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New Director of Communications Named
July 30, 2013
Susan Schoenberger, a West Hartford editor and writer, has been named Director of Communications at Hartford Seminary. Prior to starting at the seminary in July, Susan was an associate regional editor for Patch.com, where she supervised 12 hyperlocal websites in the AOL-owned Patch network. The sites included West Hartford Patch and sites across the Farmington Valley, among others.
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Seminary Participates in Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Ceremony in Hawaii
July 17, 2013
The Shinnyo-en Foundation, which has supported Hartford Seminary’s Religious Diversity Leadership Workshop for the past two years, hosted faith leaders from across the country at the 15th Annual Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Ceremony on May 27th in Honolulu, Hawaii. The gathering’s purpose was to deepen connections between the organizations that Shinnyo-en supports by experiencing the Lantern Floating and reflecting together as an interfaith community .
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Building Abrahamic Partnerships Program June 2013
July 5, 2013
Central to Hartford Seminary’s work in interfaith Abrahamic dialogue and understanding is its Building Abrahamic Partnerships (BAP) program. Based on its strengths as an interfaith, dialogical school of practical theology, Hartford Seminary designed this program, directed by Professor Yehezkel Landau, Associate Professor of Interfaith Relations and holder of the Abrahamic Partnerships Chair, to be a resource for Jews, Christians and Muslims, who seek a solid foundation in interfaith ministry.
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Hartford Seminary Offers New Intensive Arabic Language Course
July 4, 2013
Engaging the Qur'an Through the Arabic Language is a new course for Hartford Seminary, offered for the first time this summer. This unique, three-week long intensive Arabic language course provides students with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the Qur'an through intensive Arabic language study.
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International Conference in Belgrade Features Dr. Ayoub
July 2, 2013
The 2013 International Gathering of the Ecclesiological Investigations Network was held in the city of Belgrade, Serbia from June 19-22. At this conference entitled “Religion, Authority and the State: From Constantine to the Secular and Beyond", Hartford Seminary Professor Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub gave a keynote lecture, “The Christian Church and the Muslim Ummah: From Religious Persecution to Religious Authority.”
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President Hadsell Delivers Keynote at International Abrahamic Forum
July 1, 2013
Hartford Seminary President Dr. Heidi Hadsell delivered a keynote address on 'Christian Teachings of Contempt' and participated in the meeting of the International Abrahamic Forum of the International Conference of Christians and Jews.
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Hartford Seminary Community Mourns the Death of Former President James N. Gettemy
June 27, 2013
James N. Gettemy, Hartford Seminary President from 1958 through 1976, passed away in Bloomfield, CT on June 27, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and daughters, Jessica G. Porter and Sara G. Worcester.
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Hartford Seminary Alumnus Rabbi Leonard Helman Remembered as "Rabbi Different"
June 26, 2013
The Hartford Seminary community mourns the passing of Rabbi Leonard Alfred Helman, 86, a respected Reform rabbi, lawyer and Gold Point Master bridge player, who died on June 6, 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Memorial services were held at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe.
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Open House for Graduate Certificate in Imam and Muslim Community Leadership
June 21, 2013
Hartford Seminary, in cooperation with the International Institute of Islamic Thought in Herndon, VA, and its Fairfax Institute, offers a Graduate Certificate in Imam and Muslim Community Leadership. The aim of this certificate program is to offer structured education in the American context for Muslim leaders, Imams and counselors. Hartford Seminary and The Fairfax Institute will be hosting an Open House for prospective students on Sunday, June 30, 2013 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at The Fairfax Institute in Herndon, VA.
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Macdonald Exhibition Extended Through Aug. 20
June 18, 2013
The Macdonald Exhibition at Hartford Seminary’s library has been extended through Aug. 20. Visit between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday until Aug. 4 and Monday through Friday from Aug. 5 through Aug. 20.