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Father Morcos Morcos '61, First Coptic Orthodox Priest in North America, Passes Away

December 15, 2020

Father Morcos Morcos, the first Coptic Orthodox priest in North America, passed away on Dec. 9 in Ontario, Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to Father Morcos on Twitter and sent his sympathy to the Coptic community.

Alumni News

Chaplain Jawad Bayat Is 1st Afghan-American with ACPE Certification

December 15, 2020

Chaplain Jawad Bayat ’15 recently finished his spiritual care educator training and became the first Afghan-American and the fourth Muslim ACPE Certified Educator in the organization’s history.

Faculty In The News

Dr. Deena Grant to Speak on Biblical Prophets and Social Justice

December 15, 2020

Dr. Deena Grant is the first speaker in a series of virtual events organized by Aleph, The Institute of Jewish Ideas, early in 2021.

Faculty In The News

Dr. David D. Grafton Contributes to Handbook on Christianity in the Middle East

December 4, 2020

Academic Dean David D. Grafton has contributed a chapter on “Protestants,” to the Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021).

Student News

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.