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Building Interfaith Communities

“ABRAHAM: Out of One, Many” Completes Global Tour in Connecticut

December 7, 2021

Faculty In The News

Pilgrim Press Publishes Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper's 'Remove the Pews'

December 1, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper, Faculty Associate in Religious Leadership and a founder of the movement toward reorienting how sacred spaces are used, now has a book that describes this philosophy: Remove the Pews: Spiritual Possibilities for Sacred Spaces. 

Faculty In The News

Dr. Lucinda Mosher Edits 'Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives'

December 1, 2021

Lucinda Mosher, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies, is the editor of a recently published book titled Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives. The book, from Georgetown University Press, "provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern times."

General HIU News

HIU Students, Faculty, Staff Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Build

November 22, 2021

A hardy group of students, faculty, and staff volunteered to help work on two Habitat for Humanity houses in East Hartford on Saturday, Nov. 20.

Campus Events

Students Share Talents at 'Night of the Arts'

November 22, 2021

HIU students shared their talents with a small in-house crowd and a larger audience on Facebook Live during a "Night of the Arts" on Friday, Nov. 19.

Student News

Peacebuilding Student Created and Supports Small Library in Indonesia

November 16, 2021

Imbran Bonde of Indonesia, a student in the inaugural MA in International Peacebuilding program, didn't have a chance to read The Chronicles of Narnia until he was in seminary.

WNPR's 'Where We Live' Devotes Show to Name Change

November 15, 2021

Connecticut's public radio station WNPR devoted an entire show to the name change and new structure for Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. 

General HIU News

First Study Released on Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations

November 9, 2021

This week the Hartford Institute for Religion Research released a study giving the first glimpse of how U.S. congregations are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and data shows that congregational life is far from being “back to normal.”

General HIU News

Hartford International Mourns Beloved Professor Mahmoud Ayoub

November 1, 2021

Mahmoud Mustafa Ayoub, a prominent Shia scholar and Honorary Faculty Associate in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford International University, passed away on Oct. 31 in Montreal, Canada.

General HIU News

Faith Communities Today Releases Findings from Largest-Ever Survey of U.S. Congregations

October 28, 2021