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Prof. Donna Schaper Blogs from Climate Conference in Paris
December 7, 2015
Prof. Donna Schaper is attending the “Conference of the Parties” (COP21) in Paris, which involves delegates from 192 countries working toward a new international agreement on climate change.
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Fundraising Goal Reached for Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue Among Islamic Legal Schools
December 3, 2015
Hartford Seminary is proud to announce that it has raised $1.5 million to establish the Imam Ali Chair for the Study of Shi’i Islam and Dialogue Among Islamic Legal Schools. It is believed to be the first chair devoted to Shi’i studies in North America.
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Christmas Gift-Giving Ministry to Children in Need Is Under Way for 2015
December 3, 2015
The lobby at Hartford Seminary is once again the repository for toys and gifts as the Where Love Is Christmas Gift-Giving Ministry to Children in Need takes shape for 2015.
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Luce Foundation Awards $475,000 Grant for Expert in Christian-Muslim Relations
December 2, 2015
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Hartford Seminary a four-year grant of $475,000 to hire a scholar with expertise in Christian-Muslim relations from a Christian perspective. This scholar will join the faculty of the Seminary’s Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, the oldest such center of its kind in the United States.
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Megachurch Report Shows Continued Growth But Many Challenges
December 2, 2015
A report released on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research (HIRR) shows that megachurches continue to grow in popularity across the United States. But they are facing some of the same challenges as smaller Protestant congregations in attracting young people and members who are committed long-term.
General HIU News
Wabash Center Awards Grant for Faculty Training
December 1, 2015
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion has awarded a grant to Hartford Seminary that will help us better equip faculty for teaching online and in a blended (partly online and partly face-to-face) format.
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Faculty in the News - November 2015
November 23, 2015
Prof. Scott Thumma spoke to more than 1,000 people who registered for this Eventbrite webinar on “New Ways to Accelerate Ministry Growth with Special Events.” You can listen to the entire session by clicking on this link. Prof. Thumma will also give a free webinar on Dec. 2 on Megachurch Trends.
General HIU News, Student News
Help Us Train Another Peacemaker Through Our #GivingTuesday Campaign
November 20, 2015
Hartford Seminary has launched a #GivingTuesday campaign to raise scholarship money for the International Peacemaking Program. The campaign, which asks donors to contribute $50 each toward a peacemaking scholarship, will culminate on Dec. 1 (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving).
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President Hadsell Involved in Talks on 'Religion, Peace and Violence' in Geneva
November 20, 2015
President Heidi Hadsell was in Geneva in the week immediately following the terror attacks in Paris on Nov. 13. She was part of an interfaith meeting of Shia Muslims from the Islamic Republic of Iran associated with the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue (CID) and Christians involved in the World Council of Churches (WCC). The meeting was the continuation of a dialogue between the WCC and the CID that began in 1995.
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University and College Chaplains Discuss Their Vital Ministry
November 18, 2015
The questions that college and university chaplains address are no less daunting than “What gives life meaning?” And according to the Rev. Paul Raushenbush, who gave the opening address at a Nov. 17, 2015, regional conference at Hartford Seminary, that particular question must be addressed head-on.