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Carpenter Foundation Donates Funds for International Peacemaking Program Scholarships
December 1, 2016
The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation has donated $75,000 to Hartford Seminary to provide scholarships to one International Peacemaking Program student each year for the next three years. The students funded by the foundation will have a commitment to international religious peacemaking and will also identify as LGBT.
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Prof. Scott Thumma Quoted in Article about Free Church Websites
December 1, 2016
A South Windsor, CT-based company has been giving free websites to churches without them, according to a recent article put out by the Religion News Service called Bridging the Digital Divide, Company Gives Churches Free Websites.
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Prof. Yahya Michot Visits Indonesia for International Conference
November 29, 2016
Prof. Yahya Michot is in Indonesia participating in the Jakarta Islamic International Conference organized by Majlis Ulama Indonesia. The conference runs from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.
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Prof. MT Winter Describes Research Process for Book on Medical Mission Sisters Founder
November 29, 2016
Prof. Miriam Therese Winter met Anna Dengel, founder of the Medical Mission Sisters, when she first tried to join the Catholic order in 1955 at the age of 16.
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Student Spotlight: Father Carl Chudy Walks in World Beyond Catholicism
November 21, 2016
Father Carl Chudy has always been committed to the world outside his religious tradition. As a priest of The Xaverian Missionaries USA, an international order of the Catholic Church, he has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, and varied parts of the United States, “walking in the world beyond Catholicism and bringing that world back to the Church.”
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Leadership Greater Hartford Honors Former Dean Worth Loomis
November 16, 2016
Former Hartford Seminary Dean Worth Loomis was one of three people who received the 2016 Polaris Award from Leadership Greater Hartford at an event on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.
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Prof. Najib Awad Lectures in Amman and Amsterdam
November 16, 2016
Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, Prof. Najib Awad participated in a conference titled “Interreligious Dialogue on Diversity, Tolerance and Social Cohesion in the Arab Region” organized by UNDP and KAICIID in Amman, Jordan.
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Hartford Seminary Holds Prayer for Children Event with Arigatou International
November 15, 2016
Speakers from six faith traditions gave inspiring perspectives on the topic “How Prayer Can Build a Better World for Children” on Sunday, Nov. 13, at Hartford Seminary. The program was co-sponsored with Arigatou International – Prayer and Action for Children, which “seeks to bring together people of religion and goodwill to safeguard the integrity, rights and dignity of children and promote their well-being.”
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Dr. Jonathan AC Brown Talks About the Confessional Ambiguity of Imam Reza
November 12, 2016
Hartford Seminary welcomed Dr. Jonathan AC Brown on Nov. 4 for a lecture on “The Sahifa of Imam Reza as a Centerpiece of Confessional Ambiguity.”
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A Message from President Heidi Hadsell
November 11, 2016
The work we do together, and with partners and friends around the world, brings us great joy, though it isn’t always easy. But now, more than ever, we are aware of the importance of interreligious education and of providing a place for people of different faiths to grow, pray and learn from each other.