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Professor Scott Thumma Quoted in Article on the Future of Churches
December 19, 2018
A series of articles in the Minneapolis Star Tribune looking at the future of organized religion in America concludes that “as society is becoming more fragmented, so will expressions of faith.”
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Ruth Alcabes of Connecticut
December 17, 2018
The six students in our 2018-19 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. We asked each of them to answer the same set of questions.
Alumni News
Alum Maggie Siddiqi Has New Job with Center for American Progress
December 14, 2018
Maggie Siddiqi, who graduated from Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program in 2016, has been named the Director of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative of the Center for American Progress, the Washington, D.C.-based organization announced this week.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Albi Hoxha of Albania
December 14, 2018
The six students in our 2018-19 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. We asked each of them to answer the same set of questions.
Faculty In The News
Dr. David D. Grafton to Speak on Spiritual Care at Islamic University of Rotterdam
December 10, 2018
Interim Academic Dean David D. Grafton will give a lecture on Dec. 14 as part of a symposium on spiritual care at the Islamic University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: George LaBoeuf of Connecticut
December 7, 2018
The six students in our 2018-19 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. We asked each of them to answer the same set of questions.
Campus Events
Video: Apocalypticism and the Mahdi in Early Islam
December 6, 2018
Mohammad Sagha, Ph.D. candidate in Islamic History and Civilization at the University of Chicago, spoke on Dec. 4, 2018, about “Apocalypticism and the Mahdi in Early Islam: Between Sectarian Identity and Political Thought.”
Student News
Student Spotlight: Historic Call for the Rev. Erica Thompson
December 4, 2018
The Rev. Erica Thompson, a student in Hartford Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program, was called on Dec. 2 as the senior minister of Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford. The Rev. Thompson is the first woman to lead the 150-year-old church, which has a rich history.
Faculty In The News
Professor Najib George Awad Publishes Book on Umayyad Christianity
December 3, 2018
Umayyad Christianity: John of Damascus as a Contextual Example of Identity Formation in Early Islam is described by the publisher as “a study of the identity-formation process that the Christians of Syria-Palestine experienced during Umayyad Caliphate.”
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Megan Strouse of Connecticut
November 30, 2018
The six students in our 2018-19 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. We asked each of them to answer the same set of questions.