Faculty In The News, General HIU News
Prof. David Roozen Co-Edits Book on How Congregations Are Successfully Engaging New Generations
May 7, 2015
A new book co-edited by Prof. David Roozen, How Religious Congregations are Engaging Young Adults in America, is now available on Amazon. As described in the Faith Communities Today (FACT) newsletter: "The book includes case studies of religious congregations that have established a track record of getting young adults involved, data from the largest survey of American congregations and an excellent summary of other recent research on young adults.
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Faculty in the News - May 2015
May 6, 2015
Professors Najib Awad, Lucinda Mosher and Feryal Salem participated in the 14th annual Building Bridges Seminar–an international dialogue of Christian and Muslim scholars, which met May 3rd – 6th at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service-Qatar.
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Hartford Seminary Welcomes Two New Faculty Associates
May 5, 2015
Dr. Sayed Ammar Nakhjavani , who is known worldwide as a British Iraqi Islamic historian, lecturer and author, will join Hartford Seminary as Faculty Associate in Shi’a Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools beginning in Fall 2015.
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Huff Post: 'Hartford Seminary's Interfaith Dialogue Program Swaps Stereotypes For Understanding'
May 4, 2015
Hartford Seminary’s unique approach to interfaith dialogue was featured on May 2 as the lead story on the Huffington Post Religion page. The article talked about the International Peacemaking Program, the Building Abrahamic Partnerships class, as well as the Seminary’s approach to housing students of different faiths.
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Hartford Seminary Hosts Middle East Teachers Workshop
May 4, 2015
Connecticut teachers and teachers-in-training converged on Hartford Seminary on Friday for a daylong workshop to gain resources and insights into teaching about the Middle East.
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U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison to Speak at Graduation
April 30, 2015
Hartford Seminary is honored to welcome Representative Keith Ellison, who represents the 5th Congressional District in Minnesota, as our graduation speaker. Rep. Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.
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Hartford Seminary Group Returns from Iran; Read The Blog
April 30, 2015
A group of Hartford Seminary faculty, students, Trustees and friends traveled through Iran from April 11-26 with the goals of gaining an understanding of the history and culture of Iran.
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Congregational Resource Guide Available
April 23, 2015
The Congregational Resource Guide (CRG) is a web application designed to help leaders of all congregations find the right resources to address their challenges and opportunities.
Faculty In The News
Faculty in the News - April 2015
April 22, 2015
Professor Yahya Michot’s book “AHMAD AL-RÛMÎ AL-AQḤISÂRÎ, Against Smoking. An Ottoman Manifesto”. The book was the object of a long review by Ali Bulunmaz in the major Turkish newspaper “Cumhuriyet”, on February 10, 2015
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Executive Committee Issues Statement Decrying Violence in the Name of Religion
April 15, 2015
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Hartford Seminary has watched with dismay the rising tide of violence being done around the world in the name of religion. Of especially grave concern to us is the violence directed against members of religious communities by assailants thought to adhere to other faiths.
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