Liberation Theology

On May 7, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel West spoke at the funeral service of the Rev. James H. Cone. Cone was a central figure in the development of black liberation theology in the 1960s and ’70s who argued for racial justice and...

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series offering students a closer look at selected upcoming courses. Below, we chat with Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus Harvey Cox about his fall 2017 class “Pope Francis: His ‘Theology of the...

Update: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather in New York City, which prevented Professor Cone from being able to travel. Tragedies of the past year, including the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York...

Victoria Osteen, co-pastor with her husband Joel of the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, recently sparked controversy after she told her congregation that "when we obey God, we're not doing it for God…we're doing it for ourselves, because God takes...

Paul Farmer and HDS professor Davíd Carrasco discuss global health care and liberation theology.

Partners in Health founder and Harvard's Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine Paul Farmer discussed how he was influenced by liberation theology. Farmer spoke with Davíd Carrasco, the Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the...