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College and University Chaplains Gather to Learn, NetworkNovember 10, 2017
Chaplains from colleges and universities throughout the Northeast and as far as Duke University gathered on Nov. 8 at Hartford Seminary for a day of professional development and networking.
Alumni News
Impact Story: Building Adaptive Capacity in U.S. VeteransNovember 9, 2017
The Rev. Dr. Chris Antal has many years of experience working with veterans. A veteran himself, he served as a U.S. Army chaplain in Afghanistan and now serves as a staff chaplain for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as well as a Unitarian Universalist minister.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Guimond Pierre Louis of HaitiNovember 9, 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 Timur Yuskaev Introduces His Book: 'Speaking Qur'an: An American Scripture'October 31, 2017
In an Oct. 25 talk to introduce his new book Speaking Qur’an: An American Scripture, Professor Timur Yuskaev said he chose his subject matter, in part, to “get away from the usual way of writing about American Muslims.”
Alumni News
Impact Story: From Inward Church to Outward MissionOctober 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 GreeceOctober 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.