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New Specializations Allow MA Students to Focus on Ecology or Eco-ChaplaincyFebruary 19, 2025
Students returning to or enrolling in HIU in Fall 2025 will have a new specializations to choose from in both the MA in Interreligious Studies and the MA in Chaplaincy. This new option allows degree-seeking students to center their studies in love of Earth.
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HIU, Asylum Hill Congregational Church Partner on Program with Dr. Amy-Jill LevineFebruary 7, 2025
Hartford International University is partnering with Asylum Hill Congregational Church to present, “Agreeing to Disagree: How Jews and Christians Interpret the Same Scriptures Differently,” featuring renowned scholar Dr. Amy-Jill Levine.
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Imam Ali Chair Notes Passing of Ismaili Muslims' LeaderFebruary 5, 2025
Dr. Hossein Kamaly, Imam Ali Chair in Shi'a Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Schools of Thought, noted the passing of Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims.
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Dr. Janet Fuller Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
February 5, 2025
Dr. Janet Fuller, Co-Director of HIU's MA in Chaplaincy, was honored this week with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education.
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JIRS Issue Features Essay by Former Professor Najib George Awad
January 29, 2025
The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 44. Recognized as a dynamic space in which to share research and pedagogies related to interreligious/interfaith studies and its adjacent disciplines, JIRS is published collaboratively online by Hebrew College, Boston University School of Theology, and Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. HIU’s Professor Lucinda Mosher is senior editor.
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Major Gift, Partnership Announced between Fellowship in Prayer, HIU
January 22, 2025
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Dr. Lucinda Mosher Takes Her Place as President of Association for Interreligious/Interfaith StudiesDecember 3, 2024
On Friday, Nov. 22, The Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies (AIIS) held its first 501(c)3 corporation meeting with Dr. Lucinda Mosher as President.
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Indonesian Scholars Conclude Their HIU Residency with Music and ReflectionNovember 21, 2024
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, HIU held a certificate ceremony for eight Indonesian students from the Istiqlal Mosque Ulama Cadre Education (PKUMI) program who joined us about three months ago. The program, run by the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, provides Indonesian graduate students in the writing stages of their MA and P.hD. programs with the opportunity to immerse themselves in an American, interreligious, and intercultural academic environment. All participants are enrolled in the PTIQ University’s Department of Tafsir (Quranic Commentary).