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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...

The city of Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in protest after the August 9 fatal shooting of an unarmed African American teenager by a police officer. The event—and the response of city and state authorities—inspired a national debate about race, law...

Angie Thurston grew up acting, writing, and making visual art in Boulder, Colorado. So, when she came to Brown University as an undergraduate, she was thrilled to study with the Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel. But while she learned a lot...

Longtime presidential adviser and Harvard Kennedy School professor David Gergen captivated a packed audience at Harvard Divinity School in a wide-ranging conversation with HDS Dean David N. Hempton on religion, politics, and public life. The talk was a...

In February of 1926, Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-education historian, had a very specific goal in mind when he established what was then called Negro History Week. He hoped, as time went along, that Black history would be recognized as so entrenched in...

KMarie Tejeda, MDiv candidate and a seminarian at Memorial Church, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on September 25, 2019.

Stephanie Paulsell is the Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies. On July 2, she delivered the sermon during Sunday Services at Memorial Church. Below are her remarks. ♦♦♦ Psalm 84; Hebrews 11:8-14 O send out your light and...

HDS Dean David N. Hempton launched the Campaign for Harvard Divinity School on April 4, 2014, with an address that laid out a bold vision that builds on the School's tradition of religious education, service, and scholarly excellence. What follows is the...

Tony Amoury Alkhoury, MDiv '19, was selected by his student colleagues as the class speaker for HDS Commencement 2019. The following remarks were delivered by Alkhoury at the Diploma Awarding Ceremony on May 30. The Arabic version can be found by...

Sally Hammel, MDiv candidate and a seminarian at Memorial Church, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on February 27, 2020. ♦♦♦

Karen Tse, MDiv '00, walked into a prison in the African nation of Burundi and found children: an eight-year-old boy tossed into jail for stealing a mobile phone; twelve-year-old girls imprisoned for "sex crimes"; a two-year old girl who had spent most of...

Anne E. Monius, Professor of South Asian Religions, passed away on August 3, 2019, at the age of 54. She died of natural causes. A distinguished scholar and engaging teacher, Monius taught for 17 years at Harvard Divinity School, where she specialized in...