HDS - Religious and Spiritual Life

Religious and Spiritual Life

In times of joy, sorrow, wonder, or questioning, in the search for hope, perspective, mercy, or friendship, in the journey toward God, the Holy, Justice, Peace ... wherever you are coming from, wherever you are going, you are welcome!

Greetings from the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at Harvard Divinity School!

We hope these pages will help guide you to the programs and services we sponsor and help connect you with the many additional religious and spiritual resources in and beyond the Divinity School.

HDS seeks to encourage a climate of genuine religious pluralism, in which the spiritual diversity and differences among us are respectfully and fruitfully engaged, not merely tolerated. People of all religious traditions, as well as those who do not identify with any religious tradition, are welcome to participate in all of our programs and to utilize our services.

The director of religious and spiritual life, Kerry Maloney, oversees a variety of opportunities for the support and nurture of the spiritual and intellectual lives of students, staff, and faculty. She is available to all in the HDS community for personal counsel, referral, and spiritual direction and care, and she plans and supports opportunities within the School for the development of soul and mind and assists people in identifying additional spiritual resources they might find helpful.

In addition to the director of religious and spiritual life, the Divinity School also employs 11 denominational counselors who can provide support and guidance to students of particular religious backgrounds. Other resources include:

The religious groups at HDS
The Harvard Chaplains
The Memorial Church in Harvard Yard
The many houses of worship in Cambridge and Boston, a partial list of which is maintained by the Pluralism Project at Harvard
Retreats and contemplative centers in the region.

Please browse these pages, and if you have questions or comments, or if we might be of service to you, be sure to contact us.