Violence

On the anniversary of 9/11, Dean David N. Hempton speaks to the students of Trinity School in New York City about violence, conflict, and remembrance. Read coverage of this event

Harvard Divinity School Dean David N. Hempton commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks today with a visit to New York City, where he challenged students at one of the nation's elite independent schools to "better understand both the...

Harvard Divinity School hosted a discussion on May 7 featuring some of Harvard's top scholars on religious conflict and interfaith peace-building in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Christopher Lydon, award-winning journalist and host of Radio...

A panel at HDS probed religion's place in cruelties, such as the Boston Marathon bombings.

HDS alum Joshua Eaton writes about the ways religious stereotypes inform responses to violence.

Members of the Faculty of Divinity are expressing doubts about the prospect of a U.S. military strike in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's reported use of chemical weapons on the country's civilian population. Ahmed Ragab, William Graham, and...