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Benediction | David N. Hempton
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

From The Doctrine and Covenants 88: 2, 5–15 | From the Traditions of Latter-day Saints
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Meditation | “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” by Dolly Parton
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau | From Those Who are Unaffiliated with Any Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

“Stone Soup,” Adapted by Lizzy Lincoln from a European folktale | From the Pagan Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

The Qur’an, Surah Nur, Chapter 24, Verse 34–35 | From the Islamic Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light
"An afro is a halo.” Written by Suzannah Omonuk, MDiv III | From the African Diasporic Traditions
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

“Born Again” by Lynn Ungar | From the Unitarian Universalist Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

From the Writings of Caroline Fox and Isaac Penington | From the Religious Society of Friends
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

"Little Prayer" by Danez Smith | From the Traditions of Queer Spiritualities
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Sound Meditation | Joyous Noise, HDS’ Chanting Community
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

“Dark Things” Serbian poem | From Those Who are Spiritual but not Religious
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

ساري الليل (Stargazing in the Solstice)| Written and performed by Eilaf Farajalla, MTS II
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Satguru Nanak Pargateya | From the Sikh Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28 (pavamāna abhyāroha)| From the Hindu Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

“La Ténèbre” by Jacques Berthier, Taizé Community | Congregational Song
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Meditation | “Winter—The Hearth” by Ro Robinson, MDiv I
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Isaiah 45: 7–8 and from the Writings of Victor Cadette | From the Christian Tradition
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Meditation | “Solstice Carole” | Nicole Newell, HDS Choir
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Prelude | “Three Stanzas of Plum Blossoms” | Tianyi Yuan, MDiv III
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Closing Song | “I Love the Lord”| Performed by Aric Flemming, MDiv '19
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Meditation | “Sweet Surrender”| Chris Berlin, HDS Choir, Seasons of Light Band
As the nights grow longer and the days shorter, share in a virtual celebration of Seasons of Light, Harvard Divinity School's beloved annual multireligious service honoring the interplay of holy darkness and light in the world’s religious traditions. Performances include choral and instrumental music, readings by HDS students, the ritual kindling of many flames, and communal prayers and songs. Explore these offerings to the season in part or as a whole. Seasons of Light is hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life under the direction of Christopher Hossfeld, Director of Music and Ritual, and Kerry A. Maloney, Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/audio-seasons-light

Christianity in Iraq: Challenges and Hopes
Christianity in Iraq is on the brink of erasure. Once home to some of the world’s oldest Christian sites and communities, Iraq and the greater Levant has witnessed an onslaught of instability and violence targeting minority religions. Despite these challenges, leaders of Iraq’s Christian community have risen to become a voice for persecuted religious groups across the region. Archbishop Bashar Warda is a face of these efforts, and his remarks will draw upon both his experience in Iraq, and of the Gospel in defending Christianity and religious freedom today. This event took place on November 17, 2022 Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/ Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/13/video-christianity-iraq-challenges-and-hopes

Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live
This lecture, given by Visiting Associate Professor of African American Religions and Women's Studies in Religion Program 2022-23 Research Associate Kinitra D. Brooks, has to do with conjure feminism and Dona Kimpa Vita. This event took place on November 17, 2022 Learn more: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/5/video-thou-shalt-not-suffer-witch-live

Spirituality, Mental Health, and Science
The 2022 Ministry Colloquium at HDS, "Spirituality, Mental Health, and Science," featured a talk from Dr. Lisa Miller, author of The Awakened Brain and Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. In this lecture she explored the relationship between spirituality and physical well being. This event took place on November 9, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/2/video-spirituality-mental-health-and-science

Art and Religion as Technology
Professor Terrence L. Johnson facilitated a conversation with Professor Anthony Pinn, Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religion at Rice University, who is a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Divinity School for the academic year 2022-23, focused on Professor Pinn’s most recent book, The Interplay of Things. In The Interplay of Things, Pinn theorizes religion as a technology for interrogating human experiences and the boundaries between people and other things. Rather than considering religion in terms of institutions, doctrines, and creeds, Pinn shows how religion exposes the openness and porousness of all things and how they are always involved in processes of exchange and interplay. This event took place on November 7, 2022 Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/ Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/2/video-art-and-religion-technology

The Varieties of Spiritual Experience
Join Dr. David Yaden and Dr. Michael Ferguson, world experts in the sciences of psychedelics and spirituality, as they discuss Dr. Yaden's new book, "The Varieties of Spiritual Experience." Inspired by the history, philosophy, and methodology of William James's classic text "The Varieties of Religious Experience," this new volume is a twenty-first-century response to timeless questions about humankind's spiritual nature. "The Varieties of Spiritual Experience" introduces a rich array of original empirical data collected and analyzed by Dr. Yaden and his colleagues, thus enriching the book's treatment of spirituality with a uniquely evidence-based series of perspectives. This event took place on November 3, 2022 Learn more: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/video-varieties-spiritual-experience-21st-century-research-and-perspectives

Faculty Focus: Crossing Religious Boundaries with Catholic Priest and Hindu Scholar Francis Clooney
Francis X. Clooney, S. J., Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, talks about his journey from New York City to Kathmandu, "thinking big" in his teaching and courses, and why HDS is an exciting place for comparative theology and Hindu studies. Faculty Focus is a special podcast series from Harvard Divinity School where we speak with HDS professors about their courses and research interests. Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/21/faculty-focus-crossing-religious-boundaries-catholic-priest-hindu-scholar-francis-clooney You can also watch a video of Professor Clooney discussing his favorite book, "Gitanjali," which is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. (https://youtu.be/Dp-XwI6WznI?si=Ud_yNimgAmFaKwM-) In the video, Clooney talks about the personal significance of the book, reads selected poems, and touches on why they are particularly meaningful. Learn more about HDS: hds.harvard.edu/ Music track: "Old Dog New Tricks"; Extreme Music Limited

Affect Theater and Collaborative Meaning-Making
Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani discusses affect theater with her guests Prof. Cristiana Giordano (UC Davis) and Prof. Greg Pierotti (University of Arizona), and how it can transform academic research. They talk about the role of affects, emotions, and collaborative practices in academic and non-academic processes of meaning-making. This event occured on November 2, 2022 Learn more: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/30/video-affect-theater-and-collaborative-meaning-making

BMI 10th Anniversary: Closing Remarks
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. In this video, Dr. Monica Sanford closes the celebration by asking Janet Gyatso what she wants to see in the future for the BMI. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/16/video-bmi-10th-anniversary-closing-remarks

BMI 10th Anniversary: Ven. Priya Rakkhit Sraman
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/12/audio-bmi-10th-anniversary-celebration-ven-priya-rakkhit-sraman

BMI 10th Anniversary: Bhante Kusala
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/13/audio-bmi-10th-anniversary-celebration-bhante-kusala

BMI 10th Anniversary: Maria Azhunova
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/16/audio-bmi-10th-anniversary-maria-azhunova

BMI 10th Anniversary: Monica Sanford and Charles Hallisey
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. In this discussion, Dr. Monica Sanford and Dr. Charles Hallisey dialogue about the nature and practice of Buddhist ministry. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/11/video-buddhist-ministry-initiative-tenth-anniversary-celebration

BMI 10th Anniversary: Nancy Chu
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/16/audio-bmi-10th-anniversary-nancy-chu

BMI 10th Anniversary: Harrison Blum
This fall, Harvard Divinity School celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative (BMI). In honor of this anniversary, the community engaged in discussions of Buddhist ministry in the context of HDS. This event took place on October 27, 2022 Learn more: hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2023/1/13/audio-bmi-10th-anniversary-harrison-blum

Bears Ears is Listening: We Are Still Here and the Land is Calling Us Back
Cynthia Wilson, (RPL Native and Indigenous Rights Fellow) and Angelo Baca (Cultural Resources Coordinator for Utah Diné Bikéyah) speak from their experience as Indigenous community organizers helping to secure the protection of Bears Ears National Monument. Located in southeast Utah, Bears Ears was subjected to Proclamation 9681 by President Trump in 2017 to reduce protected lands by more than 1.1 million acres. Following an Indigenous-led movement to protect Bears Ears, a reparative proclamation to modify the boundaries was issued by President Biden in October, 2021. Cynthia Wilson and Angelo Baca will discuss lessons learned from listening, organizing, mobilizing, and planning from a placed-based approach while engaging local Tribal voices, advancing community priorities and goals of ancestral land protection. This event took place on April 28, 2022 Learn more: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu Full transcript: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/15/video-bears-ears-listening

Faculty Focus: Mayra Rivera on Transforming the Way We See the World
Mayra Rivera, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies, talks about coloniality and race, environmental catastrophe, and transforming the way we see the world. Faculty Focus is a special new podcast series from Harvard Divinity School, where we speak with HDS professors about their courses and research interests. Full episode transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/04/faculty-focus-mayra-rivera Learn more about HDS: hds.harvard.edu/ Music track: "Old Dog New Tricks"; Extreme Music Limited

Illuminations Launch Party
Illuminations is a new limited series from Ministry of Ideas that reveals the untold friendship of religion and science. Through interviews and stories drawn from a range of cultures, faiths, and eras, this series reveals the unknown and unexpected histories of how religion and science have been entangled across time. We hear why the Dalai Lama loves quantum mechanics; why the Mormon faith inspires a search for extraterrestrial life; why the Scientific Revolution was catalyzed by a religious quest to uncover divine craftsmanship. These surprising narratives explode the myth that faith and science are destined to be enemies and reveal how they worked as mutual inspiration. This event took place on October 24, 2022 Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D162727621 Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/8/video-illuminations-launch-party

The Runaway Goddess: Sacred Waters in an Era of Climate Apocalypse
When a sacred lake bursts into toxic flames, and the temple at its shore is charred, the resident goddess flees. Where can She go? Highlighting the paradox between Hinduism’s view of water as female, sacred and sentient, and the endemic pollution of water resources and climate- driven drought in contemporary India, this ethnographic and archival project considers the existential ethics at stake in apocalyptic climate change. If water is life, as our popular understanding suggests, we ask, what is a life without water? Visiting Professor of South Asian Religions and Women's Studies in Religion Program 2022-23 Research Associate Tulasi Srinivas explores these questions in this lecture. This event took place on October 13, 2022 Learn more: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/2/video-runaway-goddess-sacred-waters-era-climate-apocalypse?admin_panel=1

Gnoseologies: Black Tarot: African American Women and Divine Processes of Resilience
This conversation with religious studies scholar and Black and biracial educator Marcelitte Failla (Emory University)” our Research Associate Giovanna Parmigiani, the host of the series, discusses the practice of Tarot reading, Black Witches, Divination, Resilience, and the meanings, limitations, and possibilities of being a “scholar practitioner.” Marcelitte Failla is a Black and biracial educator and scholar of African-heritage religions. Through a Black feminist lens, her work explores how religions such as Yoruba Ifá, Haitian Vodou, and North American Hoodoo are used for collective healing and social justice. This event took place on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Learn more: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/ Full transcript: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/5/video-black-tarot-african-american-women-and-divine-processes-resilience

The Impact of God is Red on Native American Rights and Native American Religion
This lecture was part of the 60th anniversary symposium for God is Red at Harvard Divinity School. This lecture series discusses how Vine Deloria Jr.'s landmark text speaks to the field of religious studies, Native American studies, theology, and environmental studies in the twenty-first century. In this lecture Dr. Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) from the the Morning Star Institute discusses the impact of Deloria's work on studies of Native American rights and Native American Religions. This event took place on Thursday, October 6, 2022 Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D162305702 Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/15/video-impact-god-red-native-american-rights-and-native-american-religion

The Impact of God is Red in the Future
This lecture was part of the 60th anniversary symposium for God is Red at Harvard Divinity School. This lecture series discusses how Vine Deloria Jr.'s landmark text speaks to the field of religious studies, Native American studies, theology, and environmental studies in the twenty-first century. In this lecture Dr. Dan Wildcat (Yuchi/Muscogee) from Haskell Indian Nations University discusses the impact of Deloria's work in the present and in future scholarship. This event took place on Friday, October 7, 2022 Learn more: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/29/video-impact-god-red-future

Another Israeli Election: Assessing Trends of Israeli and Jewish Politics
Repeated elections in Israel reveal the intensification of rhetoric around "transfer" and the normalization of the settlement project in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. At the same time, recent reports by a host of respected human rights organizations brought into question the limits and blinders of the construct of "Jewish democracy." A panel of public intellectuals examined the gradual strengthening of Jewish exclusionary political parties, the influences of Jewish and Christian American agendas on Israeli political trends, and the historical and philosophical meanings of Jewish political modernity. This event took place October 25, 2022. Learn more: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/programs/religion-conflict-peace Full transcript: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/10/27/video-another-israeli-election-assessing-trends-israeli-and-jewish-politics

The Impact of God is Red on Studies of Religion, Land, and the Environment
This lecture was part of the 60th anniversary symposium for God is Red at Harvard Divinity School. This lecture series discusses how Vine Deloria Jr.'s landmark text speaks to the field of religious studies, Native American studies, theology, and environmental studies in the twenty-first century. In this lecture Dr. Susan Hill (Mohawk) from the University of Toronto discusses the impact of Deloria's work on studies of religion, land, and the environment . This event took place on Friday, October 7, 2022 Learn more: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/21/video-impact-god-red-religion-land-and-environment

The Impact of God is Red on Religious Studies
This lecture was part of the 60th anniversary symposium for God is Red at Harvard Divinity School. This lecture series discusses how Vine Deloria Jr.'s landmark text speaks to the field of religious studies, Native American studies, theology, and environmental studies in the twenty-first century. In this lecture Dr. Michael McNally from the Carleton College discusses the impact of Deloria's work on religious studies. This event took place on Friday, October 7, 2022 Learn more: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/home Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/7/video-impact-god-red-religious-studies?admin_panel=1

The Impact of God is Red on Theology
This lecture was part of the 60th anniversary symposium for God is Red at Harvard Divinity School. This lecture series discusses how Vine Deloria Jr.'s landmark text speaks to the field of religious studies, Native American studies, theology, and environmental studies in the twenty-first century. In this lecture Dr. Robert Warrior (Osage) from the University of Kansas discusses the impact of Deloria's work on theology. This event took place on Friday, October 7, 2022 Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D162305702 Full transcript: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/08/video-impact-god-red-theology-4

The Pope Against Nuremberg: Nazi War Crime Trials, the Vatican, and the Question of Postwar Justice
Lecture by Gerald J. Steinacher, James A. Rawley Professor of History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who specializes in the history of the Holocaust and its immediate aftermath. Introduction of the speaker by Professor Kevin J. Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Faculty Dean, Eliot House, Harvard College. This event took place on September 29, 2022 Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/ Full transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/11/02/video-pope-against-nuremberg-nazi-war-crime-trials-vatican-and-question-postwar-justice

Faculty Focus: Teddy Hickman-Maynard on Preparing Future Leaders Who Seek Peace and Justice
Associate Dean for Ministry Studies Teddy Hickman-Maynard talks about preparing future leaders, innovative teaching, and trauma theology. Faculty Focus is a special new podcast series from Harvard Divinity School, where we speak with HDS professors about their courses and research interests. Full episode transcript: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/10/17/faculty-focus-teddy-hickman-maynard-preparing-future-leaders-peace-justice Learn more about HDS: https://hds.harvard.edu/ Music track: "Old Dog New Tricks"; Extreme Music Limited

Leading Towards Justice: Intersections of Religion, Ethics, and Government
This Leading Toward Justice webinar features panel discussions spotlighting alumni impact in the world and the ways alumni leverage their HDS training while working in secular or public professions. This session will discuss the critical importance of ethical practices and religious literacy in government and public service fields. Moderated by Susan O. Hayward, MDiv ’07, associate director for the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative (RLPI) at Harvard Divinity School Panelists: Gary Burrill, MDiv ’91: Parliamentary Member, Nova Scotia House of Assembly Jacqueline Y. Collins, MPA ’01, MTS ’03: State Senator of Illinois, Assistant Majority Leader Usra Ghazi, MTS ’15: Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State Kelly Raths, MDiv '05: Former Assistant Director, Oregon Department of Corrections This event took place on October 3, 2022 Learn more: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/leading-toward-justice-hds-alums-discuss-intersections-religion-ethics-and-government Full transcript: https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/news/2022/12/1/video-leading-towards-justice-intersections-religion-ethics-and-government