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2nd Annual Preaching Competition Ends in Two-Way Tie
May 6, 2019
Two students will split the prize in Hartford Seminary’s 2nd Annual Preaching Competition, held on May 2, 2019.
General HIU News
Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium to Adopt Slimmed Down Format
May 5, 2019
At its April 30th Annual Meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium responded to the changing theological landscape by approving the recommendation of its Executive Director, Dr. Ann B. McClenahan, to develop a slimmer program that will nevertheless continue to be create a collaborative center for theological schools in the Boston region.
General HIU News
JCC Vigil Brings Faith Leaders, Community Together
May 3, 2019
Community members and leaders of different faiths gathered at the Jewish Community Center in West Hartford on Thursday night following last weekend’s fatal shooting at a synagogue in Poway, CA.
Alumni News
Alum Debra Tyler Displays Handmade Earth Scroll
May 2, 2019
Debra Tyler, a graduate of the Women’s Leadership Institute and the Master of Arts at Hartford Seminary, spent three years creating a handmade labyrinthine Earth Scroll, which adds planetary rituals to those of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Campus Events
Dr. Jerusha Rhodes Examines the Intersection of Feminism and Islam
May 1, 2019
Dr. Jerusha Rhodes spoke to a rapt audience on April 25, 2019, about the complex relationship between Islam and feminism for an endowed lecture given every two years in honor of former Hartford Seminary dean and professor Willem A. Bijlefeld.
Faculty In The News
Professor Najib George Awad Presents Paper at Sorbonne
April 24, 2019
Professor Najib George Awad traveled to Paris recently to read a paper titled Al-Madina Document in Contemporary Arab-Muslim and Western Scholarship: Surveying and Assessing some Intellectual Orientations and Reading Strategies.
Campus Events
Dr. Sarah Sayeed Will Speak at Graduation on May 17
April 24, 2019
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Senior Advisor in the Community Affairs Unit of the Mayor’s Office of New York City, will speak at graduation on Friday, May 17.
General HIU News
President Lohr Responds to Deadly Attacks in Sri Lanka
April 22, 2019
In response to the attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 250 people and injured 500 or more, President Joel N. Lohr issued this response.
General HIU News
President Joel N. Lohr Stands in Support of Hartford Mosque that Received Threat
April 20, 2019
President Joel N. Lohr was among public officials and religious leaders who showed their support on Friday for the Muhammad Islamic Center of Greater Hartford, which received a violent and racist threat last month. State Sen. Saud Anwar of East Hartford organized the gathering, which was held on a day that marked both Good Friday and the start of Passover.
Faculty In The News
Professor Scott Thumma Quoted in Article about Declining Church Membership
April 18, 2019
Professor Scott Thumma, who teaches about the sociology of religion and directs the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, was quoted in a widely distributed Associated Press article about declining church membership in the U.S. over the last 20 years.