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President Joel N. Lohr Schedules Office Hours for Spring
February 4, 2020
President Joel N. Lohr has scheduled office hours for the Spring 2021 semester.
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Professor Shanell T. Smith to Be Honored at Morehouse College
February 4, 2020
Shanell T. Smith, Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins and Director of the Cooperative Master of Divinity Program, will be inducted in March to the 35th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
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Hartford Seminary Partners with John Philip Newell's School of Celtic Consciousness
January 30, 2020
Hartford Seminary is thrilled to announce a partnership with internationally known teacher of Celtic spirituality John Philip Newell and his School of Celtic Consciousness.
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Hartford Seminary Strategic Planning Community Update
January 30, 2020
I write today to update you on the status of our strategic planning project. Last fall, I shared with you information about the launch of this project, its goals and structure, the steering team of faculty, staff and trustees that are working together to guide the process, and our project partner, rpk GROUP.
Faculty In The News
Professor David D. Grafton Teaches Course in Cairo
January 21, 2020
David D. Grafton, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, is on sabbatical this semester but teaching nonetheless.
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TheTorah.com Posts Article by Professor Deena Grant
January 17, 2020
Professor Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, has written an article about this week’s Torah Portion (Exodus 1:1 – 6:1) called Questioning God’s Call: Moses Versus Gideon.
General HIU News
President Joel N. Lohr to Give MLK Day Invocation at Capitol
January 15, 2020
The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission has invited President Joel N. Lohr to give the invocation at its annual Commemorative Liberty Bell Ringing Ceremony and Awards Program at the State Capitol at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 20.
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Hartford Courant Publishes President Joel N. Lohr's Op-Ed on Antisemitism
January 13, 2020
President Joel N. Lohr’s op-ed piece, “No, our work on anti-Semitism is not done — especially as Christians,” was published in the Sunday, Jan. 12, edition of The Hartford Courant.
Faculty In The News
Professor Scott Thumma Interviewed on Split in Methodist Church
January 10, 2020
A recent proposal to split the United Methodist Church into two – one side in favor of gay marriage and accepting of gay clergy, the other opposed — is dividing not only the denomination but individual congregations, Professor Scott Thumma told The Hartford Courant.
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The Family and Youth Institute Releases Resources for Black Muslim Youth
January 6, 2020
The Family and Youth Institute — a Michigan-based organization that promotes positive youth development, healthy marriages, effective parenting, and mental health and well being — has just released two resources for Black Muslim youth.