Religion
Sacrifices for Lent: It's Never Too Late!
Ash Wednesday has come and gone, but it’s not too late to participate in Lent, a Christian tradition wherein observers give up a luxury for the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday.
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.
Harvard Celebrates Interfaith Awareness Week with Film Screening
Memorial Church hosted a screening of “Soundtrack for a Revolution,” a film commemorating the life and message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the first in a series of events planned to celebrate the University’s third annual Interfaith Awareness Week.
Islamic Art Exhibit Showcases New Technology
When the Sackler Museum opened its exhibit “In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art” this week, the occasion marked the first time a Harvard art museum has made use of augmented reality.
'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.
Which House Has the Best Tree?
It's hard to say for sure which house has won Christmas this year. Eliot and Pfoho wowed judges with draped Christmas lights, and Quincy proved to be a real charmer with hand-cut paper snowflakes hanging from the ceiling and a blow-up penguin near the entrance. Currier put up a modest tree, dwarfed perhaps by its massive rooted mascot. (One hesitates to say that Currier's poor Christmas decoration performance is purposefully protesting the deaths of so many of its pine-y brethren.) As part of our own effort to dole out the holiday cheer, Flyby's giving awards to the best houses in each category.
Campus Reacts To Inflammatory Flyers
Students in all nine River Houses received sealed invitations under their doors early Friday morning professing to come from “Harvard’s Newest Final Club”—with the inflammatory statements that “Jews need not apply” and “Coloreds OK.”
Dever Delves Deeper
Professor William G. Dever gives a talk on archaeological evidence supporting the existence of the biblical King Solomon. Professor Dever, a distinguished archaeologist with extensive experience excavating in Israel and the Near East, presented slides and discussed recent excavations of Solomonic temples and cities.
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.”
Hillel Restricted to Members or Guests of Jewish Community
Move aside Adams and Quincy! It looks like Hillel now has dining restrictions as well.
John Carr
In this mini-series, Flyby profiles one of the seven fall 2012 IOP Fellows each week. This week: John Carr. "I don't feel at home in the political status quo," John Carr said. "My priorities are questions of human life and dignity, and those don't seem to be priorities of either party. I'm politically homeless." Carr, who worked as a Catholic policy advisor for over three decades, may have been "homeless" in Washington D.C., but this fall as a fellow at the Institute of Politics, he said he feels at home. "The IOP is such a welcoming place from the moment you arrive," he said.
Conversations: Clayton M. Christensen
"I can tell you that neither of their [economic] proposals has any hope of ever having any impact on America."
Sex Week Event Explores Religion and Sexuality
As part of the second annual Sex Week, two Harvard chaplains led a discussion on Wednesday about how religious backgrounds affect individuals’ perspectives on sex and sexuality.
