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The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper Discusses Book on Her Unexpected 'Infatuation' with Pope Francis
May 2, 2017
It all started when the Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper read Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical on the environment. In it, she saw how much they had in common. Not long after, she began following him with great hope and affection and decided to write about their imagined “affair” in a volume called “I Heart Francis: Letters from the Unlikely Admirer.”
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President Hadsell Attends Pope's Address at Peace Conference In Egypt
April 30, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell, one of the main speakers at a gathering of Muslim leaders and representatives of the World Council of Churches in Egypt, also participated in the Al-Azhar International Peace Conference on April 27 and 28 and was there to attend an address by Pope Francis that was covered by press around the world.
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Trustee Umar Moghul Introduces His Book on Islamic Finance
April 27, 2017
Umar Moghul's new book, “A Socially Responsible Islamic Finance,” brings those worlds together as it seeks to answer questions and serve as a reference while building dialogue among different communities and stakeholders.
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President Heidi Hadsell Addresses Gathering of Muslim Council of Elders and World Council of Churches in Egypt
April 27, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell was one of the main speakers at a gathering in Cairo, Egypt, of a delegation of the Muslim Council of Elders led by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, His Eminence Professor Dr. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, and a delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) led by Dr. Agnes Abuom, Moderator of the Central Committee of the WCC, and the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary.
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Event Celebrates Special Issue of 'The Muslim World' on Hindu-Muslim Relations
April 24, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell called it a “foray into a new conversation” as Hartford Seminary welcomed a special edition of The Muslim World journal focusing on Hindu-Muslim relations at a panel discussion on April 20.
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Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon Will Speak at Graduation
April 18, 2017
Hartford Seminary’s 2017 graduation speaker is a graduate of our Doctor of Ministry program who has gone on to become an Archbishop and an expert in Christian-Muslim relations.
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Dean Scott Thumma Quoted in Article about Indiana Megachurch
April 18, 2017
Dean Scott Thumma, an expert on megachurches, was quote in an article about a suburban church in Indiana that made the unusual move of opening a satellite location in an urban center, in this case downtown Indianapolis.
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Professor David D. Grafton to Present at Georgetown Seminar
April 18, 2017
Professor David D. Grafton will present at a seminar at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies that will look at “The Heritage and Contemporary Status of Christianity in the Middle East and North Africa.”
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Professor Yahya Michot Illuminates the Life of Duncan Black Macdonald
April 12, 2017
Professor Yahya Michot gave an illustrated talk on Thursday, April 6, detailing the life of an earlier professor who had a profound influence on Hartford Seminary.
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New Summer Class: Introduction to Islam for Non-Muslims
April 11, 2017
A new course will be offered on four consecutive Saturdays in June to introduce non-Muslims to the beliefs and practices of Islam and to local religious communities.