Archives for September 6, 2023

The Seminary’s Hybrid Work Policy allows flexibility to work from home while, at the same time, encouraging in-person collaboration for the sake of our mission and community. Last spring, we announced changes to our Hybrid Work Policy that would be effective at the start of the Fall semester, which begins September 11.  

As a reminder, our updated policy requires employees to work from campus a minimum of 3 days per week. Employees will work from campus on Wednesdays and, with their supervisors, select the other two days per week they will work from campus. If you have not already spoken with your supervisor regarding your schedule, please do so. Please direct any questions to your supervisory or HR. 

Hybrid work arrangements are appropriate for some team members and job descriptions but not for others. As we begin a new academic year, let’s give thanks for all our colleagues whose vocations play important roles in bringing our mission to life each and every day!

Andres Albertsen, Ph.D. Candidate
Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 1–3:00 p.m.
Gullixson Hall, Room 104

The oral examination is a public event open to faculty, students, and staff; however, other than the candidate, only faculty members have speaking privileges.

What is a Ph.D. oral defense? The oral defense is the final step before graduation for Ph.D. degree candidates. The student has finished all research and is presenting a thesis that is an original contribution to the field of scholarship. A copy of the completed thesis is available prior to the defense for those in the Luther Seminary community.

Read “Love and Politics: A Convergent Reading of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right and Kierkegaard’s Works of Love.”

Applications are now open for the Harvard Divinity School’s Yang Visiting Scholars in World Christianity program. Applications are due Wednesday, September 30, 2023.

Responsibilities:

Each visiting scholar teaches one course (either in the fall or in the spring semester) and presents their research in a public lecture. Yang Visiting Scholars are required to be in full-time residence at Harvard Divinity School while carrying out their proposed research projects during the academic year. Any publication and/or research resulting from the stay at Harvard Divinity School must be credited to the Yang Visiting Scholars Program in World Christianity at Harvard Divinity School.

Eligibility:

Positions are open to early career and senior scholars with doctorates in the fields of religion and to those with primary competence in other humanities, social science, and public policy fields who demonstrate a serious interest in world Christianity and hold appropriate degrees in those fields. Selection criteria emphasize the quality of the applicant’s research prospectus, outlining objectives, methods, and publication plans, the expansion of expertise offered through HDS courses, and the significance of the contribution of the proposed research to the study of world Christianity. Yang Scholars for the 2024–25 academic year must have received the PhD (doctoral) degree by June 30, 2024.

For more information visit the Yang Visiting Scholars program website or contact the the Yang Scholars Program Office at yangscholars@hds.harvard.edu.