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Taylon Lancaster, MDiv '25
Fourth-generation preacher Taylon Lancaster, MDiv '25 / Photo credit: JLawrence Photography

Pathways for 'Holistic Ministry'

Taylon Lancaster, senior pastor at Third Baptist Church, in Springfield, Massachusetts, and a second-year master of divinity degree candidate at Harvard Divinity School, seeks to expand his congregation’s vision of the gospel to include a holistic sense of ministry and inclusivity.

Kris Tompkins, Chai Vasarhelyi, and Terry Tempest Williams in conversation on the HDS campus in November.
Kris Tompkins, Chai Vasarhelyi, and Terry Tempest Williams in conversation on the HDS campus in fall 2023. / Photo by Caroline Cataldo

HDS Film Screening Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Endangered Species Act

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Students in Ann Braude's "Spiritual Paths to Abstract Art" course explore artworks created by their peers. Photo by Maddison Tenney

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

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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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Yang Scholar Nathanael Homewood Explores ‘Worlds Thought Impossible’ in World Christianity

March 7, 2024

Nathanael J. Homewood is a Yang Visiting Scholar in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School for the 2023-24 academic year. His research focuses on Christianity in Africa, especially Ghanaian Pentecostalism, and the large-scale connections between Western and non-Western Christianity in America.... Read more about Yang Scholar Nathanael Homewood Explores ‘Worlds Thought Impossible’ in World Christianity

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