A ‘Christo-morphic’ View of Religion
An excerpt from ‘Religion and the Finality of Christianity.” By Richard Reinhold Niebuhr
Category: From the Archive
Why Study Religion?
An excerpt from “Why Study Religion in the Twenty-first Century?” (2012). By William A. Graham
Two Weeks Post-9/11: Careful Policy, Not ‘War’
An excerpt from “What Can and Should Be Done?” (2001). By J. Bryan Hehir
Why I Love the Bible
An excerpt from “Why I Love the Bible” (2007). By Krister Stendahl
Democracy Challenged
An excerpt from “Toward an American Public Theology” (1987). By Ronald F. Thiemann
Studying Women in Religion is Crucial
An excerpt from “Transformations: Ten Years of Women’s Studies at HDS” (1983). By Constance H. Buchanan
The Fall of the Family
An excerpt from “American Families and ‘The American Family’: Myths and Realities” (1981). By Clarissa W. Atkinson
Redefining America’s ‘Race Problem’
An excerpt from “Shifting Racial Perspectives” (1968). By Preston N. Williams
‘Through Hindu Eyes’: A New Religious Outlook
An excerpt from “Mankind’s Religiously Divided History Approaches Self-Consciousness” (1964). By Wilfred Cantwell Smith
Our Mysterious Calling
An excerpt from “The Mystery of Our Calling” (1961). By Samuel Howard Miller
Church and University
An excerpt from “Church and University” (1958). By Douglas Horton
Dreams, Kindness, and Determination
Excerpts from a 2004 Q&A with François Bovon, in which he discusses his research interests and his books Studies in Early Christianity and Les Derniers Jours de Jesus.
Toward an American Public Theology
An excerpt from Ronald Thiemann’s 1987 “Toward an American Public Theology.”
Listen First
An excerpt from Jane I. Smith’s 1977 Q&A with the Bulletin.
Ultimate Unknowing
An excerpt from “Mystery, Theology, and Conversation.” By Gordon Kaufman
Life Is Short
Excerpts from “The Backward Glance and the Forward Look” and “The Hard Stuff Is the Good News” by Peter J. Gomes.
To Speak About God
Biblical language is often a quick, light, and delicate language, which cannot bear the superstructures that have been built upon it. By Krister Stendahl
On the Question of Relevance
Many of the best new ideas emerge from consideration of the questions others have posed long ago, living in diverse landscapes fraught with tension, disagreement, and uncertainty. By Anne Monius
The Matrix of Faith
An excerpt from “Religion Within Limits,” the Fall 1967 Harvard Divinity School Convocation Address by Richard R. Niebuhr.
Women and Ministry?
1973: First-year women MDiv students discuss vocational plans.
