“I came to religious life with the question of what was meaningful about existence,” said Brahmacharini Durga, a monastic in ...

Harvard Divinity School is a nonsectarian school of religious and theological studies that educates students both in the pursuit of the academic study of religion and in preparation for leadership in ...

Harvard Divinity School is a nonsectarian school of religious and theological studies that educates students both in the pursuit of the academic study of religion and in preparation for leadership in ...

MADDISON TENNEY: Welcome to the Harvard Divinity School’s Praxis Podcast, where I, Maddison Tenney, interview HDS students about what brought them here, what they study, and where they hope to go next ...

[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER 1: Harvard Divinity School.. SPEAKER 2: Christian Nationalism in Global Perspective, February 27, 2025.. DAVID: OK, everybody.Welcome, and thanks for coming. So the run of show ...

Maddison Tenney: Before we begin, let's start at the beginning.Can you tell us your full name and where you're from? Amy Sexauer: My name is Amy Sexauer.I grew up a military brat, which means my dad ...

Sahar Shahid, MDiv ’17, and the members of the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council are pleased to invite fellow graduates and the School community to celebrate Peter J Gomes STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors ...

Watch Tibetan Buddhist master H.E. Ling Rinpoche's teachings on embodying the power of compassion and wisdom to uproot discrimination and bigotry.

Each spring, the Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Finals, an annual preaching competition open to all HDS students who have not previously won.

The Yang Visiting Scholars in World Christianity program brings distinguished senior and junior scholars of world Christianity to Harvard Divinity School each year, opening up fresh perspectives, ...

Twinkie Clark performing "Going to Heaven to Meet the King" and "My Mind Is Made Up." / Photo: Osa Igiede. Often called the "Mother of Contemporary Gospel Music," Clark is an award-winning gospel ...

This year, HDS is hosting two Hindu Swamis, Swami Chidekananda of the Ramakrishna Order, and Swami Sachidananda of the Arsha Vidya Gurukul. Both Swamis quickly became cherished members of our ...