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Ph.D. Graduate Appointed to Teach Christian Ethics and Comparative ReligionFebruary 14, 2013
The Rev. Dr. Francis Acquah, a 2012 graduate of the International Ph.D. program at Hartford Seminary, has been appointed a full-time lecturer in Christian Ethics and Comparative Religion at the Methodist University College in Accra, Ghana.
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Hartford Seminary Cited in National Report on Shortage of ImamsFebruary 12, 2013
National Public Radio's All Things Considered program recently reported that as Islam grows in the United States, imams are in short supply. Today, there are more than 2,100 American mosques but they have a challenge: There aren't enough imams, or spiritual leaders, to go around.
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Improving the Seminary Property Along the Park RiverFebruary 7, 2013
Hartford Seminary is partnering with the Park River Watershed Revitalization Initiative on two projects to improve the Seminary property along the Park River.
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Fulbright Scholar from Egypt Studying at Hartford SeminaryFebruary 7, 2013
The opportunity to study Islam in a different country than his native Egypt, among different people and cultures, from different perspectives, and based on different research methodologies, has brought Mohamed Abdelfattah to Hartford Seminary as a Fulbright Scholar.
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Najib Awad Publishes New Book on the Arab SpringFebruary 7, 2013
Professor Najib Awad, Associate Professor of Christian Theology, recently published"And Freedom Became a Public-Square: Political, Sociological and Religious Overviews on the Arab Christians and the Arabic Spring."
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Chapel Service StartsJanuary 28, 2013
Hartford Seminary holds a community chapel service on Monday mornings at 9 a.m. The first service of the winter/spring semester was held on Monday, January 28. It was led by Professor Miriam Therese Winter.
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Oman: "An irresistible glow of religious pluralism"January 17, 2013
Six Hartford Seminary students traveled to Oman for two weeks for a special January intersession course -- Christian-Muslim Relations in Arabia: Ibadi Islam and Interfaith Theology in the Sultanate of Oman.
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Preparing for a Study Conference on June 2 to Celebrate Duncan Black MacdonaldJanuary 17, 2013
In preparation for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Duncan Black Macdonald by the Seminary on June 2, Prof. Yahya Michot spent the 2012 winter break in Cairo in the footsteps of his famous predecessor. During his 1908 sabbatical in Egypt, Macdonald walked around Cairo and took many photographs. One century later, Michot was able to take new shots of more than half of the same locations. The comparison between these views of Cairo, old and new, offers amazing contrasts.
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Indonesian Students Studying at Hartford SeminaryJanuary 14, 2013
Three students from Indonesia with experience in interfaith dialogue and a commitment to religious harmony have arrived at Hartford Seminary to begin their studies toward a Master of Arts in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations.
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Professors Roozen, Thumma Featured in National PublicationsJanuary 2, 2013
David Roozen, Professor of Religion and Society, has published an essay in Theological Education titled "Educating Religious Leaders for a Multireligious World: Outcomes and Learning."