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Dinner Honors Hartford Seminary, Heidi Hadsell For Commitment to Interreligious Understanding
May 3, 2012
Hartford Seminary and Heidi Hadsell, President of the Seminary, have been named the first recipients of the Rev. Dr. Richard B. Griffis Award, presented by the Connecticut Council for Interreligious Understanding, for their deep commitment and ongoing contributions to interreligious understanding.
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Profile of Nondenominational and Independent Churches Released
May 2, 2012
The 2010 U.S. Religious Congregations & Membership Study was released on May 1 by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion at Hartford Seminary, participated in the study, collecting data on non-denominational churches.
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Hartford Seminary to Host Disaster Training Course
April 30, 2012
Hartford Seminary will host a Disaster Spiritual Care training in June. This two-day training, conducted by National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN), will take place on the Hartford Seminary campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 12 & 13, 9 AM to 5 PM. Religious leaders, spiritual care providers, mental health professionals, and emergency managers are urged to enroll.
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In The News
April 24, 2012
The release of Professor Miriam Therese Winter's new CD, "Loving You, A celebration of All Creation," and her songwriting is recognized in this article published by Catholic News Service.
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Dr. Alwi Shihab receives Portuguese Medal of Civil Merit
April 2, 2012
Dr. Alwi Shihab, a member of Hartford Seminary's Board of Trustees and Vice Chairman for Labor Management, Indonesian Presidential TaskForce, has been awarded the Republic of Portugal's Gr‹-Cruz da ordem do MŽrito, the highest medal of Portugal's honorary orders of civil merit.
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New Report Examines Changing Worship Practices in the United States
March 27, 2012
Congregations that have adopted innovative worship and contemporary worship styles are significantly more likely to have grown in the last five years, a new report has found. Contemporary worship seems particularly important in attracting young adults.
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News About Doctor of Ministry Graduates
March 26, 2012
In the past week two Hartford Seminary Doctor of Ministry graduates, The Rev. Dr. Peter Allen and Paster Marjorie Nunes, have been featured in the press.
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Awad Named Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Hartford Seminary
March 22, 2012
The Board of Trustees of Hartford Seminary and President Heidi Hadsell have named Dr. Najeeb G. Awad, a scholar in systematic and contextual theology, to the faculty at Hartford Seminary.