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Harvard Divinity School students took part in a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of their course "The Museum as a Buddhist Institution" led by HDS faculty member Charles Hallisey. Photo by Huayu Liu

Harvard Divinity Scholar, Student Explore Museums as Sites for Buddhist Ministry

March 25, 2024

This interview is one in an ongoing series exploring the intersection of art and religion in HDS courses.

How can we imagine a better world from within our current context? When Charles Hallisey, MDiv ’78, and Molly Silverstein, MDiv ’22, began discussing their Harvard Divinity School course “The Museum as a Buddhist Institution,” this question directed their investigations and collaboration.... Read more about Harvard Divinity Scholar, Student Explore Museums as Sites for Buddhist Ministry

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Exploring the Divine through Abstract Art: HDS Course Bridges Spirituality and Expressionism

December 14, 2023

This interview is one in an ongoing series exploring the intersection of art and religion in HDS courses.

The Harvard Divinity School course, “Spiritual Paths to Abstract Art,” is more than just an academic exploration. Led by Ann Braude, Senior Lecturer on American Religious History at HDS, the course is a journey of generational spirituality, connection with the divine, and art-sharing as a profound experience of connection.... Read more about Exploring the Divine through Abstract Art: HDS Course Bridges Spirituality and Expressionism

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‘To Understand the World but Also to Change the World’

March 10, 2023
“My motivation was to study Paul Farmer just as much as to study with Arthur Kleinman,” said Matta Zheng, MDiv candidate. Zheng called Kleinman “a personal intellectual hero” who helped inspire his path, with long-term plans to attend medical school and eventually meld the spiritual with biomedical healing.
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'A Life of Intent'

February 18, 2022

Hector Arroyo De La Paz, MTS '22, Specialty Proctor for FGLI, Canaday Proctor, Harvard College, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on February 18, 2022.

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Are You Living the Life You Are Meant To?

February 9, 2022
"The Spiritual Lives of Leaders" is a masterpiece of a course brought by a collective effort between Harvard Business School, Harvard Divinity School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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