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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.

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Winner Named in 3rd Annual Preaching Competition

May 6, 2020

After inspiring sermons by eight contestants, our interfaith panel of judges named student Linda Choser as the winner of the 3rd Annual Preaching Competition, held via Zoom on May 4.

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Alum Omer Bajwa Speaks to CNBC and CT Examiner

April 30, 2020

Imam Omer Bajwa, an alumnus of Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program and the Muslim Chaplain at Yale University, was recently interviewed by two media outlets: CNBC and the CT Examiner.

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Dr. Bilal Ansari Featured in Conference Report on Muslim Leadership

April 30, 2020

Bilal Ansari, Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology, presented at a 2019 conference in Germany on Muslim Religious Leadership in Europe and North America. The international conference brought together experts from 14 different countries to discuss the issues around Imam training, and Dr. Ansari represented Hartford Seminary.

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D.Min. Faculty Members Contribute to E-Book on the 'Distanced Church'

April 26, 2020

Three faculty members in our Doctor of Ministry program have all contributed pieces to a new e-book that was put together in the last month to reflect the new online reality of religious interactions due to the COVID-19 Crisis.

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Professor Timur Yuskaev's Article Published in Book Co-Edited by Heidi Hadsell

April 21, 2020

Professor Timur Yuskaev’s article, “God’s Mercy is Broader than This: Theological Sensibilities and Interreligious Theological Education,” has been published in a book co-edited by President Emeritus Heidi Hadsell and Najeeba Syeed.

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Lucinda Mosher Talks Solitude and Hermits on WNPR Show

April 16, 2020

Lucinda Mosher, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies, was one of three guests on WNPR’s Colin McEnroe Show on Wednesday, April 15. The topic was “On Solitude and Hermits.”