
Scott Thumma
Professor of Sociology of Religion
Biography
Dr. Scott Thumma is Professor of Sociology of Religion and director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford International University. He has published numerous research reports, website documents, articles, and chapters on religious life in addition to co-authoring three books, The Other 80 Percent, Beyond Megachurch Myths and Gay Religion.

Allison Norton
Associate Professor of Migration Studies and Congregational Life, Director of The Pastoral Innovation Network of New England, Co-Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Dr. Allison Norton is Associate Professor of Migration Studies and Congregational Life at Hartford International University, where she directs the Pastoral Innovation Network of New England and co-directs the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

David D. Grafton
Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton has been an educator in Muslim-Christian relations since 1985 and has years of practical experience in the contemporary interfaith and multifaith world as an ordained Protestant pastor and through living and teaching in Egypt.

General HIU News
Akeem Burgess Joins Seminary as Student Care and Residential Life CoordinatorAugust 4, 2021
Hartford Seminary’s first modern-day Student Care and Residential Life Coordinator, Akeem Burgess, is a native of Jamaica who immigrated to the United States seven years ago. Akeem grew up in the charismatic Pentecostal tradition and attended Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma soon after arriving in the U.S.

General HIU News
Translate Greek for the Fun of It!August 2, 2021
Did you take Greek years ago and decide you’d like to brush off the cobwebs? Join one of our two groups reading Greek in non-credit, no-pressure sessions that emphasis enjoyment and personal growth through translation. This class will get you back in the swing of translation.
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