“I came to religious life with the question of what was meaningful about existence,” said Brahmacharini Durga, a monastic in the Ramakrishna Order and a special student at Harvard Divinity School (HDS ...

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Harvard Divinity School is a nonsectarian school of religious and theological studies that educates students both in the pursuit of the academic study of religion and in preparation for leadership in ...

Convened by Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Assistant Professor of African American Religious Studies at HDS, this colloquium bridged connections between the critical study of Black religion and studies of race, ...

Full transcript: SPEAKER 1: Harvard Divinity School. SPEAKER 2: Myths of sects and sectarianism in Islam. December 4, 2023. MOHAMMAD SAGHA: All right. Well, welcome, everyone. It's great to see you ...

How is our lived experience of religion and spirituality changing? Where are the boundaries of religion being tested and transformed? How will scholars and practitioners define and understand religion ...

Full transcript: SPEAKER 1: Harvard Divinity School. SPEAKER 2: Spirituality in Serious Illness and Health. Implications for Spiritual Care of Patients and Communities. February 1, 2023. LAURA TUACH: ...

This talk explores the politics and legacy of the Battle of Siffin — a foundational moment in the early political memory and history of Islam that pitted Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib against a rebellion in ...