All News

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. 

RCPI has entered a temporary period of pause this year while strategic planning processes among the HDS faculty work to chart a new vision for its next stage of programming.  Reflecting on the first seven years of RCPI, we recognize the impact it has had...

RPL was the best place to be for people who are interested in the application of religion beyond the textbook and house of study. My interest has always been in how religion intersects with the lives of people today.