Harvard Divinity School
Divinity School Launches Capital Campaign, Aims to Raise $50 Million
The Divinity School’s $50 million target, which is Harvard’s second smallest school, represents less than 1 percent of the University’s $6.5 billion fundraising goal.
Israeli, Palestinian Group’s Performance Promotes Political Unity Through Music
In an interactive, interfaith performance at Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Hall on Saturday night, seven Israeli and Palestinian musicians shared a message of peace through the only language that they said they all share–music.
Harvard Divinity School
The Harvard Divinity School's first online course is running this term through HarvardX. The course on Paul's letters has already attracted over 28,000 students.
Thousands Enroll in Harvard Divinity School’s First edX Course
More than 28,000 students from 183 countries have enrolled in HDS1544.1x: “Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul,” Harvard Divinity School’s first foray into edX, which launched Jan. 6—a figure more than 220 times the size of the school’s 2013 graduating class.
Humanist Chaplain Remembered as Pioneer of Religious Diversity
Thomas M. Ferrick, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard for over 30 years, died on Dec. 30 in Cambridge, Mass.
Divinity School Student Discusses American Health Care
A Harvard Divinity School student discussed the state of American health care Wednesday and addressed the question of why American health outcomes pale in comparison to those of residents of other countries.
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan HDS '99 talks at the Harvard Divinity School about his experiences as a religious scholar and his Fox News interview, during which he was asked whether a Muslim could write an unbiased account of Jesus Christ.
Reza Aslan Addresses Interview Controversy, New Book
Reza Aslan, whose interview on Fox News about his book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” attracted national attention, told a packed auditorium Thursday afternoon that controversies like his treatment during the Fox interview provoke positive discussions about religious biases in the media.
Religion Experts
Experts on the intersection of religion and politics gathered in Andover Hall at the Divinity School to share their perspectives and experiences related to the use of religion to justify terror.
Palestinian Judge Speaks of Women's Injustice at Divinity School
Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first female judge in a Palestinian Shari’a court, spoke of struggle and success as a part of the Harvard Divinity School’s “Women’s Rights in a Man’s World” panel on Wednesday.
Outside Funding at Harvard
The Federal Government supplies millions of dollars of research funding to Harvard every year. With the coming Sequester, much of this will not be renewed. On this map, Harvard's schools are colored by the proportion of their budget that is made up of sponsored programs. Click a school for more detail.
HDS Professors React to Papal Resignation
Harvard Divinity School professors reacted with surprise—and in some cases, comprehension—to Pope Benedict XVI’s historic announcement Monday that he will resign as head of the Roman Catholic Church at the end of this month.
$10 Million Donation To Fund New Endowment at Divinity School
The Harvard Divinity School announced a $10 million gift from James R. Swartz ’64 and former Divinity School artist-in-residence Susan Shallcross Swartz last Wednesday. The donation—one of the largest in the school’s history—will fund the creation of the Susan Shallcross Swartz Endowment for Christian Studies, supporting new professorships, fellowships, and programming at the Divinity School.
Interfaith Students to Help Educate Prisoners
Kaia Stern, a lecturer at Harvard Divinity School, called the Harvard Interfaith Prison Education program an invaluable step towards fixing a prison system in “crisis” at the program’s official kick-off event Thursday evening.
'Jesus's Wife' Parchment Continues to Ignite Controversy
The Harvard Theological Review continues to hold off on publishing the long-awaited article on the so-called “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” a scrap of papyrus that if authenticated would provide evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married.
Toni Morrison on Goodness and Altruism
Toni Morrison, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, gives a talk as part of the Harvard Divinity School's Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality, Thursday afternoon. Morrison explored the role of goodness and altruism in literature.
Former Divinity School Dean Ronald F. Thiemann Dead at 66
Former Divinity School Dean Ronald F. Thiemann, a noted scholar whose research focused on the application of theology and religion to other disciplines, died late last week. He was 66.
Sister Pans ‘Trickle Down’ Plans
Campbell discussed her “Faithful Budget,” a spiritually based alternative to the budget proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate.
Riding on the Past
“My faith is not ashamed of me. The God I understand is not ashamed of me. Or the people that I work with. I don’t think that there are more gut-real stronger people than the ones you meet on the street. They sure know how to survive the un-survivable.”
Walton Officially Accepts Professorship
Reverend Jonathan L. Walton was instituted as the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister last Sunday during the eightieth anniversary service of Memorial Church's founding.