Tag: Bible

  • Nation & World

    ‘Lens of Love’ focuses on justice

    The Rev. Jonathan Walton’s new book, “A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in its World for Our World,” is an exploration of his interpretive approach, which reads biblical stories through the eyes of the vulnerable and marginalized.

    6 minutes
    Jonathan Walton, Harvard
  • Nation & World

    A religion course for the Internet age

    A HarvardX MOOC explains world religions through their scripture.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Bypassing the Bible

    Ellery Schempp, one of the last living symbols of a series of Supreme Court cases that banned mandatory displays of faith in public schools, brought the contentious battle over religious expression to life for a Harvard Divinity School audience.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New meaning in the familiar

    Harvard Divinity School professor Peter Machinist encouraged students to alter their perspectives on education and life through defamiliarization.

    3 minutes