Science and Technology

"This is abstracting the relationships that are built through prayer. It’s abstracting just the petitionary from all these other kinds of Christian prayers, which just makes it a less rich experience as part of a community and a less rich prayer life,"...

When HDS Ministry Innovation Fellow Casper ter Kuile asked on social media who, on lockdown, would want to participate in a weekly community sing, he found more than 100 eager strangers from the U.S., Europe, and Africa.

Haemin Sunim, MTS '99, is South Korea’s famous “Twitter monk” and the founder of the School of Broken Hearts in Seoul.

Benjamin Crockett, MTS candidate, spent a week in Lebanon serving with Jesuit Refugee Service to document life in a refugee camp. He believes that true storytelling is putting oneself in others' shoes.

Harvard Divinity School student Shannon Boley pushed open the heavy door to the large shipping container and slowly stepped out on to the School’s campus green, wiping away tears from her eyes. Asked why she was crying, she said “that was just a...

MDiv candidate Tim Gallati is studying experiences of “silence” in nature and contemplative practice with applications in virtual and augmented realities. His research focuses on accounts of listening to “silence” in sound art, poetry, and Catholic...

Harvard Divinity School staff, alumni, and students discuss on WCVB's Chronicle what's driving millennials to find religion in unusual places.

Consciousness Hacking is a growing community interested in expanding the focus area of local design, science and tech talent to include contemplative frameworks. This event brings together experts in Neuro-Engineering, Meditation, Psychiatry, Self...

The scene is surreal. Trees, falling leaves, and tall grass—all red—appear set against a black sky. A monotone voice says “It’s OK to feel some fear, some discomfort.” This is a chapter in the new virtual reality app “ When We Die.” Dozens of people lined...

On April 24, 2007, Lenn E. Goodman, Professor of Philosophy and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Vanderbilt University presented this talk on Judaism and science. This event was sponsored by the Robert and Florence Dreben Lecture and...