Core Faculty
Lisa Dahill ldahill@hartfordinternational.edu
Miriam Therese Winter Chair for Transformative Leadership and Spirituality,
Director of the Center for Transformative Spirituality
Areas of Study
Ecological Spiritualities
Place, Embodiment, and Interspecies Relationships
Christian Spirituality
Theology and Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ritual and Liturgy
Spirituality and the Arts
David D. Grafton dgrafton@hartfordinternational.edu (860) 509-9538
Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
Areas of Study
Christian-Muslim relationships
History of Christianity in the Middle East
American Christian perspectives on religion and society in the Middle East
19th and 20th Protestant missionary thought on Islam
Deena Grant dgrant@hartfordinternational.edu
Acting Academic Dean, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies
Areas of Study
Hebrew Bible
Israelite Religion
Anthropomorphism
Jewish Interpretive Traditions
Hossein Kamaly hkamaly@hartfordinternational.edu
Professor of Islamic Studies and Interreligious Studies
Areas of Study
Quranic Studies
Shi’a Studies
Islamic Studies
Interfaith Interpretive Traditions
Theology
Philosophy of Religion
Deontic Logic
Intellectual History
Literature
Amy-Jill Levine alevine@hartfordinternational.edu
Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies
Areas of Study
New Testament
Christian-Jewish Relations
Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
Joel N. Lohr, President presidentsoffice@hartfordinternational.edu
Professor of Bible and Interreligious Dialogue
Areas of Study
Jewish-Christian Dialogue and Sacred Texts
Jewish-Christian Relations
Interreligious Dialogue, Relations, and Conflict Management
Intercultural Competence, Diversity, and Leadership in Higher Education
Mona Siddiqui msiddiqui@hartfordinternational.edu
Distinguished Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies
Areas of Study
Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh) and Ethics
Christian-Muslim Relations
Scott Thumma sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu (860) 509-9537
Professor of Sociology of Religion
Director, D.Min. Program
Director, Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Areas of Study
Megachurch characteristics and dynamics
The increase in nondenominational churches
The impact of the Internet on congregational dynamics
Congregational studies of healthy growth and member engagement
Congregational/Denominational trends of Religion in America
Timur Yuskaev tyuskaev@hartfordinternational.edu (860) 509-9554
Associate Professor of Contemporary Islam
Editor of The Muslim World journal
Areas of Study
Contemporary Islam
American Muslim Communities
Qur’anic Studies
Memory Studies
Sound Studies
Interreligious Studies
Faculty Associates
Bilal W. Ansari bansari@hartfordinternational.edu
Faculty Associate in Muslim Pastoral Theology
Co-Director, Islamic Chaplaincy Program
Areas of Study
Arts of Ministry
Contemporary Islamic Ethics
Institutional Leadership
Islamic Law
Muslim Pastoral Theology
Spirituality
Suheil Laher slaher@hartfordinternational.edu
Faculty Associate in Qur’anic Studies
Areas of Study
Islamic intellectual history
Qur’anic and Hadith studies
Arabic language, literature, and rhetoric
Adair Lummis alummis@hartfordinternational.edu (860) 509-9547
Faculty Associate in Research
Areas of Study
Clergy concerns
Gender, spirituality and leadership in faith communities
Denominational policies
Phoebe Milliken pmilliken@hartfordinternational.edu
Faculty Associate in International Peacebuilding
Areas of Study
Conflict Transformation
Mediation
Experiential Education
Intercultural Communication
Lucinda Mosher lmosher@hartfordinternational.edu (646) 335 2951
Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies
Areas of Study
America’s Religious Diversity
Theology: Christian and Comparative
Christian-Muslim Relations
Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations
Allison Norton anorton@hartfordinternational.edu
Faculty Associate in Migration Studies and Congregational Life
Areas of Study
Transnationalism
Religious Identities
The New Second Generation
African Pentecostalism
Michael Piazza mpiazza@hartfordinternational.edu
Faculty Associate in Congregational Renewal
Areas of Study
Congregational Renewal
Preaching and Worship
Stewardship and Development
Leadership Development
Turn around congregations
Social Justice and Activism
LGBTQ Studies
Donna Schaper dschaper@hartfordinternational.edu
Faculty Associate in Religious Leadership
Areas of Study
Leadership Development
Turn around congregations
Start-up Congregations
New Church Starts
Fund and Energy Raising
Pastoral Theology
Public Ministry
Parish Ministry Administration
Benjamin Watts bwatts@hartfordinternational.edu (860) 509-9514
Faculty Associate in Religion and Community Life
Director of the Black Ministries Program
Areas of Study
Arts of Ministry
Homiletics
Spirituality
Miriam Therese Winter mtwinter@hartfordinternational.edu (860) 509-9558
Emerita Professor in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality
Director, Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality
Director of the Women’s Leadership Institute
Areas of Study
Liturgy
Worship
Spirituality
Feminist Studies