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Egyptian Scholar Visits Hartford SeminaryAugust 9, 2012
On Thursday, August 9, Professor Muhammad R. Abu-Layla, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion and Islamic Studies in English at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, engaged in a conversation with Hartford Seminary trustees, faculty and senior staff to discuss areas of mutual cooperation.
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Hartford Seminary Community Mourns the Tragic Loss at the Sikh Temple in WisconsinAugust 6, 2012
President Heidi Hadsell, and the entire Hartford Seminary community, mourns the loss of life on Sunday at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, along with our Sikh brothers and sisters, and will keep the families and friends of those killed and wounded in our prayers.
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Mahmoud Ayoub Receives Distinguished Scholar AwardJuly 19, 2012
Professor Mahmoud Ayoub, Faculty Associate in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary, has received the 2012 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) for his leadership in the Institute's Summer Institute for Scholars.
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Rabbinical Students Studying at Hartford SeminaryJune 27, 2012
Fran Snyder, one of the students from the Jewish Theological Seminary in the class, offered these comments after the class ended
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Comprehensive Study of U.S. MosquesJune 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 ArtJune 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.