Robert Warrior, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas, will join Harvard Divinity School for the fall 2024 semester as Visiting Professor of Native American Culture and Traditions.... Read more about Robert Warrior Named Visiting Professor of Native American Culture and Traditions at Harvard Divinity

Thomas Santa Maria is a Yang Visting Scholar in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School for the 2023-24 academic year. He has published in journals including the Catholic Historical Review, and the Journal of Early Modern Christianity. He comes to HDS from Yale University, where he was the Residential College Dean of Silliman College, and before that, a graduate student in renaissance studies and history. His work focuses primarily on the relationship between the body, emotions, and religion in the Early Modern period.... Read more about Yang Scholar Thomas Santa Maria on Mysticism and Miracles in World Christianity

Abstract art has long served as a vessel for artists — think Hilma af Klint or Wassily Kandinsky — to explore religion and spirituality. Isabel Haro ’24, a concentrator in art, film, and visual studies with a secondary in music, was inspired to pursue a thesis that explored this topic after taking the course “Spiritual Paths to Abstract Art” with Professor Ann Braude at HDS. Haro, who practices Buddhism, wanted to create a collection of work inspired by her own experiences.

This interview is one in an ongoing series exploring the intersection of art and religion in HDS courses.

How can we imagine a better world from within our current context? When Charles Hallisey, MDiv ’78, and Molly Silverstein, MDiv ’22, began discussing their Harvard Divinity School course “The Museum as a Buddhist Institution,” this question directed their investigations and collaboration.... Read more about Harvard Divinity Scholar, Student Explore Museums as Sites for Buddhist Ministry