Events
Past Events
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Muslim Environmentalisms: Theory and Practice for Rights, Justice, and EcologyIn this in-person and livestreamed presentation for the Biennial Willem A. Bijlefeld lecture, Prof. Anna M. Gade will draw on her book, Muslim Environmentalisms (Columbia University Press, 2019) and new work in environmental ethics. Offering examples from key
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AARP: Religion, Diversity & Human ConnectionPlease note an AARP membership is not required to create an account, you must be signed in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register. Please do not opt out of event-related email, as you will be emailed a link to join the presentation via Zoom prior to the event. As a
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HIU Iona Pilgrimage OverviewIona is a tiny island off the southwest coast of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, a “thin place,” which holds great meaning to people the world over. Iona has a long and illustrious history and is well known as being ‘The Cradle of Christianity’ in Scotland. Each year over 130,000 visitors make the
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AARP: Howard Thurman on Social Responsibility and Interreligious UnderstandingPlease note an AARP membership is not required to create an account, you must be signed in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register. Please do not opt out of event-related email, as you will be emailed a link to join the presentation via Zoom prior to the event.
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Book Talk: Refugees and ReconciliationIn this in-person and livestreamed event, Muslim World Managing Editor Nick Mumejian will interview Editor Davide Tacchini about the book Reconciliation and Refugees: The Academic Alliance for Reconciliation Studies in the Middle East and North Africa. This book addresses the diverse needs
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Exploring Interfaith/Interreligious Pedagogies for the Undergraduate ClassroomThe Journal of Interreligious Studies and its partners, including Hartford International University, are leading an online symposium and workshop led by educators, scholars, and experts in interfaith/interreligious studies and pedagogies. The symposium expands on the special issue (No. 36) on the
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Hartford Institute for Religion Research: The 40th Anniversary SymposiumFor 40 years, Hartford Institute for Religion Research has produced congregational research and insights into the religious landscape. Join us to celebrate the Institute and the four decades of staff that made this possible. This day-long conference will highlights the past products and
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Christmas in January? A New PerspectiveChristmas in January? Indeed, for some Christians! And for some, other feast days at that time of year are at least as important! Why and how do various branches of Christianity observe Christmas differently? What does this mean for holiday greetings? Christmas parties? How might you rethink “the
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Start Here: Contemplative Heart Writing for Deep TimesStart Here will be a two-hour, online exploration of meeting the living moment as we find it through our words. Learn from Kristopher Drummond, contemplative wilderness guide, writer, and teacher living in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. Writing, the kind that counts, emerges
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Greater Hartford Multifaith Prayer BreakfastBlessed Are the Peace Makers! Join us for a morning of prayer from many different faith perspectives at the Artists Collective at 1200 Albany Ave., Hartford. Since 1997 the Greater Hartford Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast has reached across religious boundaries to find and celebrate those