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Sahar Shahid, MDiv '17, and the members of the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council are pleased to invite fellow graduates and the School community to celebrate Peter J Gomes STB '68 Distinguished Alumni Honors and our theme of Journeys of the Soul. This year, we seek to honor those who, across various systems of belief, delve into the soul's journey in this life and beyond and are committed to practices that foster connection with the transcendent. Read about this year's honorees here: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/04/22/journeys-soul-hds-recognizes-awe-inspiring-alumni-2024-gomes-distinguished-honors This event took place on May 9, 2024. For more information, visit https://hds.harvard.edu/ A transcript is forthcoming.
Let's explore the origins of Thanksgiving! Learn how the early settlers' beliefs and their interactions with Native Americans shaped this important American holiday. It's a fascinating mix of history, culture, and tradition. Podcast Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/thanksgiving-and-americas-early-settlers Here are some books available on Amazon that offer a comprehensive view of the history of Thanksgiving. Each of these books offers a unique perspective on Thanksgiving, from its historical roots to its modern-day observances, making them excellent resources for further reading on the topic. “Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience” by Melanie Kirkpatrick https://amzn.to/47nygvD This book explores Thanksgiving as a vital part of the American experience, providing insights into the holiday's history and cultural significance. ____ “The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History” by Robert Tracy McKenzie https://amzn.to/3SVppNC This book offers a perspective on the first Thanksgiving, delving into its historical context and exploring its religious and spiritual significance. ____ “Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday” by James W. Baker and Peter J. Gomes https://amzn.to/3MWGqCW This comprehensive work provides an in-depth look at the history of Thanksgiving, tracing its evolution from its origins to its contemporary observance. ____ “This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving“ by David J. Silverman https://amzn.to/40Nj3Sh This book presents a critical examination of Thanksgiving's history, focusing on the experiences of the Wampanoag Indians and the impact of colonialism, offering a perspective that challenges traditional narratives.
Rebecca & Mitchell discuss worship, the balance between music and preaching, and the difficulty of Sodom & Gomorrah. Mitchell mentions some interesting articles in this podcast. Enjoy the links below. Dr. George Athas - Has Lot Lost the Plot? What is a plumb line? Op-Ed from 1992 by Rev. Dr. Peter J. Gomes
Following the award ceremony on May 2, 2019 for the Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors, the alumni honorees spoke on the topic of “spiritual innovation.” The panelists were: Erik Martínez Resly, MDiv ’12, founder and co-director of The Sanctuaries in Washington D.C. Salma Kazmi, MTS ’09, founding executive director of the Boston Islamic Seminary, former associate director of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, and co-founder of the Center for Jewish-Muslim Relations Varun Soni, MTS ’99, dean of religious life at the University of Southern California (USC) and the first Hindu to serve as the chief religious or spiritual leader of an American university. Vanessa Zoltan, MDiv ’15, a humanist chaplain, and CEO and founder of the feminist production company Not Sorry Productions, who with collaborator Casper ter Kuile, created “Harry Potter and Sacred Text” Kerry Maloney, the School’s chaplain, director of the HDS Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, and an instructor in ministry studies. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.
The 2018 Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial honorees speak for the final installment of this year’s Divinity Dialogues. The panelists were: Robert Michael Franklin, MDiv '78; Jalane D. Schmidt, MDiv '96, AM '05, PhD '05; Simran Jeet Singh, MTS '08; Karen I. Tse, MDiv '00; and Ann D. Braude, Senior Lecturer on American Religious History and director of the Women’s Studies in Religion Program. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.
Following the award ceremony on April 7, 2013 for the Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors, the alumni honorees formed a panel of speakers for the final installment of this year's Divinity Dialogues. The panelists were Cynthia L. G. Kane, MDiv '96, Lieutenant Commander in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy; Valarie K. Kaur, MTS '07, activist, filmmaker, and lawyer; Betsee Parker, MDiv '85 an Episcopal priest whose philanthropy supports education, community development, and public health in Africa; and Dean of the Howard University School of Divinity, Alton B. Pollard III, MDiv '81. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at http://hds.harvard.edu/.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, April 4, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 21, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 28, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 14, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 28, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, May 23, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, April 11, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, August 29, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 5, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 17, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 14, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 21, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 6, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, April 12, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, May 31, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, August 30, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 13, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 4, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 8, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 15, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, January 31, 2010 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 20, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, Jan 4, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, April 5, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 29, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 22, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 8, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 15, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 1, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 22, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 8, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, Jan 18, 2009 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 9, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 23, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, June 1, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 19, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, January 6, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 16, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 7, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 14, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 28, 2008 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 28, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 11, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 9, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 23 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Monday, December 24, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 30, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 16, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in the Memorial Church
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 1, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 10, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, May 14, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, April 16, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 19, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 12, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 5, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 5, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, May 28, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 24, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 4, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 25, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 11, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 18, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 2, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 16, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 30, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 13, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, November 20, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Saturday, December 24, 2005 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on the Day of Pentecost, Sunday, May 27, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Senior Sunday, June 3, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 25, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, April 29, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, September 24, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 4, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, March 18, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, February 11, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, January 7, 2007 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, December 10, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes's sermon on Sunday, October 29, 2006 in the Memorial Church.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes preaches a sermon entitled "Still with Us." The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "Rise up, my love, my fair one" by Healey Willan and "Coronation Te Deum" by William Walton along with service music and hymns.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes preaches a sermon entitled "Still with Us." The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "Rise up, my love, my fair one" by Healey Willan and "Coronation Te Deum" by William Walton along with service music and hymns.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes preaches a sermon entitled "Still with Us." The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "Rise up, my love, my fair one" by Healey Willan and "Coronation Te Deum" by William Walton along with service music and hymns.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes preaches a sermon entitled "Still with Us." The Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings "Rise up, my love, my fair one" by Healey Willan and "Coronation Te Deum" by William Walton along with service music and hymns.
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard University delivers the Baccalaureate address at Stanford University's commencement ceremonies. (June 14, 2008)
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard University delivers the Baccalaureate address at Stanford University's commencement ceremonies. (June 14, 2008)
More than any crisis in modern memory, the War on Terror—including the current U.S. military presence in Iraq—is being debated in religious, usually Christian, terms. We explore the nuances of that debate with a former war correspondent, a political theorist, and a renowned preacher. We ask how and whether Christian principles really make a difference at this moment in our national life—and if not, why not?