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New Faculty Associate Is Scholar of Jewish Scriptures
October 28, 2013
This fall, Hartford Seminary has welcomed a new addition to the faculty associate ranks. Prof. Theodore A. Perry, or Tony as he's known to most, is a scholar of Jewish Scriptures with an extensive academic background. He is also the author of 12 books, most recently God's Twilight Zone: Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible (2008). His Joyous Vanity: Qohelet’s Guide to Living Well, is due to be published soon.
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Seminary Hosts Panel Discussion on Shari'ah and Halakhah
October 23, 2013
The seminary played host Tuesday night to presentations and a panel discussion on Sha'riah and Halakhah. The participants were Issam Michael Saliba, legal expert on Islamic law at the Law Library of Congress, and Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, Dean of the Institute of American and Talmudic Law. Umar Moghul, attorney, Hartford Seminary Trustee and Lecturer in Law at the University of Connecticut Law School was the moderator.
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Kate Callahan Performs at Hartford Seminary
October 18, 2013
Singer-songwriter Kate Callahan and her band Echo Joy performed at Hartford Seminary on Oct. 17 to an enthusiastic crowd.
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Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina Speaks About Pluralism in Islam
October 11, 2013
Hartford Seminary welcomed Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina of George Mason University on Thursday, Oct. 10, to hear his presentation on the “Political Theology of Pluralism in Islam: Religious Ethics of Co-Existence.”
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Co-Directors Named for Islamic Chaplaincy Program
October 7, 2013
Prof. Feryal Salem will join Prof. Timur Yuskaev as the co-director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program, Hartford Seminary President Heidi Hadsell has announced.
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Two International Peacemakers Find Seminary Program Unique
October 2, 2013
Doaa Baumi of Egypt and Elena Dini of Italy may be from very different backgrounds, but sharing an apartment on Hartford Seminary’s campus has already broken down any walls that might have existed between them. According to them, navigating the streets of Hartford and doing laundry together play almost as big a role as their academic studies as students in the International Peacemaking Program.
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C.L. Seow Lecture Draws Standing-Room Only Crowd
October 1, 2013
A lecture by acclaimed scholar C.L. Seow drew a large crowd to Hartford Seminary on Sept. 30 to hear about “Job’s Wife in Jewish, Muslim and Christian Interpretations.”
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Seminary to Host Disaster Chaplain Training Course
September 25, 2013
Through a training partnership with the National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN), Hartford Seminary will host a Disaster Chaplain training course on the Hartford Seminary campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 5 and 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Congregation leaders, chaplains, spiritual care providers, mental health professionals, and emergency managers are urged to enroll.
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Lecture Series to Explore East Windsor Hill Theological Seminary
September 23, 2013
East Windsor Hill Theological Seminary, the founding institution that is now Hartford Seminary, was located in South Windsor from 1834 to 1865. The Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor is conducting a series of three lectures, a walking tour and a gallery exhibit to explore the institution’s controversial beginnings and its influence on the town. Three Hartford seminary professors will participate in the series.
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