Faculty In The News

Dr. David D. Grafton to Speak on Spiritual Care at Islamic University of Rotterdam

December 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 Connecticut

December 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 Islam

December 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 Thompson

December 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 Christianity

December 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 Connecticut

November 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 Seminary

November 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 Seminary

November 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 Emeritus

November 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 Center

November 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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