Join the HDS community for soup and bread as we hear from HDS faculty sharing th eir intellectual and spiritual autobiographies. Each speaker will partic ularly focus on what sustains their sense of hope at this time in histor y. No registration is necessary.
CATEGORIES:Public Events IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://www.trumba.com/i/DgCmjBTVkZHjTbZDxeBKrXkY.jpg UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/195219555 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d195219555 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CSWR Poetry Series: The Invisible Sun: Poetry\, Translation\, an d the Mystical Imagination with Sholeh Wolpé\; LOCATION:Common Room\, CSWRPlease register to attend.
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br>Hosted by the Office for Community and Belonging through a restorativ
e\, heart-centered approach\, this conference will serve as the inaugura
l public launching of the \;Harvard Divinity School Truth and Healin
g Commission. The convening is a call to affirm our common humanity and
to advance the vision of a world healed of the harms that separate us fr
om the natural world\, from ourselves\, and from one another. We are bui
lding a new world through a shared value of love.
The conference
will highlight the work of Truth and Reconciliation initiatives in the U
nited States and will feature representatives from two foundational init
iatives: the \;Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Nor
th Carolina \;and the \;Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation
Commission on Child Welfare. \;Members of these commissions will sha
re how they worked to reconcile across differences and engaged in constr
uctive dialogue through truth telling to heal communities after violence
and historical harm.
The Commission is dedicated to helping HDS
reckon with its role and the role of religion in Harvard'\;s entangle
ments with slavery\, colonization\, forced assimilation and religious co
nversion\, and so-called race science. Its goal is to engage our HDS com
munity and African diasporic and Indigenous descendant communities acros
s the Americas in truth-telling\, accountability\, healing\, and repair.
We are living in an era marked by climate collapse\, political instability\, existential anx iety\, and epidemic levels of depression and burnout. Within this climat e\, there is a renewed scholarly and cultural interest to integrate taro t and oracular imagery into the therapeutic and counseling practice. App roached through a depth psychological lens\, these tools serve as intuit ive technologies that activate imagination and cultivate resilience for navigating personal and collective upheaval and grief. Through this expe riential workshop\, participants will engage with Tarot and dreamwork as a technique for psycho-spiritual healing\, encountering firsthand how s ymbolic systems function as a via regia to soul-making.
Lauren Z. Schneider\, M.A.\, M.F.T is a pioneer in the field of psycho-spiritualit y. For over three decades\, she has integrated family systems\, hypnothe rapy\, dreamwork and her pioneering method\, Tarotpy®\; as a highly effective method of spiritual psychotherapy. Tarotpy®\; is included as a healing modality in the Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams\, edited b y Harvard professor Deirdre Barrett. Her book\, “\;Tarotpy: It̵ 7\;s All in the Cards”\; (2021)\, has received multiple awards for its contribution to psychotherapy and consciousness studies.
CATEGORIES:Public Events IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://www.trumba.com/i/DgCx1i2C-gj00ccxFmzqAgxc.jpg UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198637632 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198637632 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:HDS &\; the American Unitarian Association LOCATION:HDS Cader Room DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:HDS Library X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:Gloria Korsm an - \;gkorsman@hds.harvard.edu X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Religious tradition";ID=35869;TYPE=CustomAsse t:Unitarian Universalist DTSTAMP:20260330T161134Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor: HDS LibraryA panel discussion for the 200th anniversary of the Ame
rican Unitarian Association. \;The panelists are Dan McKanan\, Ralph
Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Senior Lecturer at Harvard Divinit
y School\; Aisha Ansano\, Counselor to Unitarian Universalist Students\;
and Terry Dixon\, HDS MDiv candidate.
Rev. Dr. Sofí\;a Betan
court\, UUA President and Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd\, Director of Communi
cations and Public Ministry at the UUA\, will also deliver remarks.
Deep listening \, as described by composer Pauline Oliveros\, is a practice of “\; listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear.”\; This can become a way of being in a new kind of relation with ourselves and our environments\, fostering experiences of embodied connection for community building.
Join us for a session with Professor Marshall Ganz\, Senior Lecturer in Leadership\, Organizing\, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government\, on the practical approaches of Deep Listening for movement organizing\, leadership development\, and communi ty building. This session will consist of lecture\, narrative and listen ing exercises and group discussions.
CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198633296 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198633296 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rurality: Design\, Land\, Kinship (registration required) LOCATION:various DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260413 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE URL:https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e985QeZEdjmxQDs X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Rural GSD an d HDS Garden Club\, with generous support from the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability\, the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard GSD\, and Ha rvard Divinity School. \;Co me join the HDS Garden and GSD Rural Club for a convening on Rur ality: Design\, Land\, Kinship with an Art Gallery on Friday Ap ril 10th\, Three Panels on Saturday April 11th\, and Forest Walk on Sund ay April 12th. We look forward to evaluating the intersection between sp irituality and design in rural spaces!
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At a moment marked by social uph eaval\, institutional fatigue\, and contested moral authority\, womanist thinkers continue to serve as essential interpreters of the times. They read movements as theological texts\, articulate moral meaning with pre cision\, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices ar e often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not mer ely as critique\, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal disce rnment and public life.
Organized around three interrelated moveme nts—\;Seeing Prophetically\, Speaking Clearly\, and Standing Firm&# 8212\;the conference explores how womanist vision moves from discernment to interpretation to ethical action. Through a keynote address and plen ary panels\, participants will engage questions of protest and policy\, scripture and power\, institutional accountability and refusal\, and the cultivation of leadership that is both courageous and sustainable.
< p>Standing at the Watchpost offers a space for clarity rather than urgen cy\, depth rather than spectacle\, and collective responsibility rather than individual heroism—\;equipping scholars and leaders to see wha t must be seen\, say what must be said\, and stand where integrity deman ds. CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198851805 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198851805 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Standing at the Watchpost: Framing the Day LOCATION:Jamres Room\, Swartz Hall 120/122\, 45 Francis Ave. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T104000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Harambee: 60\;HDS Students of African Descent X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:studentl ife@hds.harvard.edu DTSTAMP:20260317T132727Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor: Harambee: \;HDS Students of African Descent
Standing at the Watchpo
st: Womanist Vision\, Interpretation\, and Leadership is a one-day
scholarly convening bringing together womanist scholars whose work spans
social movements\, institutional leadership\, and biblical and theologi
cal interpretation. Grounded in the prophetic posture of Habakkuk 2:
1\, the conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined at
tentiveness—\;where vision is sharpened\, language is clarified\, a
nd ethical courage is sustained.
At a moment marked by social uphe aval\, institutional fatigue\, and contested moral authority\, womanist thinkers continue to serve as essential interpreters of the times. They read movements as theological texts\, articulate moral meaning with prec ision\, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not mere ly as critique\, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal discer nment and public life.
Organized around three interrelated movemen ts—\;Seeing Prophetically\, Speaking Clearly\, and Standing Firm 212\;the conference explores how womanist vision moves from discernment to interpretation to ethical action. Through a keynote address and plena ry panels\, participants will engage questions of protest and policy\, s cripture and power\, institutional accountability and refusal\, and the cultivation of leadership that is both courageous and sustainable.
Standing at the Watchpost offers a space for clarity rather than urgenc y\, depth rather than spectacle\, and collective responsibility rather t han individual heroism—\;equipping scholars and leaders to see what must be seen\, say what must be said\, and stand where integrity demand s.
CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198851810 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198851810 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Standing at the Watchpost: Panel I Seeing Prophetically: Social Movements &\; Moral Discernment LOCATION:James Room\, Swartz Hall 120/122\, 45 Francis Ave. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T114500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Harambee: 60\;HDS Students of African Descent X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:studentl ife@hds.harvard.edu DTSTAMP:20260317T132743Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor: Harambee: \;HDS Students of African Descent
Standing at the Watchpost: Womanist Vision\, Interpre
tation\, and Leadership is a one-day scholarly convening bringing t
ogether womanist scholars whose work spans social movements\, institutio
nal leadership\, and biblical and theological interpretation. Grounded i
n the prophetic posture of Habakkuk 2:1\, the conference frames
the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—\;where visio
n is sharpened\, language is clarified\, and ethical courage is sustaine
d.
At a moment marked by social upheaval\, institutional fatigue\, and contested moral authority\, womanist thinkers continue to serve as essential interpreters of the times. They read movements as theological texts\, articulate moral meaning with precision\, and lead within instit utions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This confer ence centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique\, but as prophe tic leadership that shapes communal discernment and public life.
O rganized around three interrelated movements—\;Seeing Prophetically \, Speaking Clearly\, and Standing Firm—\;the conference explores h ow womanist vision moves from discernment to interpretation to ethical a ction. Through a keynote address and plenary panels\, participants will engage questions of protest and policy\, scripture and power\, instituti onal accountability and refusal\, and the cultivation of leadership that is both courageous and sustainable.
Standing at the Watchpost off ers a space for clarity rather than urgency\, depth rather than spectacl e\, and collective responsibility rather than individual heroism—\; equipping scholars and leaders to see what must be seen\, say what must be said\, and stand where integrity demands.
CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198851813 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198851813 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Public Research Talk: Mystics Made the Revolution: Spiritually T ransformative Experiences in the Long Eighteenth Century with Nicole Bau er LOCATION:Common Room\, CSWR\, 42 Francis Ave.\, Cambridge DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news-events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3 Devent%26eventid%3D199651589 X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:CSWR Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Center for t he Study of World Religions X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:Laurie D. Se dgwick\, CSWR Events Coordinator
Standing at the Watchpost: Womanist Vision\, Interpre
tation\, and Leadership is a one-day scholarly convening bringing t
ogether womanist scholars whose work spans social movements\, institutio
nal leadership\, and biblical and theological interpretation. Grounded i
n the prophetic posture of Habakkuk 2:1\, the conference frames
the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—\;where visio
n is sharpened\, language is clarified\, and ethical courage is sustaine
d.
At a moment marked by social upheaval\, institutional fatigue\, and contested moral authority\, womanist thinkers continue to serve as essential interpreters of the times. They read movements as theological texts\, articulate moral meaning with precision\, and lead within instit utions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This confer ence centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique\, but as prophe tic leadership that shapes communal discernment and public life.
O rganized around three interrelated movements—\;Seeing Prophetically \, Speaking Clearly\, and Standing Firm—\;the conference explores h ow womanist vision moves from discernment to interpretation to ethical a ction. Through a keynote address and plenary panels\, participants will engage questions of protest and policy\, scripture and power\, instituti onal accountability and refusal\, and the cultivation of leadership that is both courageous and sustainable.
Standing at the Watchpost off ers a space for clarity rather than urgency\, depth rather than spectacl e\, and collective responsibility rather than individual heroism—\; equipping scholars and leaders to see what must be seen\, say what must be said\, and stand where integrity demands.
CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198851814 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198851814 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Standing at the Watchpost: Panel III Standing Firm: Institutiona l Leadership &\; Ethical Risk LOCATION:James Room\, Swartz Hall 120/122\, 45 Francis Ave. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T140500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T150500 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Harambee: 60\;HDS Students of African Descent X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:studentl ife@hds.harvard.edu DTSTAMP:20260317T132823Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor: Harambee: \;HDS Students of African Descent
Standing at the Watchpost: Woma
nist Vision\, Interpretation\, and Leadership is a one-day scholarl
y convening bringing together womanist scholars whose work spans social
movements\, institutional leadership\, and biblical and theological inte
rpretation. Grounded in the prophetic posture of Habakkuk 2:1\,
the conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiven
ess—\;where vision is sharpened\, language is clarified\, and ethic
al courage is sustained.
At a moment marked by social upheaval\, i nstitutional fatigue\, and contested moral authority\, womanist thinkers continue to serve as essential interpreters of the times. They read mov ements as theological texts\, articulate moral meaning with precision\, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often i n tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as cr itique\, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal discernment an d public life.
Organized around three interrelated movements— \;Seeing Prophetically\, Speaking Clearly\, and Standing Firm—\;the conference explores how womanist vision moves from discernment to inter pretation to ethical action. Through a keynote address and plenary panel s\, participants will engage questions of protest and policy\, scripture and power\, institutional accountability and refusal\, and the cultivat ion of leadership that is both courageous and sustainable.
Standin g at the Watchpost offers a space for clarity rather than urgency\, dept h rather than spectacle\, and collective responsibility rather than indi vidual heroism—\;equipping scholars and leaders to see what must be seen\, say what must be said\, and stand where integrity demands.
CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198851815 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198851815 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Standing at the Watchpost: Closing Session From the Watchpost Fo rward: A Collective Charge LOCATION:James Room\, Swartz Hall 120/122\, 45 Francis Ave. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T154000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T160000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Harambee: 60\;HDS Students of African Descent X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:studentl ife@hds.harvard.edu DTSTAMP:20260317T132914Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor: Harambee: \;HDS Students of African Descent
Standing at the Watchpost: Womanist Vision
\, Interpretation\, and Leadership is a one-day scholarly convening
bringing together womanist scholars whose work spans social movements\,
institutional leadership\, and biblical and theological interpretation.
Grounded in the prophetic posture of Habakkuk 2:1\, the confere
nce frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—\;w
here vision is sharpened\, language is clarified\, and ethical courage i
s sustained.
At a moment marked by social upheaval\, institutional fatigue\, and contested moral authority\, womanist thinkers continue to serve as essential interpreters of the times. They read movements as th eological texts\, articulate moral meaning with precision\, and lead wit hin institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. T his conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique\, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal discernment and public lif e.
Organized around three interrelated movements—\;Seeing Pro phetically\, Speaking Clearly\, and Standing Firm—\;the conference explores how womanist vision moves from discernment to interpretation to ethical action. Through a keynote address and plenary panels\, particip ants will engage questions of protest and policy\, scripture and power\, institutional accountability and refusal\, and the cultivation of leade rship that is both courageous and sustainable.
Standing at the Wat chpost offers a space for clarity rather than urgency\, depth rather tha n spectacle\, and collective responsibility rather than individual heroi sm—\;equipping scholars and leaders to see what must be seen\, say what must be said\, and stand where integrity demands.
CATEGORIES:Public Events UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/198851816 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d198851816 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Reading Group: Transcendentalism LOCATION:Common Room\, CSWR\, 42 Francis Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA 02138 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Programming Series";ID=63896;TYPE=CustomAsset :Transcendence and Transformation X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:Center for t he Study of World Religions X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:Laurie D. Se dgwick\, CSWR Events CoordinatorCosponsor ed by the Harvard Buddhist Community and Buddhist Ministry Initiative
X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:Jonathan Mak ransky - \;jmakransky@hds.harvard.edu X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event image";ID=40;TYPE=Image:www.trumba.com…\; DTSTAMP:20260409T153210Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor:Cosponsored by the Harvard Buddhist Community an d Buddhist Ministry Initiative
Join us for a celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar! Open to all\, this program will f eature talks by Drs. Santosh Raut\, William Edelglass and Raja Sekhar Vu ndru on Dr. Ambedkar’\;s profound Buddhist social justice philosoph y and movement\, as well as an original song composed and performed by C hris Berlin. Appetizers and drinks will be served.
CATEGORIES:Public Events IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://www.trumba.com/i/DgBV8Ie4c%2AYhfXStqA8YwnbO.jpg UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/200492365 X-TRUMBA-LINK:https://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar?trumba Embed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d200492365 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Religious Trauma Symposium: Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Healthy Religious Futures LOCATION:James Room\, Swartz Hall 120/122\, 45 Francis Ave. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/religious-trauma-symposium-2026-tickets -1980325182931 X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=number:HDS Event X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Sponsor";ID=18246;TYPE=MultiLine:student-init iated X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Contact";ID=18245;TYPE=MultiLine:studentl ife@hds.harvard.edu X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event image";ID=40;TYPE=Image:ww w.trumba.com…\; DTSTAMP:20260317T110318Z DESCRIPTION:Sponsor: student-initiatedInterdisciplinary Approaches Toward
s Healthy Religious Futures
Religious trauma is a subject of moun
ting scholarly and popular attention with direct implications for the ch
allenges of modernity. Yet despite academic and professional interest ac
ross fields\, there has yet to be an event designed to bring these vario
us circles into direct dialogue with one another.
The Religious T
rauma Symposium 2026 will bring together scholars\, clinicians\, policym
akers\, artists\, and members of the public to critically and compassion
ately engage with the realities of religious trauma. While conversations
about religious trauma are gaining traction in public spaces\, academic
research and professional practice have yet to fully shape the discours
e.
This symposium seeks to create a rigorous\, interdisciplinary
platform for dialogue\, rooted in lived experience and dedicated to adva
ncing both understanding and healing.
Thursday\, April 16
Friday\, April 17
Interdisciplinary Approaches Toward
s Healthy Religious Futures
Religious trauma is a subject of moun
ting scholarly and popular attention with direct implications for the ch
allenges of modernity. Yet despite academic and professional interest ac
ross fields\, there has yet to be an event designed to bring these vario
us circles into direct dialogue with one another.
The Religious T
rauma Symposium 2026 will bring together scholars\, clinicians\, policym
akers\, artists\, and members of the public to critically and compassion
ately engage with the realities of religious trauma. While conversations
about religious trauma are gaining traction in public spaces\, academic
research and professional practice have yet to fully shape the discours
e.
This symposium seeks to create a rigorous\, interdisciplinary
platform for dialogue\, rooted in lived experience and dedicated to adva
ncing both understanding and healing.
Thursday\, April 16
Friday\, April 17
Co-sponso red by Ayin Press.
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\;
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For m ore information\, contact Matti Eldridge\, meldridge@hds.harvard.edu
\;
I n 1975\, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (1924-2014) published a volume entitle d Sacred Fragments: Hasidism for the Aquarian Age. Although Schachter-Sh alomi had been publishing and teaching since the early 1960s\, Sacred Fr agments was arguably his most programmatic statement of what would soon be called “\;Jewish Renewal\,”\; a revolutionary and innovativ e re-assessment of Judaism\, combining classical Hasidic theology\, New Age religiosity\, “\;deep ecumenicism\,”\; and ritual innovati on. The book appeared in two separate editions and served as an anchor f or two generations of Jews\, and non-Jews\, seeking to integrate traditi on with progressive aspects of the religious life. This event brings tog ether three scholars who have been touched by Schachter-Shalomi’\;s renewal of Judaism.
Speaker name(s) and title(s):
Miki Chase\, Visiting Assistant Professor of South Asian Religi
ons
In contemporary urban India\, Jain laywomen comprise the majo
rity of those who undertake \;sallekhanā\; \;or \;santh&
#257\;ra\, the Jain fast until death. This project examines the everyday
relational and ethical labor through which the fast is enacted within t
he domestic sphere\, tracing how doctrinal ideals of asceticism are tran
slated into embodied practice and how women’\;s ascetic agency is r
endered both morally precarious and intelligible within kinship configur
ations and the evolving Indian legal and political landscape.
Lun
ch provided
Join us on Wednesday\, April 29 \, 2026\, from 4:30–\;6:00 p.m. in the Cader Room for The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary\, a conversation w ith HDS Writer-in-Residence Terry Tempest Williams and Stephanie Paulsell. Following brief opening remarks fro m Dean Marla Frederick\, Terry will of fer a short reading from The Glorians and then join Stephanie f or an extended conversation about the work\, followed by audience Q& \;A. Attendees are invited to order the book in advance from Back of Beyond Books. Please register here for this event.
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