Religion
The Big Man
St. Patrick himself makes an appearance at the 2011 parade. On one of the more colorful parade floats of the day, the saint receives a warm welcome from the crowds.
Service Honors Rev. Peter Gomes
The Harvard community filled Memorial Church last night in a service of compline to honor the late Reverend Peter J. Gomes.
Harvard Community Remembers Rev. Peter J. Gomes
The death of the Reverend Peter J. Gomes has sparked an outpouring of emotion from those who knew him both at Harvard and across the country. This post highlights statements issued today in memory of Gomes, who died yesterday following complications from a stroke.
Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Minister in Memorial Church, Dies at Age 68
Reverend Peter J. Gomes died Monday evening after suffering a brain aneurysm and heart attack. He was 68.
James Kugel Reflects on Holiness
Kugel’s meditation on religion is a deeply human one—part scholarship, part personal confession.
Religious Networks Promote Happiness
The study—authored by Government Professor Robert D. Putnam and Chaeyoon Lim, an assistant sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison—found that the social experience of religious congregations promotes a sense of happiness and life satisfaction that is stronger than what religious activity alone fosters.
Ahmed Explains Views of Islam in America
In his introduction of Ambassador Ahmed, Associate Director of the Harvard Islamic Studies Program Ali S. Asani ’77 said that the author is “combating this clash of ignorance by educating people.” In his lecture, Ahmed said that after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, he knew that “the gap which would open between Muslims and non-Muslims would not be easily closed.”
