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Impact Story: From Inward Church to Outward Mission
October 30, 2017
Trinity Episcopal Church in Hartford, founded in 1859, has long been an open, welcoming and diverse congregation and was the first “free” church in Hartford. The church has also had a close relationship with Hartford Seminary, engaging with many students from the International Peacemaking Program.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Amy Langston of the U.S.
October 30, 2017
Our 2017-18 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows includes nine students, four from the U.S. and five from other countries. We asked each one of them the same set of questions.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Nazir P. Nazar of Greece
October 24, 2017
Our 2017-18 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows includes nine students, four from the U.S. and five from other countries. We asked each one of them the same set of questions.
Faculty In The News
Article on Megachurch Diversity Quotes Interim Academic Dean Scott Thumma
October 23, 2017
The Charlotte Observer’s take on a white pastor who leads a racially diverse megachurch in North Carolina included a quote from Interim Academic Dean Scott Thumma, an expert on megachurches.
Student News
Impact Story: Cornell's First Muslim Chaplain Making a Difference
October 23, 2017
Islamic Chaplaincy student Yasin Ahmed has only been in his new job at Cornell University for a few months, but already he is making a difference.
Faculty In The News
Professor Feryal Salem Speaking at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, Wisdom House
October 20, 2017
Professor Feryal Salem has several speaking engagements over the next few weeks, including a two-part program about “Moral Leadership” at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church in Hartford and a study retreat program on Imam Ghazali and Islamic Spirituality at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield.
Alumni News
Impact Story: Involving an Entire Congregation in Confirmation for Teenagers
October 17, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Carr was leading a small congregation, the First Church of Christ in Unionville, CT, when she discovered that three high school students needed to be confirmed.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Allyson Zacharoff of the U.S.
October 17, 2017
Our 2017-18 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows includes nine students, four from the U.S. and five from other countries. We asked each one of them the same set of questions.
Faculty In The News
Professor David D. Grafton Speaking at Three October Gatherings
October 12, 2017
Professor David D. Grafton has a busy October lined up.
Student News
Student Mike Corey Travels to Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico to Help with Communications
October 11, 2017
Mike Corey, a student in Hartford Seminary’s Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality program, is also the Emergency Preparedness Manager with the National Association for Amateur Radio in Newington. In that role, he is in Puerto Rico helping the bridge the communications gap that occurred after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in mid-September.