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For the Wonderstruck podcast, host Elizabeth Rovere, MTS ’95, spoke with Mark Vernon, philosopher and psychotherapist, discussing how to recover the "vertical dimension" or realm of soul and spirit as a way of living with more depth in an increasingly disoriented age.
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Finding Meaning in Secular Times | Center for the Study of World Religions
Finding Meaning in Secular Times In an age overwhelmed by competing narratives and fractured attention, philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon argues that our crisis isn't a lack of meaning but rather an excess of meanings that flatten experience i...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
For the Wonderstruck podcast, host Elizabeth Rovere, MTS ’95, spoke with Mark Vernon, philosopher and psychotherapist, discussing how to recover the "vertical dimension" or realm of soul and spirit as a way of living with more depth in an increasingly disoriented age.
https://bit.ly/49s588O
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At the 2025 American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL) Annual Meeting, Harvard Divinity School faculty were recognized for their outstanding contributions to religious scholarship.
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Harvard Divinity Faculty Honored at AAR/SBL Religion Conference | Harvard Divinity School
Highlights from the annual meeting reflect the School’s commitment to multireligious and multidisciplinary inquiry.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
At the 2025 American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL) Annual Meeting, Harvard Divinity School faculty were recognized for their outstanding contributions to religious scholarship.
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Eighty-one percent of adults under 30 say they use their phones too much.
For the Harvard Gazette, HDS's Monica Sanford, assistant dean for multireligious ministry, discusses strategies to cultivate focus and attention in a world full of captivating screens.
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For the Harvard Gazette, HDS's Monica Sanford, assistant dean for multireligious ministry, discusses strategies to cultivate focus and attention in a world full of captivating screens.
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How to pay attention -- Harvard Gazette
Constantly distracted by devices? Experts share strategies on reclaiming focus.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Eighty-one percent of adults under 30 say they use their phones too much.
For the Harvard Gazette, HDS's Monica Sanford, assistant dean for multireligious ministry, discusses strategies to cultivate focus and attention in a world full of captivating screens.
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For the Harvard Gazette, HDS's Monica Sanford, assistant dean for multireligious ministry, discusses strategies to cultivate focus and attention in a world full of captivating screens.
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https://bit.ly/3YzYt7t
Before we say goodbye to 2025, we spent some time looking back at our favorite stats from the year.
Follow the link for more reflections on the impact the Harvard Divinity School community had on campus, in communities, and across the country.
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Follow the link for more reflections on the impact the Harvard Divinity School community had on campus, in communities, and across the country.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Before we say goodbye to 2025, we spent some time looking back at our favorite stats from the year.
Follow the link for more reflections on the impact the Harvard Divinity School community had on campus, in communities, and across the country.
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Follow the link for more reflections on the impact the Harvard Divinity School community had on campus, in communities, and across the country.
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Introducing our “In the Classroom,” series featuring Matthew Ichihashi Potts, MDiv ‘08, PhD ‘13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister.
He discusses his course “Apocalyptic Grief” in the latest Harvard Religion Beat episode: www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
He discusses his course “Apocalyptic Grief” in the latest Harvard Religion Beat episode: www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
Learning to Love Your Enemies: A Conversation with Rev. Matthew Potts | Harvard Divinity School
In this episode of the Harvard Religion Beat, the Rev. Matthew Potts speaks about forgiveness, anger, and living with harm without letting it define us.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Introducing our “In the Classroom,” series featuring Matthew Ichihashi Potts, MDiv ‘08, PhD ‘13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister.
He discusses his course “Apocalyptic Grief” in the latest Harvard Religion Beat episode: www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
He discusses his course “Apocalyptic Grief” in the latest Harvard Religion Beat episode: www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
Are you...ready for it?
A new student organization at Harvard Divinity School discusses the artistry and fandom of Taylor Swift, intertwining how pop culture shapes identity, community, and religious imagination.
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A new student organization at Harvard Divinity School discusses the artistry and fandom of Taylor Swift, intertwining how pop culture shapes identity, community, and religious imagination.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Are you...ready for it?
A new student organization at Harvard Divinity School discusses the artistry and fandom of Taylor Swift, intertwining how pop culture shapes identity, community, and religious imagination.
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#TaylorSwift
A new student organization at Harvard Divinity School discusses the artistry and fandom of Taylor Swift, intertwining how pop culture shapes identity, community, and religious imagination.
Read more: https://bit.ly/495UWnt
#TaylorSwift
We are thrilled to announce that Starr King School for the Ministry recently donated the Earl Morse Wilbur Rare Book Collection to our @hdslibrary.bsky.social.
The collection is comprised of approximately 1,300 volumes documenting the development of Unitarianism and Unitarian Universalism.
The collection is comprised of approximately 1,300 volumes documenting the development of Unitarianism and Unitarian Universalism.
Wilbur Rare Book Collection Donated to Harvard Divinity School Library | Harvard Divinity School
Gift from Starr King School for the Ministry deepens Harvard Divinity School’s collection of early modern religious and Unitarian history.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Starr King School for the Ministry recently donated the Earl Morse Wilbur Rare Book Collection to our @hdslibrary.bsky.social.
The collection is comprised of approximately 1,300 volumes documenting the development of Unitarianism and Unitarian Universalism.
The collection is comprised of approximately 1,300 volumes documenting the development of Unitarianism and Unitarian Universalism.
Harvard Divinity School Professor Swayam Bagaria and University of London's Bhrigupati Singh will develop a new program to train mental health professionals to better understand the religious and spiritual lives of the communities they serve.
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Templeton Foundation Awards $1.2 Million Grant for Global Training in Religion and Mental Health | Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School Professor Swayam Bagaria and University of London's Bhrigupati Singh will develop a new program to train mental health professionals to better understand the religious and spir...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Harvard Divinity School Professor Swayam Bagaria and University of London's Bhrigupati Singh will develop a new program to train mental health professionals to better understand the religious and spiritual lives of the communities they serve.
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Happy last day of fall semester classes, HDS! Let the reading period begin 🍂📚
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Happy last day of fall semester classes, HDS! Let the reading period begin 🍂📚
“How do sports serve as an arena for the embodied practice of religious values?”
Harvard students, staff, and faculty gathered for a discussion on the life of Muhammad Ali and his legacy of compassion, featuring Lonnie Ali, co-founder of the Muhammad Ali Center.
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Harvard students, staff, and faculty gathered for a discussion on the life of Muhammad Ali and his legacy of compassion, featuring Lonnie Ali, co-founder of the Muhammad Ali Center.
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Exploring Muhammad Ali’s Spiritual Legacy at Harvard Divinity School | Harvard Divinity School
Recent conversation with Lonnie Ali spotlights Muhammad Ali’s life, legacy, and the mission of the Muhammad Ali Center.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“How do sports serve as an arena for the embodied practice of religious values?”
Harvard students, staff, and faculty gathered for a discussion on the life of Muhammad Ali and his legacy of compassion, featuring Lonnie Ali, co-founder of the Muhammad Ali Center.
https://bit.ly/49z4tEj
Harvard students, staff, and faculty gathered for a discussion on the life of Muhammad Ali and his legacy of compassion, featuring Lonnie Ali, co-founder of the Muhammad Ali Center.
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The 2025 Dean's Report is here! In its pages, find stories of our HDS community members dedicated to the study of religion and the promise of education as a force for good in the world.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The 2025 Dean's Report is here! In its pages, find stories of our HDS community members dedicated to the study of religion and the promise of education as a force for good in the world.
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Alum Britney Foster, MDiv ’19, transforms how schools imagine equity, learning, and care as CEO and co-founder of Trajectory of Hope LLC. Her work supports districts in addressing inequity and building environments shaped by joy, dignity, and community trust.
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Addressing Inequities in Education | Harvard Divinity School
Britney Foster, MDiv '19, the CEO and co-founder of Trajectory of Hope LLC, works to uproot systemic racism and address inequities in educational systems.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Alum Britney Foster, MDiv ’19, transforms how schools imagine equity, learning, and care as CEO and co-founder of Trajectory of Hope LLC. Her work supports districts in addressing inequity and building environments shaped by joy, dignity, and community trust.
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Did you hear the 2025 AAR and SBL Annual Gathering is in Boston this year?!
Fifteen members of the HDS faculty will share their scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines through paper presentations, book panels, sessions and celebrations.
www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
Fifteen members of the HDS faculty will share their scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines through paper presentations, book panels, sessions and celebrations.
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HDS Faculty to Showcase Expertise at 2025 AAR/SBL Annual Meeting | Harvard Divinity School
Faculty presentations, panels, and publications underscore Harvard Divinity School's leadership in the study of religion.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Did you hear the 2025 AAR and SBL Annual Gathering is in Boston this year?!
Fifteen members of the HDS faculty will share their scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines through paper presentations, book panels, sessions and celebrations.
www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
Fifteen members of the HDS faculty will share their scholarship across a wide range of academic disciplines through paper presentations, book panels, sessions and celebrations.
www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/11...
HDS Dean Marla F. Frederick offered the benediction and opening prayer at the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremony, hosted by the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. The event honors changemakers shaping Black culture, scholarship, and civic life.
Photos: Evgenia Eliseeva
Photos: Evgenia Eliseeva
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
HDS Dean Marla F. Frederick offered the benediction and opening prayer at the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremony, hosted by the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. The event honors changemakers shaping Black culture, scholarship, and civic life.
Photos: Evgenia Eliseeva
Photos: Evgenia Eliseeva
Congratulations to HDS students Paula Ortiz, MDiv ’26, and Lia Pikus, MTS ’26, who have been awarded a Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund grant for their Deep Listening Workshop Series!
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HDS Students Win Harvard Culture Lab Grant for Deep Listening Project | Harvard Divinity School
HDS students Paula Ortiz and Lia Pikus are using their grant to launch workshops that foster connection and belonging across campus.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Congratulations to HDS students Paula Ortiz, MDiv ’26, and Lia Pikus, MTS ’26, who have been awarded a Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund grant for their Deep Listening Workshop Series!
Read more about the award-winning initiative here!:
Read more about the award-winning initiative here!:
A new exhibit in the HDS library curated by Professor Raúl Zegarra honors the work and legacy of Gustavo Gutiérrez, the influential theologian known as the father of liberation theology.
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Gustavo Gutiérrez Exhibit Explores 50 Years of Liberation Theology | Harvard Divinity School
The exhibit opening event will offer space to gather and reflect on Gutiérrez’s life and legacy.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A new exhibit in the HDS library curated by Professor Raúl Zegarra honors the work and legacy of Gustavo Gutiérrez, the influential theologian known as the father of liberation theology.
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Last fall, HDS began a strategic planning process with input from the HDS community to outline School-wide priorities. The priorities build on the School's strong foundation, while bringing the future of the study of religion into even greater focus.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Last fall, HDS began a strategic planning process with input from the HDS community to outline School-wide priorities. The priorities build on the School's strong foundation, while bringing the future of the study of religion into even greater focus.
Read here: www.hds.harvard.edu/about/strate...
Read here: www.hds.harvard.edu/about/strate...
As the assistant director of climate and sustainability at Harvard University's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, HDS alum, Leslie Hubbard, MDiv '15, encourages HDS students to stay open and curious to unexpected paths.
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'Stay Open and Curious' | Harvard Divinity School
As the assistant director of climate and sustainability at Harvard University's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Leslie Hubbard, MDiv '15, encourages HDS students to stay open and curi...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As the assistant director of climate and sustainability at Harvard University's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, HDS alum, Leslie Hubbard, MDiv '15, encourages HDS students to stay open and curious to unexpected paths.
Read here: bit.ly/4oy97Xu
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Art can “help us see that which is visible only through slow, sustained attention,” writes Sarah Fleming, MDiv ’21.
In her review of Garth Greenwell’s novel, “Small Rain”, she reflects on how the novel reveals the quiet wonders and intimate moments that close attention makes visible.
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In her review of Garth Greenwell’s novel, “Small Rain”, she reflects on how the novel reveals the quiet wonders and intimate moments that close attention makes visible.
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Small Revelations
Garth Greenwell’s latest novel, Small Rain, centers attention as a moral discipline and asks how art can help us live. By Sarah Fleming
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October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Art can “help us see that which is visible only through slow, sustained attention,” writes Sarah Fleming, MDiv ’21.
In her review of Garth Greenwell’s novel, “Small Rain”, she reflects on how the novel reveals the quiet wonders and intimate moments that close attention makes visible.
Read more:
In her review of Garth Greenwell’s novel, “Small Rain”, she reflects on how the novel reveals the quiet wonders and intimate moments that close attention makes visible.
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Amid music, prayer, and dialogue at the Vatican's third annual World Meeting on Human Fraternity, HDS Dean Marla Frederick and Professor Raúl Zegarra share their reflections on solidarity, justice, faith, and the conference.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Amid music, prayer, and dialogue at the Vatican's third annual World Meeting on Human Fraternity, HDS Dean Marla Frederick and Professor Raúl Zegarra share their reflections on solidarity, justice, faith, and the conference.
www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/10...
www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/10...
In her essay “Empire and Epistemicide”, Dr. Annette Yoshiko Reed reflects on the Pax Romana as "an age of devastating warfare."
She finds hope in the work of HDS historian George Foot Moore (1851-1931), which served as a diagnosis and correction of past epistemic erasures.
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She finds hope in the work of HDS historian George Foot Moore (1851-1931), which served as a diagnosis and correction of past epistemic erasures.
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Empire and Epistemicide
Precisely at the times when Jews and Christians were most experiencing the violence of the Roman Empire, some of Rome’s rulers were most vociferously claiming to bring and keep peace. By Annette Yoshi...
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October 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In her essay “Empire and Epistemicide”, Dr. Annette Yoshiko Reed reflects on the Pax Romana as "an age of devastating warfare."
She finds hope in the work of HDS historian George Foot Moore (1851-1931), which served as a diagnosis and correction of past epistemic erasures.
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She finds hope in the work of HDS historian George Foot Moore (1851-1931), which served as a diagnosis and correction of past epistemic erasures.
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As part of her Certificate in Religion and Public Life (CRPL), Julia Jackson, MDiv Candidate, was able to apply her interests in end-of-life care and bioethics with an internship at the National Home Funeral Alliance (NFHA).
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A Summer of Service and Scholarship: Harvard Divinity School Faculty and Students Share Their Experiences | Harvard Divinity School
For Sarah Adegbite, Ahmad Greene-Hayes, and Julia Jackson, summer 2025 was dedicated to faith-driven justice work, fruitful academic research, and community-based deathcare.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As part of her Certificate in Religion and Public Life (CRPL), Julia Jackson, MDiv Candidate, was able to apply her interests in end-of-life care and bioethics with an internship at the National Home Funeral Alliance (NFHA).
Read more HDS summer experiences here!: bit.ly/4mkfbRF
Read more HDS summer experiences here!: bit.ly/4mkfbRF
For the Center for the Study of World Religions, Prof. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. reflects on his work with the immersive early Tamil devotional poetry.
Until One Is Immersed: A Journey through Early Tamil Devotional Poetry | Center for the Study of World Religions
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September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For the Center for the Study of World Religions, Prof. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. reflects on his work with the immersive early Tamil devotional poetry.
Calling all community members! Join us this fall for an alumnx author series highlighting the power of story, connection, and moments of transformation.
The series will feature: Lynn Cooper, MDiv ’07; Rev. Liz Walker, MDiv ’05; and Mark Longhurst, MDiv ’07
The series will feature: Lynn Cooper, MDiv ’07; Rev. Liz Walker, MDiv ’05; and Mark Longhurst, MDiv ’07
‘From the Heart to the Page’ Highlights Harvard Divinity School Alumnx Authors | Harvard Divinity School
Fall alumnx series highlights the power of story, connection, and moments of transformation.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Calling all community members! Join us this fall for an alumnx author series highlighting the power of story, connection, and moments of transformation.
The series will feature: Lynn Cooper, MDiv ’07; Rev. Liz Walker, MDiv ’05; and Mark Longhurst, MDiv ’07
The series will feature: Lynn Cooper, MDiv ’07; Rev. Liz Walker, MDiv ’05; and Mark Longhurst, MDiv ’07
That's a wrap on DivEx 2025!
Last week we welcomed 20 DivEx students interested in pursuing graduate studies in religion to campus as they learned more about our degree programs, the HDS community, and our faculty.
Last week we welcomed 20 DivEx students interested in pursuing graduate studies in religion to campus as they learned more about our degree programs, the HDS community, and our faculty.
September 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That's a wrap on DivEx 2025!
Last week we welcomed 20 DivEx students interested in pursuing graduate studies in religion to campus as they learned more about our degree programs, the HDS community, and our faculty.
Last week we welcomed 20 DivEx students interested in pursuing graduate studies in religion to campus as they learned more about our degree programs, the HDS community, and our faculty.