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New Faces of Ministry

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Allie Taylor and GV Basbas are Hartford Seminary’s New Faces of Ministry

July 23, 2015

The word “ministry” evokes certain imagery – perhaps a pastor leading a congregation or feeding the homeless, maybe a mission trip overseas. It’s not often associated with youth, innovation or entrepreneurship.

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Faculty in the News - July 2015

July 16, 2015

In July, Prof. Yahya Michot participated in the Summer Institute 2015 of Ligue d’Entraide Islamique – Mosquée Alkhalil in Brussels, Belgium (the most important and active Islamic Centre in the capital of Europe). 

Professor Scott Thumma

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Prof. Scott Thumma Coordinates with Eventbrite on Survey

June 26, 2015

Prof. Scott Thumma‘s research for Faith Communities Today was the jumping off point for a recent survey by Eventbrite, which wanted to find out how religious groups were using the online marketplace for events.

Sam Locke

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Chief Development Officer and Development Associate Named

June 25, 2015

President Heidi Hadsell has announced that Samuel Locke will join the staff on Aug. 1 as Hartford Seminary’s new  Chief Development Officer.

Miriam Therese Winter

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Faculty in the News - June 2015

June 23, 2015

Prof. MT Winter will address the Intentional Eucharistic Communities Gathering in St. Paul, MN. 

MOU with Turkish Institute

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Memorandum of Understanding Signed with Turkish Institute

June 19, 2015

Hartford Seminary has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Faith Sultan Mehmet Vakif University Alliance of Civilizations Institute in Istanbul, Turkey. The MOU establishes a collaborative academic relationship between the two institutions.

Charleston AME church

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Hartford Seminary Statement on Mass Murder in Charleston

June 19, 2015

Hartford Seminary deplores the murder of nine at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., and mourns the victims of this terrible crime of hatred.

Hanan Schlesinger

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Israeli Rabbi, Palestinian Activist Share Their 'Painful Hope'

June 11, 2015

An unlikely pair riveted a Hartford Seminary audience on June 10 with the story of how they met, and how that meeting changed both of their lives.

Asian Religions class

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Course Brings Experts on Asian Religions to Hartford Seminary

June 11, 2015

Instructors from around the world came to Hartford Seminary in June 2015 to teach a class called “The Spirituality and Practices of Asian Religions.”

Annual Shinnyo-en Hawaii Lantern Floating Ceremony

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Hartford Seminary Contingent Travels to Hawaii for Buddhist Ceremony

May 29, 2015

A faculty member and four students from Hartford Seminary attended the 16th Annual  Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Ceremony on May 25, 2015, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event is hailed as a “vehicle for cross-cultural cooperation, understanding, harmony, and peace.”