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The Other Eighty Percent: Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants
May 15, 2011
Professor Scott Thumma and fellow researcher Warren Bird led a packed house in an interactive workshop on May 24 about their new book, "The Other 80%: Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants.
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Seminary elects new trustees at annual meeting
May 10, 2011
At the annual meeting of Hartford Seminary on May 21, the Corporators elected two new trustees and affirmed the re-election of Dr. Scott Thumma as a faculty trustee. Here are biographies of the new trustees.
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Hartford Seminary Hosts two Iranian Scholars
May 5, 2011
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce that it has received a $50,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to plan new resources and audiences for the Engaged Scholars program. James Nieman, Professor of Practical Theology, will be the project director.
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Seminary Honors Two Professors
April 25, 2011
Hartford Seminary held a reception honoring Dean Efrain Agosto and Professor Kelton Cobb on Thursday, May 12 to recognize their service to the Seminary.
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Lilly Endowment Grant for Engaged Scholars Initiative
April 20, 2011
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce that it has received a $50,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to plan new resources and audiences for the Engaged Scholars program. James Nieman, Professor of Practical Theology, will be the project director.
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Drs. Mosher and Waggoner Join Hartford Seminary
April 15, 2011
Dr. Lucinda Mosher will serve as Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies for the academic year 2011-12.
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American Congregations hurt by Recession
April 10, 2011
The 2008 recession extended a decade-long erosion of the financial health of American congregations, with just 14 percent saying in 2010 that their financial health is excellent.
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Uriah Kim receives Lilly Research grant
April 5, 2011
Uriah Y. Kim, Professor of Hebrew Bible at Hartford Seminary, has received a prestigious 2011-2012 Lilly Theological Research Grant for his new book, "The Politics of Othering in the Book of Judges."
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Community and Library spaces for Students
March 25, 2011
Students at Hartford Seminary now have a quiet reading room. The room occupies the space that formerly was the bookstore. To bring light in, windows were cut into the steel doors and a long window replaces the hallway display case.
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The Pursuit of Happiness: A Spiritual Perspective
March 25, 2011
Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Founder and Director of Dar Al Mustafa, a seminary in Tarim, Yemen, and leader of the Ba?Alawi spiritual and social movement, spoke on Thursday, March 31, at Hartford Seminary.