Gurus, Women, and Yoga: The Spiritual World of Hindu Universalism
In this lecture, Ruth Harris examines how Vivekananda conveyed the meaning of “guru-bakhti” to his female disciples, and the spiritual lens through which he sought to mold them in a male spiritual mil...
22 Sep 20191h 11min
Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice
Author, activist, and farmer Leah Penniman discusses the movement for food sovereignty and building a food system based on justice, dignity, and abundance for all members of our community. The talk to...
16 Sep 20191h 5min
Toni Morrison Stories: Goodness and Mercy and Mexico
Professor Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America delivered the 2019 Convocation address "Toni Morrison Stories: Goodness and Mercy and Mexico," on September 5, 201...
12 Sep 20191h 24min
Mainstream Meditation and the Million-Dollar Mindfulness Boom
Today, mindfulness meditation courses can be found everywhere from schools to prisons to sports teams. The trendy fitness apparel company Lululemon is now advertising mindful clothing for men. There’s...
8 Aug 201920min
Divinity Dialogues: 2019 Gomes Honorees
Following the award ceremony on May 2, 2019 for the Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors, the alumni honorees spoke on the topic of “spiritual innovation.” The panelists were: Erik Martínez Resly,...
6 Maj 201956min
The Song Within Thinking Outwardly: Navajo Thought and Poetry
In Navajo worldview, thought creates the world, which is then spoken into being. This process places sacred value on the power of language. Sherwin Bitsui’s poetry attempts to connect Diné thought to ...
2 Maj 20195min
Concordance: An Evening with Susan Howe
Award-winning American poet Susan Howe visited Harvard Divinity School on April 24 to speak about the binding together of freedom and law, spontaneity and habit, as occasions for awakening a reader to...
23 Apr 201939min
Lived Religion and Spirituality in 2019
How is our lived experience of religion and spirituality changing? Where are the boundaries of religion being tested and transformed? How will scholars and practitioners define and understand religion...
22 Apr 20191h 55min
