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The Church of Group Fitness

July 26, 2023
Casper ter Kuile, the author of “The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices,” studied CrossFit and SoulCycle when he was a student at Harvard Divinity School, and told me that he observed some of the “mutuality” that Johnson experienced when he talked to CrossFit devotees.
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HDS Program Aims to Create New Spaces for the Spiritually Marginalized

March 22, 2022

Historically, professional organizations in the study of religion have ignored the experiences and practices of marginal and new religious movements. The new Program for the Evolution of Spirituality (PES) at Harvard Divinity School is working to ameliorate the marginalization of these spiritual movements through associated courses, ongoing colloquia, and conferences that center the experiences and practices of marginal spiritual communities.... Read more about HDS Program Aims to Create New Spaces for the Spiritually Marginalized

'Lessons From the Stars'

'Lessons From the Stars'

February 11, 2022

Charles Stang ThD' 08, Professor of early Christian thought, Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on February 11, 2022.

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Good morning. This morning's reading comes from Plato's dialogue, the Timaeus, in which the autonomous character, Timaeus, declares, "None of our present statements about the universe could ever have been made if we had never seen any stars, sun, or heaven. As it is, however, our ability to see the...

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The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

February 10, 2022
"The Spiritual Lives of Leaders," co-taught by HBS Professors Derek van Bever, MDiv '11, and John Brown, HDS Practitioner in Residence in Religion, Business Ethics, and the Economic Order, aimed to ignite conversations and an investigation into the deeper motivations of business leaders—the development of their values and sense of purpose, and the role of spirituality and faith in forming their leadership style.
The Rev. Elam D. Jones M.Div. ‘19, Ph.D Student, Harvard Divinity School, U.S. Navy Chaplain Candidate Officer. Photo by Jeffrey Blackwell/Memorial Church Communications.

All That One Has to Live On

November 16, 2021
"I implore us to consider ways in which we can better support those who give all that they have to live on. Standing with service members and veterans rather than standing apart and cheering them on. And the hopes of maturing through mutual exposure to one another. Where we all must work together to forge a fair exchange of service and support that benefits all who need it most," said the Rev. Elam D. Jones MDiv ‘19, Ph.D Student, HDS, U.S. Navy Chaplain Candidate Officer, during a sermon at the Memorial Church. 
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Following without Faith

October 26, 2021
"Keep on loving your enemy, even when you don't think it's going to change their heart. Keep on forgiving your enemies, even when you don't have faith that war will ever be overcome. Keep on trying to make peace, even if you don't believe that the oppressor will ever let their grip go of the oppressed. Keep on fighting for those who are re-oppressed, even when you don't believe that the systems and structures will ever change," says Teddy Hickman-Maynard, Associate Dean for Ministry Studies.

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