Harvard Divinity Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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My Life with the Saints
James Martin
Summer book lists part ii! Clarissa Flores, MTS '19 and HDS field education program administrator is excited to read... “My Life with the Saints” - @JamesMartinSJ Read a reflection on the memoir and view more HDS community members' lists at https://t.co/TBgkkBnOpw. https://t.co/ePdIKI1OfF
Paperback, 2016
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forgiveness: An Alternative Account
Matthew Ichihashi Potts
Retweet if you’re an expert in holding a grudge 👀 Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, explores the concept of forgiveness in @WBUR’s ‘Beyond Boston’ episode. Listen here: https://t.co/s8LxfXTplM
Paperback, 2024
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
King Solomon's Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World: A Cookbook
Joan Nathan
Happy #Passover! As our Jewish community members (and friends) gather for the Passover seder, learn more about the Biblical origins of Jewish food in this #HarvardDivinityBulletin Q&A with @Joan_Nathan author of “King Solomon’s Table.” #Passover2022 https://t.co/6WAMg9hoek https://t.co/Dtxv1W2Qjo
Hardcover, 2017
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Religion: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters
Christian Smith
In the latest Harvard Religion Beat episode, @HarvardDivinity student Paul Gillis-Smith speaks to scholar J. Christian Greer about the role #psychedelics might play in the future of religion, and why there’s potential for harm but reason to hope too: https://t.co/1irLlwr7d3 https://t.co/AwdIuxjGoc
Paperback, 2019
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cayuga in the Field: A Record of the 19th N. Y. Volunteers, all the Batteries of the 3d New York Artillery, and 75th New York Volunteers: 1
Henry Hall
If you're interested in exploring how spirituality and healthcare can work together in diverse communities, we’d love to see you on Feb. 1 in the James Room at Swartz Hall! We have panelists from @HarvardChanSPH, @TuftsMedicalCtr and more 🤩 https://t.co/0VdCuFcFZN
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Blood Theology: Seeing Red in Body- And God-Talk
Eugene F. Rogers Jr
For the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Mark D. Jordan reviews "Blood Theology" by Eugene Rogers, which focuses on blood motifs through Christian discourses, customs, and artworks. https://t.co/KxUtka2aJ1
Hardcover, 2021
$44.99$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pragmatism
William James
Is William James, the founder of pragmatism and empirical psychology, still relevant today? Find out why @JohnKaag thinks so in our latest Q&A, and make sure to attend his presentation of “William James and the Sick Soul” on February 2! Q&A: https://t.co/fXIU3WtiZK
Paperback, 1995
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
What does #climate collapse look like in 2025? Novelist Kim Stanley Robinson will discuss his anti-dystopian novel "The Ministry for the Future" with @TempestWilliams in next week's installment of #WeatherReports. @ph_alliance Sign up & learn more here https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ki9SObPISlWvz9kaCDOTVA https://t.co/3MyAbMTlhE
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Miracles and Material Life
Teren Sevea
Congratulations Professor Teren Sevea! Sevea, @HarvardDivinity Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, was awarded the 2022 @AASAsianStudies Harry J. Benda Prize in Southeast Asian Studies for his book, Miracles and Material Life: Rice, Ore, Traps and Guns in Islamic Malaya. https://t.co/az2RLMEwFO
Paperback, 2022
$44.99$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pragmatism
William James
Is William James, the founder of pragmatism and empirical psychology, still relevant today? Find out why @JohnKaag thinks so in our latest Q&A, and make sure to attend his presentation of “William James and the Sick Soul” on February 2! Q&A: https://t.co/fXIU3WtiZK
Paperback, 2010
$7.97$3.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book