As a recent college graduate, Smith was preparing to attend law school. However, while perusing the legal stacks at a library ...

Welcome to the Harvard Divinity School’s Praxis Podcast, where I, Maddison Tenney, interview HDS students about what brought ...

Qualifying exams will be held online (via Canvas) on Friday, January 24, 2025. The deadline to register is Friday, January 17, 2025. Students must register online ...

Describe the work you do today: I serve as the Associate Dean of Students for Virginia Theological Seminary. In this role, I oversee admissions and recruitment, manage housing, coordinate formation ...

The master of theology (ThM) program affords an opportunity for students who have received the master of divinity (MDiv) degree or its equivalent (three years of graduate theological study) to pursue ...

Student organizations provide opportunities for involvement, leadership, programming, social connections, and experiential learning that are crucial to the educational mission of the Divinity School.

David D. Hall has taught at HDS since 1989, and was Bartlett Professor of New England Church History until 2008, when he became Bartlett Research Professor. He writes extensively on religion and ...

Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, M.D. is the co-pastor of Bethel AME Church, Boston, MA. She is the founder and executive director of My Sister’s Keeper, a women-led humanitarian and human rights ...

Knowledge and understanding for any stage of your life and career. The world’s religions offer profound insight into contemporary human affairs. Understanding and perspective derived from historical ...

Jacob K. Olupona, who joined the Faculty of Divinity and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2006, is a noted scholar of indigenous African religions. His current research focuses on the religious ...

Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, began teaching at Harvard in 1988, having previously taught at the University of Chicago and at Wellesley College. His work concentrates on ...

Tracey Hucks is a nationally known and esteemed scholar of Africana Studies and American Religious History. She has served most recently as Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Colgate University where ...