WSRP Research Associates share their thoughts on the ethical responsibility of scholars to be engaged in the study of gender.

Religions and the Practice of Peace (RPP) Colloquium presents:

Dr. R. Scott Appleby, Dean of Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, presented "Integral Human Development and the Moral Imagination: Implications for Religion, Development, and Peacebuilding," on January 28, 2016.

The event was moderated by HDS Dean David N. Hempton, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies and John Lord O'Brian Professor of Divinity.

With generous support from the El-Hibri Foundation.

Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.

Congratulations to the Harvard Divinity School class of 2016, who received their diplomas during the HDS Diploma Awarding Ceremony on May 26, 2016. Erez Golan, MTS ’16, gave the student address.

Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.

Graduating HDS students, their families, faculty, and staff participated in the 2016 Multireligious Commencement Service on May 25, 2016. Kimberley C. Patton, Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion, gave the faculty address.

Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at www.hds.harvard.edu.

Helmut Koester, John H. Morison Professor of New Testament Studies and Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History Emeritus, passed away on New Year’s Day, 2016, at age 89.

Koester was a leading scholar in the history of Christianity, New Testament exegesis and theology, the religions of the ancient Roman world, and archeology.

HDS faculty and friends remembered Professor Koester during a memorial service on May 6, 2016.

The Buddhism and Race Conference organized by Harvard Buddhist Community at Harvard Divinity School addresses issues surrounding race and racism within the Buddhist community. Activists, sangha leaders, community members, and students join together to learn from one another and share justice-oriented teachings and training.

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Marla Frederick, Professor of African and African American Studies and of Religion, discusses her recent publication, Colored Television: American Religion Gone Global.

Catherine Brekus, Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America at HDS, and Nimi Wariboko, Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University School of Theology, serve as respondents.

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In this year’s Stendahl Symposium, four Harvard Divinity School students present their papers centered around the broad topic of “conversations across religious boundaries.”

The Stendahl Symposium has become an annual HDS tradition in memory of former professor Krister Stendahl, who tirelessly sought to repair fractions between Jews and Christians, supported the ordination of women, and pushed for the full inclusion and participation of women and minority voices in academia and interfaith work.

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Dr. Marc Gopin presents “The Ethical and Spiritual Foundations of Judaic Conflict Resolution Practice and Peacebuilding: A Thirty Year Journey.”

Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou presents “Orthodox Christianity, Humanitarianism, and Peacebuilding: Crisis, Sustainability, Human Security."

Jocelyne Cesari mediates the conversation.

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Vasudha Narayanan discusses the role of paradox in the Vaishnava/ Hindu traditions during the CSWR’s inaugural Hindu Way of Life Lecture.

Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.