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Professor Najib George Awad Participates in TV, Online DiscussionsJuly 6, 2020
Najib George Awad, Professor of Christian Theology & Eastern Christian Thought, participated during June in two TV talk-shows and one online panel discussion.
Faculty In The News
President Lohr to Give Interfaith Lecture for Chautauqua InstituteJuly 1, 2020
President Joel N. Lohr will give an online lecture at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, as part of the Chautauqua Institute’s Interfaith Lecture series.
Alumni News
Trustee Jean Amos Lys '12 Featured in 'Fatherhood Manologues' ProjectJune 29, 2020
Trustee Jean Amos Lys, who earned an MA from Hartford Seminary in 2012 and graduated from its Black Ministries Program in 2008, is one of nine featured participants in “Fatherhood Manologues,” a project of The Manhood Tree initiative that’s getting widespread attention.
Faculty In The News
Emeritus Professor Yahya Michot Has New Book on Ibn TaymiyyaJune 25, 2020
Yahya Michot, Emeritus Professor of Islamic Thought and Christian-Muslim Relations, has a new book out, Études taymiyyennes – Taymiyyan Studies, from Albouraq in Paris./p>
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Commits to Systemic Work on Racial JusticeJune 25, 2020
Over the past several weeks, the Hartford Seminary community has worked to address issues of racial justice and inclusion in a variety of ways—from webinars, to participation in rallies, marches, and fasting initiatives. But what’s also clear is that we need to do more.
Faculty In The News
Professor Shanell T. Smith Featured in Womanist Dialogue
June 24, 2020
Shanell T. Smith, Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, was a featured speaker in a June 18 womanist dialogue via Zoom hosted by Dr. Mitzi J. Smith, the J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary.
General HIU News
Organizational Changes at Hartford Seminary
June 17, 2020
As Hartford Seminary defines new strategic directions, we are also evolving organizationally, making changes to better focus our energies on the future. We are happy to announce the appointment of two talented and committed members of our community to new roles at the Seminary.
General HIU News
Dr. Bilal Ansari, Other Hartford Seminary Community Members, Join Fast Against Police Brutality
June 9, 2020
Bilal Ansari, Faculty Associate for Muslim Pastoral Theology, was pictured on the front page of the printed version of The Hartford Courant on Tuesday, June 9, his head bowed. Also pictured were his wife, Colleen Keyes, a Hartford Seminary corporator and adjunct faculty member, and Rabbi Herb Brockman, a former Hartford Seminary Trustee.
Alumni News
Recent Graduate Writes Book on Alaska Pipeline, Religious Right
June 8, 2020
A recent graduate who is now a Ph.D. candidate abroad has a new book out from Resource Publications called Faith and Oil: How the Alaska Pipeline Shaped America’s Religious Right.
Alumni News, General HIU News
Dr. Hans Harmakaputra '13 to Return as Visiting Assistant Professor
June 8, 2020
Hartford Seminary welcomes the return of Dr. Hans Harmakaputra as Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative Theology and Muslim-Christian Relations through The Louisville Institute’s post-doctoral program. He will start July 1.