Spirituality

Madeline Bugeau-Heartt went to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for her undergraduate studies with the intention of becoming a great actor. “I had a big dream and a clear goal,” she said. “I possessed a very enthused mindset along the lines...

Casper ter Kuile, the author of “The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities Into Soulful Practices,” studied CrossFit and SoulCycle when he was a student at Harvard Divinity School, and told me that he observed some of the “mutuality” that Johnson...

Historically, professional organizations in the study of religion have ignored the experiences and practices of marginal and new religious movements. The new Program for the Evolution of Spirituality (PES) at Harvard Divinity School is working to...

On December 7, 2021, the Program for the Evolution of Spirituality (PES) hosted the next iteration in its series on power dynamics in emerging and alternative spiritual organizations. This event featured anthropologist Giovanna Parmigiani, historian J...

Charles Stang ThD' 08, Professor of early Christian thought, Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, delivered the following remarks at Morning Prayers in Harvard's Memorial Church on February 11, 2022. ♦♦♦ Good morning. This morning's...

Charlotte McAdams, MTS candidate, reflects on her participation in the January Term course “The Spiritual Lives of Leaders” What is the soul of Harvard? For one icy week in January, I rose early each morning to cross the Charles River and joined 70 other...

Ann Braude, director of the Women's Studies in Religion Program, explores the importance of spirituality in modern art and its influence in the work of twentieth-century abstract artists Vicci Sperry and Hilma af Klint.

Spiritual practice can take many forms, whether it be accompaniment, multireligious encounter, meditation, or even climate activism and civil disobedience. An ongoing discussion series at HDS led by students allows them to share some of their experiences...

Professor Dan McKanan, the Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinity, has previously published books on religious movements working towards social justice and transformation. In his new book, Eco-Alchemy...