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President Lohr Co-Writes Article for Interfaith Youth Core

June 5, 2020

President Joel N. Lohr and Dr. Joel S. Kaminsky of Smith College have co-written an article, “Complaint as Spiritual Act,” for the Interfaith Youth Core website.

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Hartford Seminary Community Members Respond to Racial Injustice

June 4, 2020

Bilal Ansari, Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology, was one of many Hartford Seminary community members who have taken action against racial injustice as the country and the world respond to violence against people of color in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis.

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Professor Shanell T. Smith to Speak at Online Womanist Dialogue

June 1, 2020

Shanell T. Smith, Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, will present on “The Book of Revelation/Apocalypse: A Critical Discussion in Light of COVID 19” during an online Zoom dialogue starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 18.

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A Message from President Lohr on Racism and Injustice

June 1, 2020

Earlier this morning, President Joel N. Lohr shared the following message:

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Professor Najib George Awad Presents Paper at Online Conference

June 1, 2020

Between May 26 and 29, Professor Najib George Awad participated virtually in the online conference “Communities and the Individual: Beyond the Liberal-Communitarian Divide” organized by Da’Foscari University, Venice, Italy.

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Seminary Mourns the Loss of Corporator Lowell Fewster

May 31, 2020

Lowell Hart Fewster, 81, passed away on May 28, 2020, at his home at Seabury, a retirement community in Bloomfield, CT. A minister with a passion for peace and justice issues, he was a longtime corporator at Hartford Seminary.

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Dr. Lucinda Mosher Speaks at Hindu Chaplains Conference

May 28, 2020

Lucinda Mosher, Faculty Associate for Interfaith Studies, moderated a panel for the North American Hindu Chaplaincy Conference, held online May 23 and 24.

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Video: Watch Hartford Seminary's 2020 Virtual Graduation

May 20, 2020

Hartford Seminary’s graduation was held via Zoom webinar this year as graduates and their families watched remotely due to the COVID-19 crisis. The May 15 ceremony featured an Invocation by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Watts, a welcome address by Board of Trustees Chair James K. Robertson Jr., the President’s Address from President Joel N. Lohr, and words from faculty representative Dr. Deena Grant.

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Dr. Lucinda Mosher's Essay Published in Anglican Theological Review

May 11, 2020

Lucinda Mosher, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies, is the guest editor with Robert Heaney of Virginia Theological Seminary of the latest issue of the Anglican Theological Review, released May 8. The theme is “Public Theology.

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Professor Deena Grant Scheduled for Virtual Adult Education Series

May 11, 2020

Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, will take part in a Virtual Adult Education Academy offered by a group of area synagogues.