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618 results for "World Religions"
618 results for "World Religions"

A Message From Dean Hempton on the Passing of François Bovon

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With a heavy heart, I write to let you know that François Bovon, Frothingham Professor of the History of Religion Emeritus at HDS, passed away Friday night (Nov. 1) peacefully in Aubonne, Switzerland, after a long illness. François was associated with HDS...

Leaders Who Serve

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The call to service is literally in Harvard Divinity School’s DNA. It’s visible in the vision of Harvard President John Kirkland, considered by many to be the founder of HDS, who appealed to alumni in 1815 for support of an institution that would prepare...

On the Joy of Saying I Don’t Know

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Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Laura Nasrallah was the faculty speaker during the Multireligious Commencement Service on May 23, 2018. Below are her remarks: Reverend Professor Walton, hard-working Dean Hempton, beloved colleagues...

'My Hope Is That I Can Share My Passion'

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Rachelle Sam, who graduated from Harvard Divinity School on May 27 with a master of divinity degree, came to HDS, like many of her classmates, with a wide range of interests. Through the flexibility of the master of divinity degree curriculum, including...

Five Lessons from Toni Morrison

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In 2012, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison took the stage at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre and spoke to a rapt audience about goodness, altruism, and the literary imagination. On that very same stage Thursday afternoon, Harvard Divinity School (HDS)...

Caring for Life on Earth

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Besides epidemics, wars, violence, and starvation, there is another source of disaster that is often overlooked: "a lack of love." So said His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, to a capacity crowd at Harvard's Memorial Church on...

Graduate Profile: Joris Félix Aimé Bürmann, MDiv '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. Favorite Class...

A Scholar-Activist Comes Full Circle at HDS

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It's hard to pin Albert Raboteau down. Before earning his doctorate in religious history, he studied English literature and theology. Now, as a visiting professor at HDS, he's teaching a seminar on the intersection of literature and spirituality. He's...

CrossFit as Church? Examining How We Gather

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Instead of worshiping in old wooden church pews, Millennials are jumping on top of wooden boxes until exhaustion at CrossFit affiliates, and it's not just to replace a trip to church with a workout. Millennials make up a significant portion of the...

Practicing Divinity

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Spiritual practice can take many forms, whether it be accompaniment, multireligious encounter, meditation, or even climate activism and civil disobedience. An ongoing discussion series at HDS led by students allows them to share some of their experiences...

The Spirit of Capitalism

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For 200 years, HDS graduates have carried an ethic of scholarship and service into their work for religious institutions, nonprofits, schools and universities, and governments around the world. But what about business? Do HDS alumni have an impact in the...