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Inauguration Banquet Planned on January 22 for Shi'i Studies ChairJanuary 9, 2016
In coordination with the Imam Ali Conference, Hartford Seminary will host an Inauguration Banquet for the Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue among the Islamic Legal Schools on Jan. 22 at Hartford Seminary from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. This banquet will include invited guests who have been influential in the funding of this chair.
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Faith Communities Today: American Congregations 'Thriving and Surviving'January 5, 2016
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research has released its first report on the national Faith Communities Today (FACT) survey conducted in 2015. In it, Dr. David Roozen, the report’s author, concludes that, “the continuing erosion of vitality and growth notwithstanding, when all is said and done, more congregations are thriving than struggling.
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Interfaith Prayer Vigil Inspires Standing-Room-Only CrowdDecember 17, 2015
Many were moved to tears at a student-organized Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Unity held at Hartford Seminary on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
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Faculty in the News - December 2015December 10, 2015
The recent report on megachurches from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research continues to get press. Prof. Scott Thumma has been interviewed and quoted in these articles from the Baptist News Global, The Columbus Dispatch, the Religion News Service, and Enterprise Lifestyles, among others.
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Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Unity Planned for Dec. 16December 9, 2015
The Seminary will host an Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Unity at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, in the Meeting Room at 77 Sherman St.
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Imam Khalid Latif Offers Words of Healing to Seminary StudentsDecember 8, 2015
Imam Khalid Latif has many jobs: Executive Director and Chaplain for the Islamic Center at New York University; Chaplain for the New York City Police Department; businessman. He has been invited to speak around the world and has been featured on media outlets from BBC and CNN to the New York Times, and he is the subject of the Chelsea Clinton-produced film “Of Many” about his close relationship with an Orthodox Jewish rabbi at NYU.
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Prof. Donna Schaper Blogs from Climate Conference in ParisDecember 7, 2015
Prof. Donna Schaper is attending the “Conference of the Parties” (COP21) in Paris, which involves delegates from 192 countries working toward a new international agreement on climate change.
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Fundraising Goal Reached for Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue Among Islamic Legal SchoolsDecember 3, 2015
Hartford Seminary is proud to announce that it has raised $1.5 million to establish the Imam Ali Chair for the Study of Shi’i Islam and Dialogue Among Islamic Legal Schools. It is believed to be the first chair devoted to Shi’i studies in North America.
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Christmas Gift-Giving Ministry to Children in Need Is Under Way for 2015
December 3, 2015
The lobby at Hartford Seminary is once again the repository for toys and gifts as the Where Love Is Christmas Gift-Giving Ministry to Children in Need takes shape for 2015.
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Luce Foundation Awards $475,000 Grant for Expert in Christian-Muslim Relations
December 2, 2015
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Hartford Seminary a four-year grant of $475,000 to hire a scholar with expertise in Christian-Muslim relations from a Christian perspective. This scholar will join the faculty of the Seminary’s Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, the oldest such center of its kind in the United States.