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Iowa Group Invites Professor Miriam Therese Winter to Speak on SpiritualityApril 23, 2018
Professor Miriam Therese Winter and musician Sara Thomsen will conduct a program at the Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 27 and 28.
Student News
Student Spotlight: Rasheed Rabbi Presents Paper on Muslim Identity in Cyber TerritoryApril 23, 2018
Rasheed Rabbi, who earned an M.A. in 2016 and will be finishing his Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy this semester, presented a paper this month at the 2018 New England & Canadian Maritimes Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR).
Faculty In The News
The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper: Taxes Are a Blessing, Not a BurdenApril 19, 2018
The National Catholic Reporter published an article by the Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper titled, “10 Reasons Why Environmentalists Love to Pay Taxes.”
Faculty In The News
Professor Shanell T. Smith Receives Wabash Center GrantApril 19, 2018
The Wabash Center Advisory Committee has approved a grant proposal from Professor Shanell T. Smith.
General HIU News
Connecticut Jewish Ledger Features Hartford Seminary Outreach, New HiresApril 19, 2018
The Connecticut Jewish Ledger published a comprehensive package of articles about Hartford Seminary in its April 18 edition, both online and in print.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Yahya Michot Announces RetirementApril 17, 2018
Dr. Yahya Michot, Professor of Islamic Thought and Christian-Muslim Relations and Co-Editor of The Muslim World journal, has announced that he will retire when his term is up at the end of August.
General HIU News
Supporters of Imam Ali Chair for Shi'i Studies Visit SeminaryApril 16, 2018
Supporters of Hartford Seminary’s Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools, the first of its kind in North America, visited the Seminary on Friday, April 13, for a discussion with faculty and President Heidi Hadsell.
Faculty In The News
Read Donna Schaper's Do's and Don't for Church Buildings
April 12, 2018
The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper, Faculty Associate in Religious Leadership, has an article in this month's Christian Century magazine called 5 Do's and 5 Don'ts for Using your Church Building Well.
Faculty In The News
Professor Brian Clark to Participate in Panel on Intrafaith Conflict
April 9, 2018
Brian Clark, Faculty Associate in World Christianity, will be on a panel at the Wadsworth Atheneum on Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The topic is “Encounters: Intrafaith Conflict.”
Campus Events
Lecture Focuses on Imamology in Twelver Shi'ite Islamic Thought
April 6, 2018
Hadi Qazwini, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California, gave a lecture on Imamology in Twelver Shi’ite Thought on April 5, 2018, the next in our series sponsored by the Imam Ali Chair for the Study of Shi’i Islam and Dialogue Among Islam