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The HDS Society for Comparative Theology presented this lecture by Joseph Lumbard, Assistant Professor of Classical Islam in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.

Dean William A. Graham recently announced two changes to endowed professorships at Harvard Divinity School. Karen King is the new Hollis Professor of Divinity, after legendary Harvard professor—and previous holder of the Hollis Chair—Harvey Cox officially...

The faculty of Harvard Divinity School voted, in a meeting on November 15, to allow Harvard University to make electronic versions of their current scholarly articles available to the public. With the vote for open access, the Divinity School faculty...

Harvard Divinity School has announced three recipients of the awards that are presented each June on its Alumni Day. This year, on June 7, the First Decade Award will be given to both Mark Cave and Jacob Schramm, and the Rabbi Martin Katzenstein Award...

It’s finally the time of year for sun, sand, hammocks, and reading lists. Members of the HDS community shared what they’ll be reading this summer—for work and for pleasure. Simran Jeet Singh, MTS ’08, postdoctoral fellow at New York University, columnist...

On February 13, 2014, Tanya M. Luhrmann, Watkins Professor, Stanford University, delivered the 2014 William James Lecture, 'William James in Accra.'

The Harvard Crimson has named Mark D. Jordan, a leading expert on Christian sexuality and sexual ethics, one the top 15 professors at the University.

On February 20, Monica L. Mercado (Colgate University), Visiting Assistant Professor of North American Religions, gave the lecture, “Girlhood and the Making of American Catholicism."

Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, received an honory doctorate from Regis College at the University of Toronto.

Charles Long, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, delivered this presentation on November 2 as part of the series "Have Mercy: The Religious Dimensions of the Writings of Toni Morrison."

Rachel Leiken, MDiv '20, Multifaith Engagement Fellow at the Memorial Church, writes about deepening her commitment to social justice, community building, and university chaplaincy. After the election in 2016, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I...

Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies Mayra Rivera and Drew University Professor Catherine Keller reflect on "the end of the world," "climate apocalypse," and the aftermath of Hurricane María.