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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Makes New Connections in Malaysia
October 16, 2016
A Hartford Seminary group led by President Heidi Hadsell reached Kuala Lumpur on October 11 to meet new friends and make new connections in Malaysia.
General HIU News
President Hadsell and Delegation Meet with Longtime Partner MUIS in Singapore
October 11, 2016
Hartford Seminary’s cohort of trustees, faculty and staff led by President Heidi Hadsell arrived in Singapore on Monday, October 10, to meet with longtime partner MUIS (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore) and to commemorate 10 years of friendship between the institutions.
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