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Fred Moten, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow, discussed a poem called "On Listening to the Two-Headed Lady Blow Her Horn," which is from Honorée Fanonne Jeffers's extraordinary collection, The Gospel of Barbecue. He talked—in the wake and under the influence of...

Dr. Tyler Roberts presents the 2017 Dudleian Lecture. Listen

Based on personal study and experience, Anne Waldman speaks on the refuge and Bodhisattva vows, the Six Realms of Existence, “co-emergent wisdom” and a parallel vow to poetry, and the joys and contradictions therein. She integrates her own poetry...

WSRP Research Associate Alison More, Visiting Assistant Professor in Women's Studies and History of Christianity, gives the lecture, "Fictive Histories and Penitential Disorder: 'Irregular' Women in Medieval Christianity."

On March 30, 2012, David N. Hempton, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies at HDS, was named the 14th Dean of Harvard Divinity School. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, Harvard President Drew Faust came the HDS...

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.

Rosalind I.J. Hackett, Trelawney Grenfell-Muir, Melissa W. Bartholomew, and Anila Daulatzai discuss the role of religious and spiritual resources in women's multifaceted contributions to sustainable peace and the challenges and promise of women's...

A discussion by leaders in the Boston area driving inspiring community-based initiatives to address the effects and sources of gun violence. Speakers Chaplain Clementina Chéry, founder, president, and CEO, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Stanley Pollack...

In what ways does piety and the contemplative life encourage or discourage social change activism? A diverse panel of religious leaders explore how different religious traditions balance inner spiritual development with the mandate to work for economic...

Scholars discuss methods, histories and futures of thinking about Islam within religious studies. This day-long conference is in honor of Professor William A. Graham, who retired in July 2018 after a long and distinguished career at Harvard. It includes...

Professor Gary Dorrien delivers the 2015 Lentz Lecture. An Episcopal priest, Professor Dorrien is the author of 16 books and approximately 275 articles that range from ethics, social theory, and theology, to philosophy, politics, and history. He is a...

Is religion a cause of violent conflict or a catalyst for its transformation? Do faith leaders have a role at the international peacebuilding tables? Current international affairs highlight the power of religious ideologies—and their misappropriation—as a...