The Observer: What would you be willing to sacrifice?

November 15, 2023

Workshop leader, York, Maine, resident Madeline Bugeau-Heartt, a graduate student at the Harvard Divinity School, has a knack for asking questions that encourage people to reflect. She also has skills that foster people’s sharing of their insights with one another.

HDS Alum Centers Religion in Context through Navy Chaplaincy

November 8, 2023

Zachary Zumwalt, MRPL ’23, is an active-duty Navy chaplain (20 years) who has served in Korea, Japan, and around the United States. As a member of the second MRPL cohort, he explored religious literacy in the context of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps—specifically how it could inform emerging work in conflict prevention within the Indo-Pacific region.... Read more about HDS Alum Centers Religion in Context through Navy Chaplaincy

Meeting Community Needs Through Spirituality and Theater

October 23, 2023

Madeline Bugeau-Heartt went to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for her undergraduate studies with the intention of becoming a great actor. “I had a big dream and a clear goal,” she said. “I possessed a very enthused mindset along the lines of ‘Watch out, Broadway!’”... Read more about Meeting Community Needs Through Spirituality and Theater

Video: Applying to Doctoral Programs in Religion

October 6, 2023

In this conversation Catherine Brekus, Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion, discusses the process and possibilities when applying to doctoral programs in religion.

Video: Convocation 2023

October 6, 2023

The entire HDS and Harvard community, friends, alumni, and guests were invited to the opening of HDS's 208th year. The 2023 Convocation featured remarks by Harvard President Claudine Gay, Interim Dean David F. Holland, and David N. Hempton.... Read more about Video: Convocation 2023

Kenneth Moales III, MDiv '24, back row third from right, attends the “Stand Up To Jewish Hate” campaign event with faith leaders. Photo

At HDS, New Certificate Leads to Community Contributions

September 7, 2023

When Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School launched three years ago, it engendered a new Certificate in Religion and Public Life, providing students the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and networks to leverage their master of theological studies and master of divinity degrees across a range of professional contexts, including in journalism, government, humanitarianism, and organizing.

In addition to coursework...

Billings finalists stand, some holding flowers

Video: 2023 Billings Preaching Prize Competition

July 28, 2023

Each spring, the Office of Ministry Studies organizes the Billings Preaching Prize Finals, an annual preaching competition open to second- and third-year MDiv students.... Read more about Video: 2023 Billings Preaching Prize Competition

Happy Together

July 14, 2023

HDS students are featured in a photo gallery looking at how Harvard’s campus offers moments of sheer joy, coupled with times of quiet reflection.

In ‘Rivermouth,’ Alejandra Oliva’s Translation Work with Asylum Seekers Involves More Than Just Language

June 22, 2023

Rivermouth, Alejandra Oliva's (MTS '19) personal and at times harrowing new book on migration, is arranged thematically rather than chronologically, and covers her experiences volunteering with an asylum clinic in New York in 2017 and with asylum seekers in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2019, during her winter break from Harvard Divinity School.

Mary Kiesling sitting at a table holding multiple books

Harvard Divinity’s 2023 Summer Reading List

June 21, 2023

We’ve made it! Summer is finally here. As we leave the hectic and hurried pace of the most recent academic year behind, we look forward to slower and longer days, warmer weather, and, of course, summer reading lists!... Read more about Harvard Divinity’s 2023 Summer Reading List

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