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January 17, 2013

In preparation for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Duncan Black Macdonald by the Seminary on June 2, Prof. Yahya Michot spent the 2012 winter break in Cairo in the footsteps of his famous predecessor. During his 1908 sabbatical in Egypt, Macdonald walked around Cairo and took many photographs. One century later, Michot was able to take new shots of more than half of the same locations. The comparison between these views of Cairo, old and new, offers amazing contrasts.

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Indonesian Students Studying at Hartford Seminary

January 14, 2013

Three students from Indonesia with experience in interfaith dialogue and a commitment to religious harmony have arrived at Hartford Seminary to begin their studies toward a Master of Arts in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations.

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Professors Roozen, Thumma Featured in National Publications

January 2, 2013

David Roozen, Professor of Religion and Society, has published an essay in Theological Education titled "Educating Religious Leaders for a Multireligious World: Outcomes and Learning."

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Search Started for Professor of Islamic Scriptures and Fiqh

December 21, 2012

Hartford Seminary invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor of Islamic Scriptures and Fiqh. The appointment begins in fall 2013.

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Hartford Seminary Community Mourns Loss of Ana Marquez-Greene and Other Victims in Newtown

December 16, 2012

Former Hartford Seminary staff member Nelba Marquez-Greene, and her husband, noted jazz artist Jimmy Greene, lost a child, Ana Grace, in the horrific shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Nelba was a staff assistant in Educational Programs and worked with the Black Ministries and Hispanic Ministries Programs. We mourn her loss and that of all the children and staff who lost their lives this past Friday.

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Sunnism and Shi'ism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

December 7, 2012

In the Biennial Willem Bijlefeld Lecture, Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr explored the history of the relationship between Sunnism and Shi'ism, which goes back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Dr. Nasr discussed the manipulation for political interests of Sunni-Shi'ite differences by forces both internal and external to the Islamic world and reflected on the future of the relationship between Sunnism and Shi'ism and the impact it is likely to have within the Islamic world itself and in its relation to the West.

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Hartford Seminary Alumnus Ranked Among World's Most Influential Muslims

November 30, 2012

Imam Yahya Hendi, M.A. ?93, was named this week as one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims for his work as an interfaith activist.

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"How do Christians envision the future of interreligious relationships in the post Assad Syria?"

November 28, 2012

In this lecture delivered on November 27, 2012,Dr. Najib Awad shows that the Christians in Syria are neither silent nor indifferent to the Syrian Spring, and sheds light on the real essence of the Christians' stance on the Syrian revolution.

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Hadsell Attends World Peace Forum, Inclusive America Project

November 20, 2012

President Heidi Hadsell spoke at the 4th annual World Peace Forum November 23 -25 in West Java, Indonesia.

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Four Indonesian Professors Visit Hartford Seminary

November 14, 2012

Hartford Seminary hosted four scholars from the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies this week.