Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue
Macdonald Center Offers Resources in Response to War and Rising Anti-Muslim BigotryMarch 12, 2026
With the present war in the Middle East, Americans need accurate information to better understand the region, the Muslim world, and American Iranian relations. HIU's Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is a trusted resource for community organizations and religious groups, led by a faculty dedicated to interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
8:45 am
Spiritualities of Resilience: Aligning with EarthIn a fractured, fracturing world, when human insanity is threatening the health and future of life on the planet, where do we find a deeper, wilder sanity? What would it mean to root into this sanity, to listen with our bodies and hearts and relationships to the holy in it all and shape our
12:00 pm
TEACH IN: Perspectives on Iran, Shi'ism, and Warfare in the Middle EastThis 90-minute webinar will feature faculty of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations of Hartford International University. The webinar will provide an overview of Iranian-American Relations, Shi’a Islam, and and various American Christian, Muslim and Jewish
Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy Student Channels Ancestral Rhythms into Transatlantic Healing ProjectMarch 5, 2026
For Eric Hicks, the path to becoming an HIU eco-chaplaincy student began in the waiting room of a Veterans Administration hospital, where he would chat with veterans to keep himself busy every time he took his relative for a three-hour dialysis treatment.
12:00 pm
Traces of Zainab, Daughters of ‘Ali: Ritual, Memory, and Place in Shi'a Islam.In this talk, Dr. Zaidi explores how the figure of Zainab bint ʿAli — the Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughter and daughter of ʿAli ibn Abu Talib — has been made, translated, and embedded across sacred geographies in Syria, Pakistan, and Iraq in the 20th century. Using the concept of the “daughter
7:00 pm
Mighty Causes Are Calling with Dr. Cheryl Townsend GilkesJoin us for a fascinating talk on W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociology of African American WomenThis presentation will explore the ways that W.E.B. Du Bois's recognition of the spiritual forces motivating Black women and shaping their organizations helps to explain their effectiveness as church women
General HIU News
HIU Welcomes Fifth Cohort of PKUMI Indonesian ScholarsFebruary 26, 2026
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, HIU welcomed eight J-1 scholars arriving from Indonesia: Ilham Surya, Muhammad Maulana, Azmi Subhan Robbani, Dinan Kiasati, Daris Salamah, Sinta Hardiyati, Hakiki Hakiki, and Muhamad Lutfi Azizi. They represent the fifth cohort from PTIQ University, Jakarta, to participate in the “Ulama Cadre Education Program of Masjid Istiqlal” (PKUMI) short course.
General HIU News
HIRR Shares Post-Pandemic Congregational Insights on PodcastFebruary 11, 2026
Allison Norton and Scott Thumma, investigators with HIU’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research, were featured on a recent episode of The Ministry Collaborative podcast, sharing findings from the ongoing study, Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations.
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