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An Encounter with Uncommon Greatness—the Case of Prof. Kehinde Olupona

July 17, 2022

Widely decorated in academic circles, and the recipient of the Nigerian National Order of Merit, Harvard Divinity School Professor Jacob Olupona’s humble demeanor masks the greatness of the man whose groundbreaking work in comparative religion continues to make waves around the world.

Michelle Goldhaber in front of a green wall with writing in Ukraine

Humans of HDS: Finding Footing in Ukraine

June 9, 2022
“It’s hard to be afar and to be distant. I feel a lot of passion for doing whatever I can to help even if I’m far away. If I can’t be there to give out blankets or to administer first aid or simply be with my friends in the bomb shelters, I want to do everything I can from here," says Michelle B. Goldhaber, MDiv ’05, HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council Chairperson.
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HDS Fellow Presents Art Exhibition on Cultural Activism and Identity

March 30, 2022
Taurean J. Webb, 2021-22 Fellow in Conflict and Peace with the Religion, Conflict and Peace Initiative at HDS, presented a collaborative art exhibition called “Ye Shall Inherit the Earth & Faces of the Divine” at a virtual event sponsored by the Religion and Public Life.
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Why Putin Believes He's Fighting a Holy War

March 4, 2022
Jocelyne Cesari, T. J. Dermot Dunphy Visiting Professor of Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding, discusses how Vladimir Putin is not just involved in a violent land grab. He believes he's fighting his own holy war to restore the ancient territory of the 'Holy Rus,' with the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as the 'Third Rome.'

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