Faculty and Research

Catherine Brekus, Distinguished American Religious Historian, to Join HDS

March 10, 2014

Faculty Notes and Books - October 2012

September 27, 2012

Read about the latest news and publications from HDS faculty.... Read more about Faculty Notes and Books - October 2012

Gordon Kaufman, Leading Theologian, Dies

July 28, 2011

Gordon Dester Kaufman, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Professor of Divinity Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, died on Friday, July 22, at age 86.

Remembering Peter Gomes

March 5, 2011

Peter Gomes's life, though perhaps too short, was rich and his legacy boundless.He touched countless people, professionally and very personally, and influenced generations, through his writing and his sermons, his teaching and his friendship. Many who have been touched by his ministry and his life wish to share their stories and reminiscences, which are posted here. We invite you to read what others have said.... Read more about Remembering Peter Gomes

C. Conrad Wright, Renowned Scholar of American Unitarianism, Dies

February 19, 2011

C. Conrad Wright, Professor of American Church History Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, died peacefully at home in his sleep on February 17, 2011, at the age of 94.

Marking the Retirement of Paul Hanson

November 10, 2009

An afternoon program, "Visionaries and Pragmatists Ancient and Contemporary," took place in Andover Hall on November 2 to celebrate the retirement of Paul Hanson, Florence Corliss Lamont Research Professor of Divinity. The first seminar on apocalyptic literature was led by Adela Yarbro Collins, Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University Divinity School.

A Welcome Return

July 10, 2008

After 22 years of teaching, writing and publishing, and serving in various academic and administrative roles from Colorado to Connecticut, Jane I. Smith returned to Harvard Divinity School on July 1 to serve as its new associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and Senior Lecturer in Divinity.

Daniel McKanan Named to Emerson UUA Chair

April 11, 2008

The theologian and historian Daniel Patrick McKanan has been named the inaugural incumbent of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Chair of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School.

Video: Convocation 2007: On the Question of Relevance

September 17, 2007

Anne E. Monius, Professor of South Asian Religions, delivered the 2007-08 Convocation Address: "On the Question of Relevance: Why Twelfth-Century India and Haitian Voudou Matter."

Ann Braude, WSRP director. Photo handout

A Short Half-Century: Fifty Years of Women at Harvard Divinity School

September 19, 2005

The HDS community began its 2005-06 academic year on Monday, September 19, with a Convocation address by Ann Braude... Read more about A Short Half-Century: Fifty Years of Women at Harvard Divinity School

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