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The Vision Continues: Reflections on the 5th Annual BRSCC

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The following essay was written by Kayla J. Smith, third-year MDiv student and President of Harambee: Students of African Descent. The 5th annual Black Religion, Spirituality, and Culture Conference (BRSCC) at Harvard, hosted by Harambee: Students of...

Fall 2021 Semester Plans

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The below message was sent to members of the HDS community from Acting Dean David Holland on March 16, 2021. Dear members of the HDS community, I want to begin this note by offering my gratitude for the resiliency and resolve the members of our community...

Podcast: Religion in the Time of Pandemic

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Religious life, like everything else in life, has been drastically impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Here at Harvard and in the Boston area, we’ve seen houses of worship closed, religious gatherings moved online, holidays celebrated in isolation...

Ralph Potter, Professor Emeritus, Dies

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Ralph Benajah Potter, Jr., Professor of Social Ethics Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, died February 25, at age 89. Potter passed away at home in the care of his family after a number of years in declining health. Potter began teaching at HDS in 1965...

Video: Virtual Voices of Divinity: Adaptations in Ministry

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This conversation and reflection on how ministers and chaplains have adapted to the current crises in our world while working to support their congregations and communities in their greatest time of need took place on January 14, 2020. Following the panel...

Suffering and Healing in El Paso and America

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The suffering that followed the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was too familiar to Monsignor Arturo J. Bañuelas, the pastor of St. Mark Catholic Church in El Paso, Texas. The community on the Mexico/U.S. border has endured the intimidation...

Podcast: How Joe Biden’s Faith Will Shape His Presidency

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In an October 2020 op-ed for the Christian Post , Joe Biden wrote: “My Catholic faith drilled into me a core truth—that every person on earth is equal in rights and dignity, because we are all beloved children of God.” As president, he continued, “These...