How is our lived experience of religion and spirituality changing? Where are the boundaries of religion being tested and transformed? How will scholars and practitioners define and understand religion in the future?
A multi-generational panel of scholars and practitioners at HDS explored the shifting structures of religious practice and identity, and shared insights about the emerging landscape of spiritual community.... Read more about Video: Lived Religion and Spirituality in 2019

Last month I visited Paris over spring break, partly on school business and partly to visit some of the sights in one of my favorite cities.... Read more about Dean David N. Hempton: An Ode to Notre Dame

Much has been written about the Northern Ireland peace process, particularly on securing the peace. However, as Senator George Mitchell commented in relation to the Good Friday agreement, “If you think getting this agreement was difficult, implementing it will be even more difficult.” Twenty-one years after the signing of the Good Friday agreement, those have proven to be prophetic words.... Read more about Video: The Role of Reconciliation, Memory, and Theology in Shaping the Public Stage

This Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium explores the intersection of racism, oppression, urban trauma, disaster, and other social realities faced by those desperately in need of peace.... Read more about Video: Indigenous Perspectives on Peacemaking in the Face of Racism