Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Muslim Women for the Arts Eid Celebration
Celebrate Eid with us by painting your own cookies!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Indigenous Solidarity Collective Spring Reading Group
Join the Indigenous Solidarity Collective as we read the recently published, Of Corn and Catholicism: A History of Religion and Power in Pueblo Indian Patron Saint Feast Days by Andrea Maria McComb Sanchez. Pastries and warm beverages will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Night of Encounter - Worship Night
HDS Christian fellowship's annual special event, the Night of Encounter. This year will focus on the theme of "Rest" and we will be seeing that primarily through worship and few reflections. Students, Faculty and Staff are welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Fiber Arts Weekly Meeting
Come craft, all fiber arts and levels of experience welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
HDS Commons, 45 Francis Ave.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading at HDS
This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to engage in lectio divina, a Christian monastic practice that entails close reading, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Students are invited to read from the Revised Common Lectionary or bring their own choice of texts. No prior knowledge or preparation is necessary, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Chapel, Divinity Hall 311, 14 Divinity Ave.
Queer Rites - Wednesday Evening Gathering
Join HDS Queer Rites for our weekly Wednesday evening gathering. We’ll share in conversation and community. Queer Rites is a group of students who have come together to foster dialogue and to explore ritual around what it means to be queer, what it means to be spiritual, and where those two intersect and interact. We are a space for investigation of the meaning of being queer at HDS.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Swartz Hall G40, 45 Francis Ave.
Book Talk "The Abortion Companion: An Affirming Handbook for Your Choice and Your Journey"
Book Talk "The Abortion Companion: An Affirming Handbook for Your Choice and Your Journey".
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Braun Room, Swartz Hall 101, 45 Francis Ave.
Multifaith Vigil for Immigration Justice
This multifaith vigil/commemoration event will be held to bring a variety of faith communities together to stand in solidarity with Camberville community members who are experiencing status insecurity and are under ICE threat. We aim to convene many cross-campus and local community members to encourage engagement with LUCE and a greater investment in being trained to support immigrants in the area.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Peer Writing Support Drop In Hours
HDS Peer Writing Support is hosting a daily morning study hour in Commons room G49 (the glass-walled room by the Commons entrance). Coffee and tea will be provided and peer tutors will be available for questions and consultations. Come start your day strong with Writing Support!
Contact: writingsupport@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
G49, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Film Fest
Founded in 2017, the Harvard Divinity School Film Fest (HDSFF) is an annual student-led festival dedicated to exploring the intersectionality of film and faith. Hosted on the historic Harvard Divinity School campus, the festival is a unique platform that delves into the themes of religion, faith, spirituality, and their relationships to social justice and community.
As the only film festival of its kind focused on the academic study of religion and film, HDSFF provides filmmakers and audiences with a rare opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions about how religious themes are represented and understood through cinema. The festival combines academic scholarship with the immersive power of film to foster dialogue, inspire creativity, and deepen understanding.
WHEN AND WHERE
HDSFF takes place over two days each spring at the Harvard Divinity School campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2026 festival is scheduled for Thursday March 26 and Friday March 27.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The festival features scr…
Contact: filmfest@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Cader Room, Swartz Hall 117, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit filmfreeway.com. HDS Law Meeting
The HDS Law meeting will include our monthly discussion, continue our organizational elections, and cover the events for this semester.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
James Room East, Swartz Hall 122, 45 Francis Ave.
Scripture in Community
All are welcome to gather in person each Thursday from 12pm – 1pm ST
What does the Bible say? Scripture In Community (SIC) is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you are new to reading scripture, have studied the Bible for years, or are just curious about faith, you are welcome to come and discover if there is wisdom in it for your everyday life. Join us as we listen, learn, and discuss the timeless and eternal truths found in the pages of the Bible.
Lunch is provided for those joining in person. Please RSVP for lunch each week you plan to attend.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Garvin Room, Swartz Hall 118, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit forms.office.com. HDS Friends (Quakers) Meeting for Worship
Join us as we gather and center ourselves down into 45 minutes of silence and contemplation. Those in attendance are invited to rest in shared silence however they wish. Friends traditionally describe themselves as waiting on, receiving, and/or experiencing what has been called the Spirit, the Light, the Divine, God, etc. Meeting begins when the first person settles in their seat and ends when the clerk shakes hands with whoever is beside them. Everyone then shakes hands, and we depart.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Freedom Dreams Poetry Reading Group
Join us for five poetry reading sessions centered around freedom dreams, liberation, prophetic imagination, and decoloniality. Each session we will read poets from a range of postcolonial and Black contexts. There will be time for individual and group discussion through conversation, free writes, or bodily response. Come free, come dreaming!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Buddhist Community Weekly Practice
Join the HDS Buddhist Community weekly for seated meditation, dharma talks, sutra discussion and more on Tuesdays, 5 PM - 6 PM in the Multifaith Space!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Taylor Swift: Faith & Folklore at HDS
Taylor Swift: Faith & Folklore is a club dedicated to exploring the religious, spiritual, and literature references in
Taylor Swift’s work as a community. As an entertainment phenomena, Swift has become a cultural zeitgeist. This
club examines the deep societal commentary of Swift’s lyricism and her ability to foster connections through song
and pop culture.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, March 26, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Swartz Hall G41, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Film Fest
Founded in 2017, the Harvard Divinity School Film Fest (HDSFF) is an annual student-led festival dedicated to exploring the intersectionality of film and faith. Hosted on the historic Harvard Divinity School campus, the festival is a unique platform that delves into the themes of religion, faith, spirituality, and their relationships to social justice and community.
As the only film festival of its kind focused on the academic study of religion and film, HDSFF provides filmmakers and audiences with a rare opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions about how religious themes are represented and understood through cinema. The festival combines academic scholarship with the immersive power of film to foster dialogue, inspire creativity, and deepen understanding.
WHEN AND WHERE
HDSFF takes place over two days each spring at the Harvard Divinity School campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2026 festival is scheduled for Thursday March 26 and Friday March 27.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The festival features sc…
Contact: filmfest@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Cader Room, Swartz Hall 117, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit filmfreeway.com. HDS Feminists Making Midrash
Feminists Making Midrash is a community that gathers weekly for deep conversation and exploration grounded in the study, (re)interpretation, and (re)imagination of Jewish texts. We encourage people of all faith backgrounds and practices to bring their experience and perspective to our discussions; you can come to as many or as few sessions as you would like.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS JAM Collective
JAM is a space where musicians of all levels meet and play music together.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Deep Listening Series with Peter Schmidt
This will be the 3rd session of the Deep Listening workshop series funded by HCLIF. Peter Schmidt, Co-Founder of the Strother School for Radical Attention, will be facilitating a workshop on attention and attunement practices.
Peter Schmidt is a writer and organizer from Clayton, Missouri. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Baffler, The Brooklyn Rail, and The New York Times. Since September of 2022 he has served as the Program Director of the Strother School of Radical Attention. You can read more about Peter’s work on his website.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, March 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Ecstatic Dance!
The iconic HDS alum Nicole Marie will lead our ten fingers and toes in an ecstatic and beloved expression of dance! Come as you are with comfortable clothing and water and prepare for a fun, energetic, and spiritually-informed gathering. Check out this link to learn more (https://www.embodied-inquiry.org/writings/blog-post-title-one-kxtdz) or contact Paige Scanlon (paigescanlon@hds.harvard.edu) with any questions.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Sisters' Luminaries
Sisters’ Luminaries is a weekly halaqa, or gathering, designed to help Muslim women grow in faith through reflection, discussion, and sisterhood.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Meeting
Weekly gathering of Harvard Divinity School's Christian Fellowship. We meet for a time of prayer, Bible study and conversation in Williams chapel.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Fiber Arts Weekly Meeting
Come craft, all fiber arts and levels of experience welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
HDS Commons, 45 Francis Ave.
Play Reading of "Galilee 34" by Eleanor Burgess
"Galilee 34" received its world premiere in 2024. It depicts the family and friends of Jesus of Nazereth six months after his death as they try to keep his message alive. The playwright -- Eleanor Burgess -- is a former history scholar who uses historical theories, interpersonal dynamics and her wild imagination to bring the world of Jesus' mother, friends and family to life. Poignant, thought-provoking, hilarious and touching, this play is like no other.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Ecologians GBM
Join the HDS Ecologians as we discuss topics centering plant-based eating and animal/food/environmental ethics.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Hall 106, 14 Divinity Ave.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading at HDS
This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to engage in lectio divina, a Christian monastic practice that entails close reading, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Students are invited to read from the Revised Common Lectionary or bring their own choice of texts. No prior knowledge or preparation is necessary, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Chapel, Divinity Hall 311, 14 Divinity Ave.
Queer Rites - Wednesday Evening Gathering
Join HDS Queer Rites for our weekly Wednesday evening gathering. We’ll share in conversation and community. Queer Rites is a group of students who have come together to foster dialogue and to explore ritual around what it means to be queer, what it means to be spiritual, and where those two intersect and interact. We are a space for investigation of the meaning of being queer at HDS.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Swartz Hall G40, 45 Francis Ave.
Galilee 34: Play Reading featuring Amy Brenneman, Jordan Ahmed, & more; talk back with Professor Benjamin Dunning
Featuring Amy Brenneman, Jordan Ahmed, Miles Hinton, Alex Voynow, Jade Lu, Adrianna Krstansky, Joshua Olumide, and Zach Rissman
In a reading of a new play by Eleanor Burgess
Galilee 34
With talk back with Profession Benjamin Dunning
The healer from Nazareth is dead – and his followers are determined to keep sharing his message. The problem is the Roman Empire wants them out of the picture and they can’t quite agree on exactly what that message is. With wit and intelligence, this new play about Early Christianity has called “witty” “poignant” and “a funny but tragic indictment of the human need to twist religion to serve one’s own agency.” (Theater Mania).
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Peer Writing Support Drop In Hours
HDS Peer Writing Support is hosting a daily morning study hour in Commons room G49 (the glass-walled room by the Commons entrance). Coffee and tea will be provided and peer tutors will be available for questions and consultations. Come start your day strong with Writing Support!
Contact: writingsupport@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
G49, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
Scripture in Community
All are welcome to gather in person each Thursday from 12pm – 1pm ST
What does the Bible say? Scripture In Community (SIC) is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you are new to reading scripture, have studied the Bible for years, or are just curious about faith, you are welcome to come and discover if there is wisdom in it for your everyday life. Join us as we listen, learn, and discuss the timeless and eternal truths found in the pages of the Bible.
Lunch is provided for those joining in person. Please RSVP for lunch each week you plan to attend.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Garvin Room, Swartz Hall 118, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit forms.office.com. HDS Friends (Quakers) Meeting for Worship
Join us as we gather and center ourselves down into 45 minutes of silence and contemplation. Those in attendance are invited to rest in shared silence however they wish. Friends traditionally describe themselves as waiting on, receiving, and/or experiencing what has been called the Spirit, the Light, the Divine, God, etc. Meeting begins when the first person settles in their seat and ends when the clerk shakes hands with whoever is beside them. Everyone then shakes hands, and we depart.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
God After Atheism
New atheism promised clarity. By removing God from the world, it offered an account of reality free from faith and superstition. But in doing so, it left us without an explanation of the universe’s origin, objective morality, or our ultimate purpose. In response, many have been drawn back to religions they once rejected – traditions that offered meaning and structure, yet continue to face unresolved problems of evil, hiddenness, and dogma. We are caught between exhausted alternatives. The old stories – of God and atheism – no longer fit the scale and strangeness of the reality we have come to understand. The difficulty lies with the pictures we have inherited: rigid ways of thinking that force a choice between dirt and divinity. But this is a false choice. Recent work in philosophy suggests more expansive ways of understanding God – ways that do not place divinity outside the world, nor reduce existence to something unexplained and meaningless. This lecture series explores one such framework: a new story…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Buddhist Community Weekly Practice
Join the HDS Buddhist Community weekly for seated meditation, dharma talks, sutra discussion and more on Tuesdays, 5 PM - 6 PM in the Multifaith Space!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Taylor Swift: Faith & Folklore at HDS
Taylor Swift: Faith & Folklore is a club dedicated to exploring the religious, spiritual, and literature references in
Taylor Swift’s work as a community. As an entertainment phenomena, Swift has become a cultural zeitgeist. This
club examines the deep societal commentary of Swift’s lyricism and her ability to foster connections through song
and pop culture.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Swartz Hall G41, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Feminists Making Midrash
Feminists Making Midrash is a community that gathers weekly for deep conversation and exploration grounded in the study, (re)interpretation, and (re)imagination of Jewish texts. We encourage people of all faith backgrounds and practices to bring their experience and perspective to our discussions; you can come to as many or as few sessions as you would like.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS JAM Collective
JAM is a space where musicians of all levels meet and play music together.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Misas Espirituales: Spiritual Masses for spiritual guidance and investigation
Join us for a "Misa Espiritual," an Afro-Caribbean Religious Practice with the intention of of helping participants identify their spiritual guides or get clarity about health or spiritual issues. Spaces are limited, and confirmation of attendance is prioritized primarily for Black, Indigenous, Caribbean, and Latinx Students, though all are welcome to register.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
SHUFFLE: Documentary and Conversation
Join us and Director Benjamin Flaherty for a special screening of SHUFFLE, a documentary about the for-profit detox industry that targets low-income and unhoused communities. Hosted at the Divinity School, this film screening is the inaugural event of Harvard Student Coalition on Health and Housing's speaker series. Harvard Student Coalition on Health and Housing is a new university-wide coalition of students interested in and/or working on issues related to health and housing, currently including students from Harvard College, HSPH, HMS, HDS, and GSD. We hope to see you at this special event!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Cader Room, Swartz Hall 117, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Sisters' Luminaries
Sisters’ Luminaries is a weekly halaqa, or gathering, designed to help Muslim women grow in faith through reflection, discussion, and sisterhood.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Indigenous Solidarity Collective Spring Reading Group
Join the Indigenous Solidarity Collective as we read the recently published, Of Corn and Catholicism: A History of Religion and Power in Pueblo Indian Patron Saint Feast Days by Andrea Maria McComb Sanchez. Pastries and warm beverages will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Meeting
Weekly gathering of Harvard Divinity School's Christian Fellowship. We meet for a time of prayer, Bible study and conversation in Williams chapel.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Fiber Arts Weekly Meeting
Come craft, all fiber arts and levels of experience welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
HDS Commons, 45 Francis Ave.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading at HDS
This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to engage in lectio divina, a Christian monastic practice that entails close reading, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Students are invited to read from the Revised Common Lectionary or bring their own choice of texts. No prior knowledge or preparation is necessary, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Chapel, Divinity Hall 311, 14 Divinity Ave.
Queer Rites - Wednesday Evening Gathering
Join HDS Queer Rites for our weekly Wednesday evening gathering. We’ll share in conversation and community. Queer Rites is a group of students who have come together to foster dialogue and to explore ritual around what it means to be queer, what it means to be spiritual, and where those two intersect and interact. We are a space for investigation of the meaning of being queer at HDS.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Swartz Hall G40, 45 Francis Ave.
Integrating Tarot and Psychotherapy to Navigate Personal and Collective Upheaval and Grief
We are living in an era marked by climate collapse, political instability, existential anxiety, and epidemic levels of depression and burnout. Within this climate, there is a renewed scholarly and cultural interest to integrate tarot and oracular imagery into the therapeutic and counseling practice. Approached through a depth psychological lens, these tools serve as intuitive technologies that activate imagination and cultivate resilience for navigating personal and collective upheaval and grief. Through this experiential workshop, participants will engage with Tarot and dreamwork as a technique for psycho-spiritual healing, encountering firsthand how symbolic 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-spirituality. For over three decades, she has integrated family systems, hypnotherapy, dreamwork and her pioneering method, Tarotpy® as a highly effective method of spiritual psychotherapy. Tarotpy® is included as a healing modality in…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Peer Writing Support Drop In Hours
HDS Peer Writing Support is hosting a daily morning study hour in Commons room G49 (the glass-walled room by the Commons entrance). Coffee and tea will be provided and peer tutors will be available for questions and consultations. Come start your day strong with Writing Support!
Contact: writingsupport@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
G49, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
Scripture in Community
All are welcome to gather in person each Thursday from 12pm – 1pm ST
What does the Bible say? Scripture In Community (SIC) is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you are new to reading scripture, have studied the Bible for years, or are just curious about faith, you are welcome to come and discover if there is wisdom in it for your everyday life. Join us as we listen, learn, and discuss the timeless and eternal truths found in the pages of the Bible.
Lunch is provided for those joining in person. Please RSVP for lunch each week you plan to attend.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Garvin Room, Swartz Hall 118, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit forms.office.com. HDS Friends (Quakers) Meeting for Worship
Join us as we gather and center ourselves down into 45 minutes of silence and contemplation. Those in attendance are invited to rest in shared silence however they wish. Friends traditionally describe themselves as waiting on, receiving, and/or experiencing what has been called the Spirit, the Light, the Divine, God, etc. Meeting begins when the first person settles in their seat and ends when the clerk shakes hands with whoever is beside them. Everyone then shakes hands, and we depart.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Freedom Dreams Poetry Reading Group
Join us for five poetry reading sessions centered around freedom dreams, liberation, prophetic imagination, and decoloniality. Each session we will read poets from a range of postcolonial and Black contexts. There will be time for individual and group discussion through conversation, free writes, or bodily response. Come free, come dreaming!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Buddhist Community Weekly Practice
Join the HDS Buddhist Community weekly for seated meditation, dharma talks, sutra discussion and more on Tuesdays, 5 PM - 6 PM in the Multifaith Space!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Deep Listening for Community Organizing with Marshall Ganz
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 community building. This session will consist of lecture, narrative and listening exercises and group discussions.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Braun Room, Swartz Hall 101, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Feminists Making Midrash
Feminists Making Midrash is a community that gathers weekly for deep conversation and exploration grounded in the study, (re)interpretation, and (re)imagination of Jewish texts. We encourage people of all faith backgrounds and practices to bring their experience and perspective to our discussions; you can come to as many or as few sessions as you would like.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS JAM Collective
JAM is a space where musicians of all levels meet and play music together.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Misas Espirituales: Spiritual Masses for spiritual guidance and investigation
Join us for a "Misa Espiritual," an Afro-Caribbean Religious Practice with the intention of of helping participants identify their spiritual guides or get clarity about health or spiritual issues. Spaces are limited, and confirmation of attendance is prioritized primarily for Black, Indigenous, Caribbean, and Latinx Students, though all are welcome to register.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: 2026 Black Religion, Spirituality, and Culture Convening
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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal discernment and public life. Organized around three interrelated movements—Seeing Prophetically, Speaking…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026.
Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: Framing the Day
Welcome and grounding , Orientation to the theme and flow of the day , Brief ritual or reading (optional), 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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM.
Jamres Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: Panel I Seeing Prophetically: Social Movements & Moral Discernment
Reading social movements as theological texts , Vigilance against erasure, cooptation, and burnout , Protest, policy, and prophetic imagination, 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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique, but as…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM.
James Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: Panel II Speaking Clearly: Interpretation as Power
Womanist biblical and theological interpretation as moral clarification , Reading scripture against empire, patriarchy, and racial capitalism , Teaching, preaching, and publishing as acts of resistance and formation, 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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
James Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: Panel III Standing Firm: Institutional Leadership & Ethical Risk
Leading within compromised or contradictory institutions , Navigating proximity to power without losing moral clarity , Accountability, refusal, and strategic patience, 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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 2:05 PM – 3:05 PM.
James Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: Student Panel
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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal discernment and public life. Organized around three interrelated movements—Seeing Prophetically, Speaking…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:10 PM – 3:40 PM.
James Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
Standing at the Watchpost: Closing Session From the Watchpost Forward: A Collective Charge
Synthesis of the day , Intergenerational reflection , Closing words and sending forth, 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 conference frames the watchpost as a site of disciplined attentiveness—where vision is sharpened, language is clarified, and ethical courage is 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 theological texts, articulate moral meaning with precision, and lead within institutions whose commitments and practices are often in tension. This conference centers womanist scholarship not merely as critique, but as prophetic leadership that shapes communal discernment and public…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM.
James Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
Sisters' Luminaries
Sisters’ Luminaries is a weekly halaqa, or gathering, designed to help Muslim women grow in faith through reflection, discussion, and sisterhood.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Morning Recharge with HDS Ganga
Join us for meditation, discussion, music, and mantra.
Hosted by HDS Ganga, a space for Hindu and South Asian students and for those interested in exploring Hinduism.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Holding Liat Screening and Discussion
Join the HDS Film Fest for a screening of the Oscar shortlisted film "Holding Liat" The film will be followed by a panel and discussion about the role of public media, religious literacy, and the emotional/political rifts in the film.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Cader Room, Swartz Hall 117, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Meeting
Weekly gathering of Harvard Divinity School's Christian Fellowship. We meet for a time of prayer, Bible study and conversation in Williams chapel.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Fiber Arts Weekly Meeting
Come craft, all fiber arts and levels of experience welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
HDS Commons, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Ecologians GBM
Join the HDS Ecologians as we discuss topics centering plant-based eating and animal/food/environmental ethics.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Hall 106, 14 Divinity Ave.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading at HDS
This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to engage in lectio divina, a Christian monastic practice that entails close reading, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Students are invited to read from the Revised Common Lectionary or bring their own choice of texts. No prior knowledge or preparation is necessary, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Chapel, Divinity Hall 311, 14 Divinity Ave.
Queer Rites - Wednesday Evening Gathering
Join HDS Queer Rites for our weekly Wednesday evening gathering. We’ll share in conversation and community. Queer Rites is a group of students who have come together to foster dialogue and to explore ritual around what it means to be queer, what it means to be spiritual, and where those two intersect and interact. We are a space for investigation of the meaning of being queer at HDS.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Swartz Hall G40, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Peer Writing Support Drop In Hours
HDS Peer Writing Support is hosting a daily morning study hour in Commons room G49 (the glass-walled room by the Commons entrance). Coffee and tea will be provided and peer tutors will be available for questions and consultations. Come start your day strong with Writing Support!
Contact: writingsupport@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
G49, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
Scripture in Community
All are welcome to gather in person each Thursday from 12pm – 1pm ST
What does the Bible say? Scripture In Community (SIC) is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you are new to reading scripture, have studied the Bible for years, or are just curious about faith, you are welcome to come and discover if there is wisdom in it for your everyday life. Join us as we listen, learn, and discuss the timeless and eternal truths found in the pages of the Bible.
Lunch is provided for those joining in person. Please RSVP for lunch each week you plan to attend.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Garvin Room, Swartz Hall 118, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit forms.office.com. HDS Friends (Quakers) Meeting for Worship
Join us as we gather and center ourselves down into 45 minutes of silence and contemplation. Those in attendance are invited to rest in shared silence however they wish. Friends traditionally describe themselves as waiting on, receiving, and/or experiencing what has been called the Spirit, the Light, the Divine, God, etc. Meeting begins when the first person settles in their seat and ends when the clerk shakes hands with whoever is beside them. Everyone then shakes hands, and we depart.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Deep Listening Workshop with Raveena
This is a Deep Listening workshop led by musical artist Raveena. The Deep Listening Workshop Series is funded by the Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund, and led by students Lia Pikus and Paula Ortiz.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Buddhist Community Weekly Practice
Join the HDS Buddhist Community weekly for seated meditation, dharma talks, sutra discussion and more on Tuesdays, 5 PM - 6 PM in the Multifaith Space!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Taylor Swift: Faith & Folklore at HDS
Taylor Swift: Faith & Folklore is a club dedicated to exploring the religious, spiritual, and literature references in
Taylor Swift’s work as a community. As an entertainment phenomena, Swift has become a cultural zeitgeist. This
club examines the deep societal commentary of Swift’s lyricism and her ability to foster connections through song
and pop culture.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Swartz Hall G41, 45 Francis Ave.
Religious Trauma Symposium: Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Healthy Religious Futures
Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Healthy Religious Futures
Religious trauma is a subject of mounting scholarly and popular attention with direct implications for the challenges of modernity. Yet despite academic and professional interest across fields, there has yet to be an event designed to bring these various circles into direct dialogue with one another.
The Religious Trauma Symposium 2026 will bring together scholars, clinicians, policymakers, artists, and members of the public to critically and compassionately 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 discourse.
This symposium seeks to create a rigorous, interdisciplinary platform for dialogue, rooted in lived experience and dedicated to advancing both understanding and healing.
Thursday, April 16, Opening Remarks , Premiere of Broken Covenant: Stories of Religious Trauma , Talkback with…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
James Room, Swartz Hall 120/122, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Religious Trauma Symposium: Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Healthy Religious Futures
Interdisciplinary Approaches Towards Healthy Religious Futures
Religious trauma is a subject of mounting scholarly and popular attention with direct implications for the challenges of modernity. Yet despite academic and professional interest across fields, there has yet to be an event designed to bring these various circles into direct dialogue with one another.
The Religious Trauma Symposium 2026 will bring together scholars, clinicians, policymakers, artists, and members of the public to critically and compassionately 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 discourse.
This symposium seeks to create a rigorous, interdisciplinary platform for dialogue, rooted in lived experience and dedicated to advancing both understanding and healing.
Thursday, April 16, Opening Remarks , Premiere of Broken Covenant: Stories of Religious Trauma , Talkback with…
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Cader Room, Swartz Hall 117, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit www.eventbrite.com. Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Feminists Making Midrash
Feminists Making Midrash is a community that gathers weekly for deep conversation and exploration grounded in the study, (re)interpretation, and (re)imagination of Jewish texts. We encourage people of all faith backgrounds and practices to bring their experience and perspective to our discussions; you can come to as many or as few sessions as you would like.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS JAM Collective
JAM is a space where musicians of all levels meet and play music together.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Sisters' Luminaries
Sisters’ Luminaries is a weekly halaqa, or gathering, designed to help Muslim women grow in faith through reflection, discussion, and sisterhood.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Meeting
Weekly gathering of Harvard Divinity School's Christian Fellowship. We meet for a time of prayer, Bible study and conversation in Williams chapel.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Fiber Arts Weekly Meeting
Come craft, all fiber arts and levels of experience welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
HDS Commons, 45 Francis Ave.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading at HDS
This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to engage in lectio divina, a Christian monastic practice that entails close reading, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Students are invited to read from the Revised Common Lectionary or bring their own choice of texts. No prior knowledge or preparation is necessary, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Chapel, Divinity Hall 311, 14 Divinity Ave.
Queer Rites - Wednesday Evening Gathering
Join HDS Queer Rites for our weekly Wednesday evening gathering. We’ll share in conversation and community. Queer Rites is a group of students who have come together to foster dialogue and to explore ritual around what it means to be queer, what it means to be spiritual, and where those two intersect and interact. We are a space for investigation of the meaning of being queer at HDS.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Swartz Hall G40, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Peer Writing Support Drop In Hours
HDS Peer Writing Support is hosting a daily morning study hour in Commons room G49 (the glass-walled room by the Commons entrance). Coffee and tea will be provided and peer tutors will be available for questions and consultations. Come start your day strong with Writing Support!
Contact: writingsupport@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
G49, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Law Meeting
The HDS Law meeting will include our monthly discussion, continue our organizational elections, and cover the events for this semester.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
James Room East, Swartz Hall 122, 45 Francis Ave.
Scripture in Community
All are welcome to gather in person each Thursday from 12pm – 1pm ST
What does the Bible say? Scripture In Community (SIC) is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you are new to reading scripture, have studied the Bible for years, or are just curious about faith, you are welcome to come and discover if there is wisdom in it for your everyday life. Join us as we listen, learn, and discuss the timeless and eternal truths found in the pages of the Bible.
Lunch is provided for those joining in person. Please RSVP for lunch each week you plan to attend.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Garvin Room, Swartz Hall 118, 45 Francis Ave.
For more info visit forms.office.com. HDS Friends (Quakers) Meeting for Worship
Join us as we gather and center ourselves down into 45 minutes of silence and contemplation. Those in attendance are invited to rest in shared silence however they wish. Friends traditionally describe themselves as waiting on, receiving, and/or experiencing what has been called the Spirit, the Light, the Divine, God, etc. Meeting begins when the first person settles in their seat and ends when the clerk shakes hands with whoever is beside them. Everyone then shakes hands, and we depart.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Buddhist Community Weekly Practice
Join the HDS Buddhist Community weekly for seated meditation, dharma talks, sutra discussion and more on Tuesdays, 5 PM - 6 PM in the Multifaith Space!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Providing Care to Abortion Seekers
Join the HDS Repro Justice Collective in a training to provide care to abortion seekers. This training will help faith leaders feel comfortable providing spiritual care to a congregant/friend/student/member-of-flock that is going through an abortion experience. This training will be suited for folks with any level of knowledge about reproductive care- no question too small! It is also suited for any future profession. Everyone knows someone who has had an abortion, and it is so important to build caregiving models that are spiritually literate. Initial RSVP link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIEtASvI_CETndQWzmBjMKPnzzQAoMgpYhDZ43NuvTJKpzEw/viewform?usp=publish-editor, Abouth the trainer: Ja’Loni Amor is a Black Queer Muslim writer, facilitator, and movement strategist rooted in the Black South. Their work—spanning reproductive justice, abolition, and disability justice—is grounded in radical Black feminism and the belief that honesty is a revolutionary act.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
James Room East, Swartz Hall 122, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Feminists Making Midrash
Feminists Making Midrash is a community that gathers weekly for deep conversation and exploration grounded in the study, (re)interpretation, and (re)imagination of Jewish texts. We encourage people of all faith backgrounds and practices to bring their experience and perspective to our discussions; you can come to as many or as few sessions as you would like.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS JAM Collective
JAM is a space where musicians of all levels meet and play music together.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting
HDS Christian Fellowship Prayer Meeting.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
Sisters' Luminaries
Sisters’ Luminaries is a weekly halaqa, or gathering, designed to help Muslim women grow in faith through reflection, discussion, and sisterhood.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Christian Fellowship Meeting
Weekly gathering of Harvard Divinity School's Christian Fellowship. We meet for a time of prayer, Bible study and conversation in Williams chapel.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Williams Chapel, Swartz Hall 212, 45 Francis Ave.
Find Your Inner Peace: Zen Meditation Workshop
Join us for the 90-minute-long Zen sitting meditation workshop! Led by the Cambridge-based Zen Master Xianshu, this workshop helps ease anxiety, rebuild focus, enhance mental health through mindfulness, and discover the Zen state of "no-self." Participants are welcome to join or leave halfway.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Multifaith Space, Swartz Hall 214, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Fiber Arts Weekly Meeting
Come craft, all fiber arts and levels of experience welcome!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
HDS Commons, 45 Francis Ave.
HDS Ecologians GBM
Join the HDS Ecologians as we discuss topics centering plant-based eating and animal/food/environmental ethics.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Hall 106, 14 Divinity Ave.
Lectio Divina: Sacred Reading at HDS
This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to engage in lectio divina, a Christian monastic practice that entails close reading, meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Students are invited to read from the Revised Common Lectionary or bring their own choice of texts. No prior knowledge or preparation is necessary, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided!
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Divinity Chapel, Divinity Hall 311, 14 Divinity Ave.
Queer Rites - Wednesday Evening Gathering
Join HDS Queer Rites for our weekly Wednesday evening gathering. We’ll share in conversation and community. Queer Rites is a group of students who have come together to foster dialogue and to explore ritual around what it means to be queer, what it means to be spiritual, and where those two intersect and interact. We are a space for investigation of the meaning of being queer at HDS.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Swartz Hall G40, 45 Francis Ave.
Scripture in Community
All are welcome to gather in person each Thursday from 12pm – 1pm ST
What does the Bible say? Scripture In Community (SIC) is a weekly practice where we read and listen to passages from the Bible together. Each week we will read passages from the Psalms, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. Whether you are new to reading scripture, have studied the Bible for years, or are just curious about faith, you are welcome to come and discover if there is wisdom in it for your everyday life. Join us as we listen, learn, and discuss the timeless and eternal truths found in the pages of the Bible.
Lunch is provided for those joining in person. Please RSVP for lunch each week you plan to attend.
Contact: studentlife@hds.harvard.edu.
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Garvin Room, Swartz Hall 118, 45 Francis Ave.
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