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2026 Graduates Urged to 'Take Joy'
May 11, 2026
At HIU's 2026 graduation ceremony, the newest graduates of the 192-year-old insitution were encouraged to "take joy" by Dr. Lucinda Mosher, who gave the commencement address.
General HIU News
HIU Community Mourns the Passing of Former Professor Clifford J. Green
May 11, 2026
The HIU community was saddened to learn of the passing in April of former professor Clifford J. Green, an internationally known scholar of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He was 91.
Faculty In The News
Earth, Spirituality, and Hope on the Agenda for Events with Dr. Lisa DahillMay 5, 2026
Upcoming Events
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Spiritualities of Resilience: Aligning with EarthIn a fractured, fracturing world, when human insanity is threatening the health and future of life on the planet, where do we find a deeper, wilder sanity? What would it mean to root into this sanity, to listen with our bodies and hearts and relationships to the holy in it all and shape our
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Annual Ghadeer ConferenceSave the date for the Annual Ghadeer Conference at Hunter College in New York City on Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5. The topic will be Genealogies of Shi'i Traditions: From Hilla to Hyderabad, 1258-1335.The keynote speaker will be Asma Afsaruddin, Class of 1950 Herman B. Wells Endowed
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Celebrating the Career of Scott ThummaHartford International University and the Hartford Institute for Religion Research warmly invite colleagues, alumni, research partners, and friends to a special retirement conference honoring the remarkable career of Scott Thumma. The topic will be Data, Congregations, and the Public Square.For
From the Blog
Building Interfaith Communities
Interfaith Table: Recipes & Stories for Interfaith Dialogue
When I was assigned the challenge to grow our weekly newsletter subscribers, I got stuck, I must admit. What could we offer that felt genuinely valuable? What would make someone click and want to stay? It had to be something that embodied HIU. The post Interfaith Table: Recipes & Stories for Interfaith Dialogue first appeared on Religion & Peace.
Building Interfaith Communities
The Bombs Fall on Iran; The Hatred Falls Next Door: On Islamophobia, War, and the Wisdom of Mahmoud Ayoub
My teacher, the late Professor Mahmoud Ayoub, used to say ignorance is the original sin of interfaith relations. Not malice, but ignorance. Malice, he believed, was simply ignorance that had found a megaphone. The post The Bombs Fall on Iran; The Hatred Falls Next Door: On Islamophobia, War, and the Wisdom of Mahmoud Ayoub first appeared on Religion & Peace.
Spirituality & the Journey to Faith
Why I do what I do at HIU: A Personal Journey
In October of 2004, my family and I were enjoying a quiet getaway on the shore of the Red Sea in Egypt. We were living in Egypt at the time and had decided to visit... The post Why I do what I do at HIU: A Personal Journey first appeared on Religion & Peace.
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