Faculty & Research
Harvard University’s Faculty of Divinity are among the most distinguished scholars of religion and practitioners of ministry in the world. Experts in a wide range of disciplines and religious traditions, they teach and mentor students and perform vital, creative research to advance religious insight and scholarship.
A People Rediscovered
Leading Harvard scholars, including Dean David Hempton and Professor Davíd Carrasco, traveled to Mexico to inaugurate the Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture Series, a five-year collaboration between Mexican cultural institutions, HDS, and other Harvard centers.
Programs and Centers
Harvard Divinity School’s dedicated centers and programs advance critical subjects in religious literacy, international study, women and religion, and other areas. Events and campus speakers bring worldwide insight to Harvard.
CSWR
The Center for the Study of World Religions fosters the development and growth of scholars by providing a space to examine the historical and contemporary interrelationships among religions.
RLP
The Religious Literacy Project provides resources and training opportunities for educators, journalists, public health workers, interfaith/multifaith groups, and others wishing to better understand the complex roles that religions play in contemporary contexts.
WSRP
The Women's Studies in Religion Program produces new primary research and explores the fundamental role played by religious traditions in defining roles for women and men.
RPP
The Religions and the Practice of Peace initiative seeks to stimulate cross-disciplinary conversation and scholarship to explore how individuals and communities worldwide have drawn on religious and spiritual resources to foster mutual understanding and peace.
SRC
The mission of the Science, Religion, and Culture Program at HDS is to open space for the study of how science and religion become enmeshed with, distinct from, and implicated in broader social, political, and cultural structures.
Pluralism Project
The Pluralism Project seeks to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources.
PES
The Program for the Evolution of Spirituality supports the scholarly study of emerging spiritual movements, marginalized spiritualities, and the innovative edges of established religious traditions, and prepares students for ministry in these movements.
Publications
Harvard Divinity Bulletin
HDB covers contemporary issues in religious thought and study, with frequent contributions from HDS faculty.
Harvard Theological Review
HTR publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles on the history and philosophy of religious thought in all traditions and periods.
