Ministry

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The Case against the Twitter Apology

November 7, 2022
While analyzing the wealth of apologies that now populate our culture, writer Jill Lepore utilizes Professor Matthew Ichihashi Potts's new book Forgiveness: An Alternative Account. Through her use of this book, Lepore tries to find a new way of dealing with remorse that is less partisan and ideological.
Ven. Mahayaye Vineetha, a Buddhist monk (right), and Sadhak Vandan, a visiting Hindu monastic (left), talk outside of the newly renovated Swartz Hall.

On Containing Multitudes: Multifaith Ministry at HDS

November 3, 2022

"I don't know of any other school that has the multifaith and multivocational approach to ministry studies that we do at HDS. And my personal mission is to tend to this idea of becoming—to serve people who are interested in ethical leadership and help them along their journey to serve others." The Rev. Teddy Hickman-Maynard, AB 'oo, Associate Dean for Ministry Studies

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Buddhist Chaplains on the Rise in US, Offering Broad Appeal

May 15, 2022
In a first-of-its-kind report published this month, Monica Sanford, Assistant Dean for Multireligious Ministry, Cheryl Giles, Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling, and a team of authors identified 425 chaplains in the United States, Canada and Mexico representing all major branches of Buddhism, though the researchers say there are likely many more.
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'A Man of Vision and Ideas' in Both His Law Firm and His Roxbury Church

April 7, 2022
“I’m doing what’s in the best interest not only of what we believe God is calling us to do but also in the best interest of the people that are in need. Sometimes that means making a decision that goes against business practices for the better good of the people as well as this community," said Willie Bodrick II, MDiv '14.

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