Ministry

Aliyah Collins sits on the steps of Swartz Hall looking at the camera.

Student’s Eco Healing Project at Intersection of Environmental, Racial Justice

March 2, 2023

During her senior year at Fisk University, a historically Black university in Nashville, Tennessee, Aliyah Collins, MDiv ’23, witnessed the aftermath of climate disaster firsthand.... Read more about Student’s Eco Healing Project at Intersection of Environmental, Racial Justice

Harvard Chaplains Host Vigil Honoring Legacies of MLK Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Closing out Black History Month

March 1, 2023

HDS Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Melissa Wood Bartholomew, and HDS Associate Dean of Ministry Studies Theodore N. Hickman-Maynard joined members of the Harvard community for a vigil in Memorial Church to mark the end of Black History Month and honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King.

‘Why Is God Doing This to Me?’

February 7, 2023

The body might be the primary concern of health care, but providers shouldn’t lose sight of patients’ spiritual side. That was the message delivered Wednesday by participants in a Divinity School panel sponsored by the Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at Harvard University and inspired in part by a study titled “Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health.”

3 Latter-Day Saints Graduate from the Air Force Chaplain Corps College in Alabama

February 3, 2023

A trio of Latter-day Saints, including 1st Lt. Jenna Carson, MDiv '18, graduated February 3 from the Air Force Chaplain Corps College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Completing the required four-week Chaplain Corps College course means they are now eligible to be deployed anywhere in the world.

Ministering Through Compassion

January 26, 2023

Sitting across the table, Deung Myoung Sunim held a deck of 49 "Mind Cards," each one with a unique colorful drawing and a word. He fanned them out and offered them to me.... Read more about Ministering Through Compassion

Must We Forgive?

January 12, 2023

When a crime is committed or moral injury occurs, we often respond in one of two ways: we condemn the offense and seek redress, or we declare our willingness to forgive and move on. But a reflexive willingness to pardon—though praised by the Christian tradition—can actually be a problem, argues Matthew Potts, MDiv '08, PhD '13, a professor and pastor at Harvard Divinity School, and author of the new book Forgiveness: An Alternative Account.

A Harvard Class Reimagines Forgiveness

December 13, 2022

A popular course taught by Professor Matthew Ichihashi Potts at Harvard Divinity School explores the concept of forgiveness and asks when we're obligated to forgive, what forgiveness should look like, and what conditions should be attached to it.

Training the Next Generation of Buddhist Religious Professionals

November 28, 2022

“The early graduates are now in a position to give back, to share what they’ve learned, and to help shape the next generation to face new challenges. I feel like I’m watching the bud of the lotus emerge from the water and waiting to see what color it will be," said Monica Sanford, assistant dean for multireligious ministry, marking the Buddhist Ministry Initiative's 10th anniversary.

Tucker Center Welcomes New Muslim Chaplain

November 18, 2022

Abdul Rahman Latif, MTS '18, has been named the first Muslim chaplain at Dartmouth College, where he has been working to strengthen connections within the Muslim community.

Newly Published, from Redefining Forgiveness to Portable Magic

November 16, 2022

HDS Professor Matthew Ichihashi Potts draws on early Christian texts and fiction by Kazuo Ishiguro and Louise Erdrich to offer an understanding of forgiveness as a “refusal of retaliatory violence.”

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