Events
Past Events
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March 30 | Islam: The Two Eids in ContextGet ready for Ramadan (it’s coming up on April 2nd) by engaging with two top Muslim scholars to learn about Islam’s major observances, holidays, and how they pertain to the workplace. Ramadan, for example, is the month of fasting. What is the history and spiritual meaning of Ramadan? How do Muslims
6:30 pm
Wholeness and the Undivided Life: LGBTQIA+ Experience and SpiritualityThis online program, a collaboration with the Spiritual Life Center, West Hartford, is designed for Spiritual Companions (spiritual directors) and other helping professionals who serve the needs of LGBTQIA+ folks. Anyone with an interest in spiritual growth will benefit from attending.
9:00 am
Prayers for PeacePlease join the HIU community online in offering prayers for peace at a time of great upheaval in the world. All are welcome. We especially encourage our international community to join us. In addition to a welcome from President Joel N. Lohr, prayers for peace will be offered from
6:30 pm
Spiritual Companions Group at HIU (Online)Hartford International University and the Spiritual Life Center (West Hartford) invite you to be part of a Spiritual Companions Group at HIU. Such a group consists of 6 persons who meet once a month to talk with one another about their spiritual journeys. These groups are led by
1:30 pm
Social Justice Discussion Group - AllyshipEquality is simply not going to happen in our communities, in our places of worship, and in our organizations unless those who hold more privileged identities in terms of race, gender, socioeconomics, etc., get actively involved in the struggle for justice. One way of doing this
12:30 pm
Does Shari'a Really Have No Place in the West?The UConn School of Law and Hartford International University are co-presenting this special event with Dr. Mona Siddiqui, Distinguished Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at Hartford International University and Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University
7:00 pm
Climate Change and Migration: Why Do People Leave the Homes They Love?The Interreligious Eco-Justice Network and Hartford International University for Religion and Peace will present a 90-minute webinar on the intersection of climate change and migration. We will focus on how climate change exacerbates both conflict and hunger crises, creating both internal
1:00 pm
Facing the FACTs: What an Interreligious Survey of 15,000 Faith Communities Says About Congregational HealthIn the fall of 2021, a special issue of Theology Today featured 12 instructive articles based on the largest study of congregations ever, the 2020 Faith Communities Today project. As a follow-up to this issue, Theology Today and the Faith Communities Today (FACT) research initiative will
6:30 pm
Three Modern Mystical WomenWorking in collaboration, the Spiritual Life Center and Hartford International University for Religion and Peace will host a three-session program on “Three Modern Mystical Women,” one from each of the Abrahamic religious traditions (Jewish, Christian, and Muslim). The sessions will take
7:00 pm
Hope for Tomorrow: Launching the Howard Thurman CenterPlease join us for a Zoom webinar as we launch the Howard Thurman Center for Justice and Transformational Ministry at Hartford International University. The pioneering Black Ministries Program is now poised to expand into an exciting new center at Hartford International University for Religion and