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Comprehensive Study of U.S. Mosques

June 25, 2012

The second report from the US Mosque Survey 2011, which is a comprehensive study of mosques in America, was released on Saturday, June 23.The first report focused on the basic demographics of mosques and attitudes of mosque leaders to America and involvement in American society. This second report focuses on mosque activities, administration and vitality.

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Islamic Art Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

June 21, 2012

Hartford Seminary hosted an evening gathering at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Saturday, May 12--partly to enjoy the Museum's new "Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia", and partly to enjoy a reception in the company of Seminary supporters, program partners, students, graduates, trustees, faculty, staff, and old and new friends.

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Protecting Planet Earth

June 19, 2012

On June 6, 2012, Hartford Seminary, the Hartford Public Library, Charter Oak Cultural Center and the Conference of Churches presented the third in a series of panel discussions on Poverty, Peace and Planet Earth.

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Disaster Spiritual Care Training

June 14, 2012

This week at Hartford Seminary, thirty religious leaders and other professionals from many parts of the United States plus several other countries have been engaged in disaster spiritual care training.

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Bishop Thomas Hoyt Speaks at Hartford Seminary

June 14, 2012

Senior Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr., Presiding Prelate of the Seventh Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, was the main speaker at the 2012 Graduation Banquet of the Black Ministries Program, which he founded. The banquet was held on May 31

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Seminary Honors Professor Ed Waggoner

June 13, 2012

On Tuesday, June 13, Hartford Seminary honored Dr. Ed Waggoner, Faculty Associate in Christian Theology and Coordinator of the International Ph.D. Program. Ed has taken a position at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, TX, and will depart this month.

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Nationwide Religious Leaders Studying at Hartford Seminary

June 7, 2012

Nearly 30 religious leaders and activists participated in early Junein Hartford Seminary?s newly designed Religious Diversity Leadership Workshop.

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Hartford Seminary Community Mourns the Deaths of James Fengahen, Walter Wink

May 25, 2012

The Hartford Seminary community has lost the following beloved members. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their friends and families. The Rev. Canon James C. Fenhagen, who was Director of the Church and Ministry Program at Hartford Seminary in the late 1970s, has passed away. The Rev. Dr. Walter Wink, who taught at Hartford Seminary from 1976 to 1980, passed away on May 10.

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Search Started for Professor of Islamic Law and Ethics and Director of Macdonald Center

May 25, 2012

Hartford Seminary invites applications for a position as Professor of Islamic Law and Ethics and Director of the Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. The appointment begins in fall 2013.