Year in Review

The year-long women's jubilee has afforded the opportunity both to look back at 50 years of the pioneer efforts of HDS women in transforming the study of religion, the practice of ministry, and the School itself and to look forward to the possibilities of new directions in scholarship and service. The year was inaugurated with Professor Ann Braude's Convocation Address, which outlined the history of women at HDS. Distinguished alumnae returned throughout the year to deliver the Tillich, Ingersoll, Dudley, and James Lectures and to participate in discussions considering the contributions of women in ministry and the study of religion. The Women's Study in Religion Program (WSRP) celebrated its 25th anniversary with the conference "Border Crossings," which featured the work of past scholars of the WSRP and hosted discussions on the categories of gender and nation within the context of globalization. Also, the newly formed Committee for the Study of Women and Gender in Religion hosted events to encourage an open forum for students and faculty to discuss the use of gender as an analytic tool in the study of religion and to suggest new paths for the discipline. The year ended with an Alumni/ae Day that celebrated pioneering women graduates who have broken new ground in issues of politics, race, social justice, and global welfare.

The year's events listed below are available online; click the appropriate title to view or listen. (Viewing and listening to these events requires the latest version of RealPlayer. The preferred browser is Internet Explorer; presentations may not play in other browsers.)