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David D. Grafton

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Prof. David D. Grafton Describes Life 'Along the Margins'

November 9, 2016

Prof. David D. Grafton, the newest faculty member at Hartford Seminary, gave a lecture introducing himself to the community on Nov. 2, 2016, and describing his life along the “margins” of both Christianity and Islam.

Scott Thumma - Religious Research Association

Faculty In The News

Prof. Scott Thumma Installed as President of Religious Research Association

November 3, 2016

Hartford Seminary is proud to announce that Prof. Scott Thumma has been installed as President of the Religious Research Association, a three-year position.

Najib Awad - World Council of Churches - Syria 2016

Faculty In The News

Prof. Najib Awad Presents at World Council of Churches Meeting on Syria

October 31, 2016

Prof. Najib Awad participated in a Syrian-Syrian meeting organized by the Middle East Office in the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 24-26.

James K. Robertson Jr.

General HIU News

Trustee Jim Robertson Is Now a Minister/Lawyer

October 31, 2016

Hartford Seminary Trustee James K. Robertson Jr. was ordained and installed on Sunday, Oct. 30, as a minister at the First Congregational Church in Watertown, the same church were he was baptized.

In-Trust magazine cover

General HIU News

In Trust Magazine Article on Teaching Islam Leads with Hartford Seminary

October 26, 2016

A feature article in In Trust magazine, published by the In Trust Center for Theological Schools, looks at the study of Islam within Christian seminaries. In it, Hartford Seminary gets the lead anecdote and the closing quote, making it clear that we are the leaders in a growing field of endeavor.

Yahya Michot Profile Image

Faculty In The News

Prof. Yahya Michot Featured on Podcast

October 25, 2016

Prof. Yahya Michot was interviewed for the show Circle of Insight on Spreaker.com about his research on the Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyya, who lived from 1263 to 1328 during the times of the Mongol invasion.

Haider Ala Hamoudi

Campus Events

Law Professor Examines 'Sex and the Shari'a'

October 24, 2016

Haider Ala Hamoudi, Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, presented his research on “Sex and the Shari’a” at a seminar on Oct. 19 sponsored by Hartford Seminary’s Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue Among Islamic Legal Schools and hosted by Prof. Sayed Ammar Nakhjavani.

General HIU News

Hartford Seminary Group Warmly Welcomed to Indonesia

October 19, 2016

On the invitation of Dr. Alwi Shihab, a Hartford Seminary Trustee, that his fellow board members, faculty and staff at Hartford Seminary were asked to make the trip, and they were delighted to accept the invitation. Hartford Seminary’s visit to Indonesia was also made possible with cooperation of the All Indonesian Muslim Intellectual Association (ICMI) led by Chairman Prof. Dr. Jimly Asshiddiqie, SH.

General HIU News

Color Catalogue of 'Islamic Piety Images' Available Online

October 17, 2016

A revised and enlarged version of the color catalogue of the very well received exhibition “Islamic Piety Images from the Maghreb to India” organized by Prof. Yahya Michot is now accessible online.

General HIU News

Dignitaries and Dialogue in Kuala Lumpur

October 16, 2016

While in Kuala Lumpur, Hartford Seminary visitors had the opportunity to have dinner with General Secretary of the World Council of Churches of Malaysia, the Rev. Dr. Hermen Shastri and open discussion with Mufti State of Federal Territory, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuam.