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Alum Spotlight: Dr. Nisa Muhammad '17 Works Around the Pandemic Clock
December 3, 2020
Like many of us, Dr. Nisa Muhammad ‘17 finds herself on Zoom calls at all hours. As Assistant Dean of Religious Life in the Office of the Dean of the Chapel at Howard University, she is adapting to life during a pandemic with all the energy she brings to everything she does.
Faculty In The News
Christianity Today Writes about Megachurch Report
November 24, 2020
Christianity Today covered the release of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research’s major report on megachurches with an article titled, “U.S. Megachurches Are Getting Bigger and Thinking Smaller.”
General HIU News
The Rev. Nick Mumejian Contributes to Book on Changing the Church
November 17, 2020
The Rev. Nick Mumejian, Managing Editor of The Muslim World journal, has contributed a chapter to the book Changing the Church: Transformations of Christian Belief, Practice, and Life.
Faculty In The News
Faculty Emeritus Yahya Michot Has Two New Publications
November 17, 2020
Dr. Yahya Michot, Faculty Emeritus, shares these two new publications:
Faculty In The News
Dr. Miriam Therese Winter and Dr. David Roozen Join Emeriti Faculty
November 16, 2020
The Hartford Seminary Board of Trustees unanimously voted on Nov. 9, 2020, to welcome Dr. Miriam Therese Winter and Dr. David Roozen to the ranks of emeriti faculty.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Deena Grant to Speak on Panel about Antisemitism
November 5, 2020
Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, will speak on a panel discussing the Past, Present & Future of Antisemitism in Commemoration of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Bilal Ansari Invited to Join Wabash Project on Community-Engaged Learning
November 5, 2020
Bilal Ansari, Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology, has been invited to join an exploration of community-engaged learning in Islamic Studies supported by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.
General HIU News
Frederick Douglass First Edition Goes to Enoch Pratt Free Library
November 5, 2020
An important first edition pamphlet of a Frederick Douglass speech once owned by Hartford Seminary has been donated to the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, where it will be preserved as a piece of American history.
General HIU News
Hartford Institute Releases Major Report on Megachurches
October 29, 2020
Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of the Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research, and Dr. Warren Bird, Vice President of Research and Equipping for the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, have released a major report called “Megachurch 2020: The Changing Reality in America’s Largest Churches.”
Faculty In The News
Williams College Magazine Shares Dr. Bilal Ansari's Story of 'Harm and Healing'
October 23, 2020
Bilal Ansari, Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology and Co-Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program, also works at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. His title there is Assistant Vice President for Campus Engagement in the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.