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Toy Drive Marks 25th Year with Video Visit from MT Winter
December 4, 2025
This marks the 25th year of the Where Love Is Christimas Gift-Giving Ministry to Children in Need, and volunteers were thrilled to see Professor Emerita Miriam Therese Winter cheering them on via video feed from her home in Philadelphia.
General HIU News
President Sherry L. Turner’s Installation Set for April 26, 2026
December 3, 2025
HIU is proud to announce that the official installation of President Sherry L. Turner will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the West Hartford Town Hall Auditorium.
Upcoming Events
2:00 pm
Wild SanctuaryWild Sanctuary is a new circle of Earth love and spiritual immersion in the wild. This periodic gathering (4-6 times a year) cultivates a deepening presence to one another, to the Sacred/Wild, to our own hearts, and to the world in all its beauty, complexity, need, and kinship with us. All are
7:00 pm
Suffering and Spiritual Awakening: How Humans Are Designed for Spiritual GrowthPlease note that this program will not be recordedThe Forum for Life and Meaning, HIU, and the Spiritual Life Center invite you to join us for a presentation by Dr Lisa Miller, renowned neuroscience researcher, clinical psychologist, and professor of psychology at Columbia University, where she
From the Blog
Ministry Leadership
In Memoriam: Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina (1942–2025)
Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina, a prominent and sometimes contested voice in the academic study of Islam, died on Dec. 3, 2025. Over nearly five decades, he wrote on Islamic ethics, theology, political thought, and on interreligious... The post In Memoriam: Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina (1942–2025) first appeared on Religion & Peace.
Building Interfaith Communities
Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Andrew Young: Three Men, One Mission
Last summer, I found myself standing in a quiet Connecticut tobacco field just outside of Hartford, guiding a drone across a vast landscape. The post Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Andrew Young: Three Men, One Mission first appeared on Religion & Peace.
Building Interfaith Communities
Interfaith Literacy as a Civic Skill in a Divided America
America is a nation built on a promise of pluralism. Walk through any major city or increasingly, any suburban school district, and you’ll see the evidence: storefront temples, megachurches, mosques, synagogues, and community centers representing... The post Interfaith Literacy as a Civic Skill in a Divided America first appeared on Religion & Peace.
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