General HIU News
Singapore Mosque Leaders Visit HIU to Explore CollaborationJune 4, 2025
In an effort to strengthen religious education and pastoral care in Singapore’s Muslim community, Senior Director Zalman Ali of the The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) led a delegation to the United States for a study visit from April 27 to May 6, 2025. The visit aimed to engage with leading Islamic and interfaith institutions, including Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU), to explore best practices in religious content development and chaplaincy.
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Dr. Bilal Ansari Contributes to Book on Divine Revelation and CommunicationJune 3, 2025
Dr. Bilal Ansari, Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program and Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy, has contributed a chapter on Muslim pastoral theology to the newly released book Divine Revelation and Communication: Contemporary Muslim Theological Approaches. This volume is the first publication from the International Foundation for Muslim Theology (IFMT).
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Dr. David D. Grafton and Dr. Lucinda Mosher Lead Short Course in NigeriaMay 28, 2025
As part of a working relationship between HIU's Macdonald Center and the Kaduna Centre for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations, Dr. David D. Grafton and Dr. Lucinda Mosher, were invited to Kaduna, Nigeria, to lead a short course titled “Reading Texts together” from May 21-26, 2025.
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Attending Church in a Post-Pandemic World: Insights from 24,000 ChurchgoersFive years after the pandemic, how are churchgoers perceiving and understanding church life and what has changed in their engagement? How have their experiences of corporate worship evolved compared to pre-pandemic? What are the routines and rituals of those who worship virtually? Join us as we
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Aida Mansoor Receives Vision Award from Charter Oak Cultural CenterMay 21, 2025
We are proud to announce that Aida Mansoor, Director of Field Education, received the Vision Award for Social Justice from the Charter Oak Cultural Center at a ceremony earlier in May.
Alumni News
HIU Student Presents at BTI ConferenceMay 20, 2025
Hartford International University student Hayden Shaw was recently selected as one of five presenters at the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium (BTI) event “Liberation Across the Traditions.” The same weekend, he also presented a paper at “Accessing the Divine: Religious Sources of Resilience in an Age of Political Turmoil,” a graduate conference co-sponsored by Boston College’s Boisi Center and the BTI.
General HIU News
HIU to Offer Online Biblical Hebrew as Continuing Education ClassMay 19, 2025
For the first time, HIU will offer a Biblical Hebew class this summer as part of its non-credit continuing education program.
General HIU News, Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue
Peace Covenant Unites Jewish Community Leaders, Indonesian DignitariesMay 19, 2025
A group of Indonesian dignitaries, led by Dr. Nasaruddin Umar, attended an HIU interfaith breafkast on May 16 with the express purpose of meeting Hartford-area rabbis. The highlight of the event was the signing of "The Hartford Covenant: For the Peace of the World."
General HIU News
HIU Community Celebrates President Joel N. Lohr's TenureMay 15, 2025
The HIU community gathered on May 13 to celebrate the seven-year tenure of President Joel N. Lohr, who announced last year that he would be leaving his position at the end of June 2025.
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