Faculty In The News
Dr. David D. Grafton to Speak on Spiritual Care at Islamic University of RotterdamDecember 10, 2018
Interim Academic Dean David D. Grafton will give a lecture on Dec. 14 as part of a symposium on spiritual care at the Islamic University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: George LaBoeuf of ConnecticutDecember 7, 2018
The six students in our 2018-19 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. We asked each of them to answer the same set of questions.
Campus Events
Video: Apocalypticism and the Mahdi in Early IslamDecember 6, 2018
Mohammad Sagha, Ph.D. candidate in Islamic History and Civilization at the University of Chicago, spoke on Dec. 4, 2018, about “Apocalypticism and the Mahdi in Early Islam: Between Sectarian Identity and Political Thought.”
Student News
Student Spotlight: Historic Call for the Rev. Erica ThompsonDecember 4, 2018
The Rev. Erica Thompson, a student in Hartford Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program, was called on Dec. 2 as the senior minister of Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford. The Rev. Thompson is the first woman to lead the 150-year-old church, which has a rich history.
Faculty In The News
Professor Najib George Awad Publishes Book on Umayyad ChristianityDecember 3, 2018
Umayyad Christianity: John of Damascus as a Contextual Example of Identity Formation in Early Islam is described by the publisher as “a study of the identity-formation process that the Christians of Syria-Palestine experienced during Umayyad Caliphate.”
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Megan Strouse of ConnecticutNovember 30, 2018
The six students in our 2018-19 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. We asked each of them to answer the same set of questions.
General HIU News
Gift-Giving Ministry Under Way at Hartford SeminaryNovember 26, 2018
Toys and gifts are accumulating in the lobby at Hartford Seminary in preparation for the the Where Love Is Christmas Gift-Giving Ministry to Children in Need.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Suheil Laher Brings Wealth of Experience to Hartford SeminaryNovember 21, 2018
Adjunct Professor Suheil Laher had a different path in mind when he moved from Zimbabwe as a young man to study electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But the events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed all that.
Faculty In The News
Hartford Seminary Names Dr. Yahya Michot Faculty EmeritusNovember 19, 2018
The Faculty and Board of Trustees have voted to name Dr. Yahya Michot, an internationally known scholar who taught at Hartford Seminary for 10 years, Emeritus Professor of Islamic Thought and Christian-Muslim Relations.
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Receives Grant for Theological Writing CenterNovember 8, 2018
The In Trust Center, an organization that supports members of the Association of Theological Schools, has awarded a $5,000 grant to help fund a proposed Center for Theological Writing at Hartford Seminary.
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