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What was religious life like in America in 1776? In this episode of the Harvard Religion Beat podcast, Professor Catherine Brekus explores the beliefs, practices, and people that shaped the religious world during the American Revolution. 

Varun Soni, MTS '99, the dean of religious and spiritual life at the University of Southern California, helps students bring together the spiritual and the scholarly—a skill he learned at HDS.

This week we're joined by MTS candidate Hannah Snyder. We discuss the sense of imposter syndrome she felt within her own religious community and about the sense of fulfillment she found as a participating member of religious community life, and more!

This week we're joined by MDiv candidate Austin Ball. We talk about the difficulty learning and growing that comes with leaving home, about navigating multiple religious belongings, about the unexpected intersections of intellectual and spiritual life...

Terrence L. Johnson, MDiv ’00, has assumed the role of director of Religion and Public Life (RPL) at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), a program that promotes the public understanding of religion. 

While no two students will have the same experience in graduate school, we hope this snapshot of how Lexi Kallaher, MTS '26, balances her time will be a helpful illustration of graduate student life as you’re considering HDS or newly admitted.