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The Los Angeles Times announced February 21 that one of its prestigious book prizes will be presented to HDS Writer-in-Residence Terry Tempest Williams. According to the Times, Williams will receive the Robert Kirsch Award, a lifetime achievement prize...

It is with great sadness that we learned of the recent passing of John Whitehead, a member of the HDS Dean's Council, honorary chair of the Campaign for HDS, and a great friend to the School for more than a generation. John was not an alumnus of HDS—he...

Having worked as a lawyer for 12 years before entering Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 2012, Sejal Patel knows the challenges of taking a detour mid-career. "When you're at a certain tenure level and age, if you elect to not adopt that route...

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...

Holly Lebowitz Rossi, MTS '99, is a freelance writer and editor who has covered religion, health, yoga, and parenting for more for two decades. Below, HDS student Emily Farnsworth speaks with Rossi about her new book, The Yoga Effect: A Proven Program for...

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) hosted “Queer Youth and Religious Debates over Sexuality,” a panel discussion held Oct. 7 on queer youth in the United States and their relationship to religion and the church. Cheryl A. Giles, Peabody Professor of the...

Harvard Divinity School has announced recipients of the two awards that are presented each June on its Alumni Day. At a luncheon held here on June 6, 2001, the First Decade Award will be given to Rick Santos, a Program Director for Church World Service...

It was a seemingly mundane activity—the reading of a newspaper—which moved Gwen Moore, MDiv ’00, to make a fundamental shift in her life. In December 1995, Moore scanned The New York Times and noticed a cover story about economic development in China. The...

On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 6 pm, a woman whose image is indelibly inscribed in our national consciousness spoke to the Harvard community in the Memorial Church, although she would probably have gone unrecognized until she explained who she is. Ruby...

On September 16, an ecumenical group of 10 Boston-area Christians, including several HDS students, drove to New York City in two cramped hatchbacks to attend the first day of the Occupy Wall Street protest. Most of us had not met each other until that...

Ashley Lipscomb, MDiv '20, was selected by her student colleagues as the class speaker for HDS Commencement 2020. The following remarks were delivered by Lipscomb during the Virtual Diploma Awarding Ceremony on May 28. ♦♦♦ "Continue" by Maya Angelou My...

This time it wasn’t about the medals. For Daniel Cnossen, it was about recapturing what drove his passion for the Navy SEALs: discipline, intensity, training, focus, commitment, and teamwork. And it was about adding another challenge to the adventure he’s...