For HDS students Paige Scanlon, Ed Shea, Dua Zahra, and Audrey Zhou, summer 2026 was dedicated to advancing interfaith ...

This summer, HDS Dean Marla F. Frederick spoke at TEDxBoston's "Visions of the Next 250" event co-hosted by GBH Boston.

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 ...

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) faculty and alumni are advancing the academic study of religion, increasing our understanding of the practice of ministry, and exploring the depths of spiritual life.

Jonathan Beasley: If you walked through a town like Cambridge on a Sunday morning, would everyone be in church? How did religious leaders shape public life? And what role did faith play in the ...

For decades, we've heard competing stories about religion's future. Some point to declining religious participation in parts of Europe and North America. Others point to the growth of religious ...

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 ...

The Divinity Explorations program (DivEx) gives college undergraduates and recent graduates a three-day preview into life at HDS. In this blog post, Candice Mulinda, MTS ’27, shares how DivEx shaped ...

“The willingness to show up even when it isn’t perfect.” —Ethan Kober, MDiv candidate Kober played the banjo to an Appalachian fiddle tune, a form shaped by many hands over time. It was only his ...

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 ...

Students and alumni at Harvard Divinity School are transforming how we understand and respond to grief—bringing compassion, community, and new pathways to healing.

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 ...