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Yehezkel Landau, Former Professor and Current Adjunct, Busier than Ever
April 1, 2021
Yehezkel Landau, retired Associate Professor of Interfaith Relations and Holder of the Abrahamic Partnerships Chair who still teaches courses as an adjunct at Hartford Seminary, has been busier than ever with speaking engagements and writing projects this year.
Student News
Ph.D. Candidate Contributes to Book on Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts
March 24, 2021
The book is part of a Yale-sponsored project under the supervision of Professor Stephen J. Davis to catalogue over 1000 manuscripts in the Egyptian monastery in Dayr al-Suryᾱn.
Faculty In The News
Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases New Issue
March 24, 2021
The Journal of Interreligious Studies has just released Issue 32. Included is an essay by Najib George Awad, Professor of Christian Theology and Eastern Christian Thought, on “The ‘End of Dialogue’ and Christian-Muslim Interrelations.”
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Condemns Anti-Asian Violence
March 18, 2021
On March 18, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council issued the following statement on behalf of Hartford Seminary:
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Woman Gave First Endowed Gift to Hartford Seminary in 1839
March 17, 2021
After its founding in 1834, the Theological Institute of Connecticut (now Hartford Seminary) welcomed a gift of $11,000 from Miss Rebecca Waldo of Worcester, MA, as a “pledge of necessary endowments.”
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Welcomes Katy O'Leary as Director of Executive and Professional Education
March 16, 2021
Katy O’Leary is joining Hartford Seminary as Director of Executive and Professional Education. She will guide, develop, and grow programs responding to a growing demand for interreligious understanding to support organizations’ religiously diverse workforces, clients, patients, and students.
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EPIC Project Beginning Outreach to Congregations on COVID Impact
March 15, 2021
The EPIC project – Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations: Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19 – has a $300,000 planning grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. that allows it to prepare for a major research effort ahead.
General HIU News
Dr. Hossein Kamaly, Holder of Imam Ali Chair, Calls Pope's Iraq Visit a 'Seminal Moment'
March 10, 2021
The first weekend in March 2021 marked a seminal moment in Muslim-Christian relations and interreligious understanding, as His Holiness Pope Francis met Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani in Najaf Ashraf, Iraq
Faculty In The News
Dr. Bilal Ansari to Speak on Panel: 'Christian Nationalism: How It Harms Us All'
March 8, 2021
Dr. Bilal Ansari will join an interfaith panel to discuss “Christian Nationalism: How It Harms Us All” from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, an event organized by the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ.