Student Spotlight: Abel Abey Envisions a New Future for Theology in India
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Abel Joshua Abey is passionate about reimagining theological education in India.
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'Inconvenience Today For Better Tomorrow:' Thoughts on a Summer Trip to India
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Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J., reports back after he spent five weeks in India this summer keeping his "eyes and ears wide open," and on the 50th anniversary of his landing in India in 1973 on his way to teach in Nepal.
As a Yang Visiting Scholar, ‘Accidental Sociologist’ Ashok Kumar Mocherla Examines Medical Missions and Christianity in India
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Professor Ashok Kumar Mocherla is one of two Yang Visiting Scholars in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School during the 2022-23 academic year. His scholarly interests include the sociology of religion, caste, and Indian Christianity, as well as...
Diana L. Eck
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- BA, Smith College
- MA, University of London
- Postgraduate Diploma, Banaras Hindu University
- PhD, Harvard University
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Diana Eck's academic work has a dual focus—India and America. Her work on India focuses on popular religion, especially temples...
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
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- BA, Fordham University
- MDiv, Weston School of Theology
- PhD, University of Chicago
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Francis X. Clooney, S.J., joined the Harvard Divinity School faculty in 2005, where he is the Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative...
Swayam Bagaria Named Assistant Professor of Hindu Studies at Harvard Divinity
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Scholar Swayam Bagaria has been named Assistant Professor of Hindu Studies at Harvard Divinity School. His appointment took effect January 1, 2024. Bagaria was most recently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Hindu Studies at HDS and was named to that position in...
Former Friar Reflects on Zomi Culture and His Path to Harvard Divinity School
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“I never thought that I would get into Harvard Divinity School. I still remember the morning I received my online acceptance letter. I had just woken up, unlocked my phone in spite of my blurry vision, and saw that I had an update on my application status...
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Hindu monastics bring Vedanta to HDS and gain new perspectives on their tradition—and others Just like any student at Harvard, Swami Sarvapriyananda had dreams about what he would do when he grew up. As he sat in a classroom in Rockefeller Hall on Harvard...
Swayam Bagaria
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Fall 2026, Spring 2027
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- PhD, Johns Hopkins University
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Swayam Bagaria joined Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 2022. Prior to coming to HDS, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia in the College Fellows Program...
Remembering Anne Monius, Distinguished Scholar and Dedicated Mentor
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Anne E. Monius, Professor of South Asian Religions, passed away on August 3, 2019, at the age of 54. She died of natural causes. A distinguished scholar and engaging teacher, Monius taught for 17 years at Harvard Divinity School, where she specialized in...