RPL's spring conference, "Capital, Conscience, and Knowledge: Religion and the Common Good in a Market-Driven Society," delved into questions concerning the relationships between the economy, higher education, and religion.
In a recent lecture, guest speakers Quinton Dixie and Rev. Leslie Callahan explored the legacy of the Rev. C.T. Vivian, discussing the intersections of justice and public theology.
In a recent RPL guest lecture, Paul Cato examined the role of Black religious thought in American democracy, emphasizing the influence and challenge of love.
In a recent RPL lecture, Natalie Avalos examined the concept of "relational sovereignty," a framework of indigenous liberation emphasizing the kinship of all living things.
In a recent RPL lecture, Tazeen Ali explored how Muslim women at the Women’s Mosque of America exercise different forms of religious authority.
The Religion in Public Life program at Harvard Divinity School recently explored how transformative leaders are formed by spiritual development and centering others’ wellbeing.
In a recent RPL lecture, guest speaker Marc Gopin and HDS Professor Swayam Bagaria examined the role of compassion in its functional and moral capacity to reshape how political and religious systems respond to crisis.
The Religion and Public Life (RPL) program at Harvard Divinity School hosted the final session of its three-part series, "Scripture, Secularism, and Statecraft," with a lecture by Professor Alden Young of Yale University on religion and the postcolonial...
The Religion and Public Life (RPL) program at Harvard Divinity School hosted the second session of its three-part series, "Scripture, Secularism, and Statecraft," with a lecture by Professor Jocelyne Cesari on religion and the making of modern statecraft.
The Religion and Public Life (RPL) program at Harvard Divinity School hosted the opening installment of its three-part series, "Scripture, Secularism, and Statecraft," with a lecture by Professor Jacques Berlinerblau on the legacy of "secularism."
Terrence L. Johnson, MDiv ’00, has assumed the role of director of Religion and Public Life (RPL) at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), a program that promotes the public understanding of religion.
