more visibly than in its capacity to help both ignite and resolve conflict. Now a new collaboration between Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School will enable scholars to study the...

Recognized this year as a Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honoree, Ephraim Isaac’s sixty-year career includes an almost absurd number of achievements. As an academic, Isaac, BD ’63, has taught at Princeton—both the university and the seminary...

Harvard Divinity School has collected some thoughts and analysis from faculty, students, and colleagues relevant to the April 15 attack in Boston. Our hope is that these works give perspective on the events, bring the HDS community together, and/or...

In his new book, I Don't Believe in Atheists (Free Press), Chris Hedges, MDiv '83, critiques the "new atheists" and argues that their belief system is as polarizing as that of the religious right. Jonathan Beasley recently spoke with Hedges about his time...

Davíd Carrasco joined the Faculty of Divinity in September 2001 as the inaugural Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America. Carrasco, who has been professor of the history of religions at Princeton University since 1993, is a world...

On February 19, U.S. presidential candidate, spiritual lecturer, and number one New York Times bestselling author Marianne Williamson spoke at HDS on the topic "Reparations for Slavery: The Role of Repentance in Politics." The event featured an opening...

The Reverend James Lawson admits that it sometimes troubles him when people view him as a living artifact of the civil rights movement, especially because he has been arrested for civil disobedience more times in the last 10 years than he ever was during...

Christopher Hale learned quickly that mixing politics and religion can be gritty business. In 2008, he was hired by Barack Obama's campaign to help reach out to Catholic communities. On his second day on the campaign, he was called to the archbishop's...

Much has been written about the Northern Ireland peace process, particularly on securing the peace. However, as Senator George Mitchell commented in relation to the Good Friday agreement, “If you think getting this agreement was difficult, implementing it...

Update: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather in New York City, which prevented Professor Cone from being able to travel. Tragedies of the past year, including the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York...