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Trustees Launch Strategic Planning Process with Visit from Elon University President Emeritus
March 21, 2019
Dr. Leo Lambert, President Emeritus of Elon University, joined Hartford Seminary’s Board of Trustees, faculty and staff this month to help launch a new strategic planning process.
Faculty In The News
Professor Deena Grant to Speak at March 25 Interfaith Event on Immigration
March 21, 2019
Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Hartford Seminary, will speak at 7 p.m., Monday, March 25, at the New Britain Area Interfaith Conference held at First Lutheran Church of Reformation, 77 Franklin Square, New Britain.
General HIU News
President Joel N. Lohr Joins Voices of Peace at Berlin Mosque
March 15, 2019
Hartford Seminary President Joel N. Lohr joined speakers of different faiths at the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford (Berlin Mosque) on Friday afternoon to express support and solidarity with Muslims after the horrific shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that left at least 49 worshipers dead.
Faculty In The News
President Joel N. Lohr to Speak at Asylum Hill Congregational Church
March 13, 2019
President Joel N. Lohr will participate in the Lenten Speaker Series at Asylum Hill Congregational Church at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. The topic is “Interfaith Dialogue.”
Alumni News
Pastor and Activist Moon Tong-hwan, '56 and '61, Dies at 97
March 13, 2019
A celebrated pastor who dedicated his life to democracy in South Korea and was jailed for his activities, Moon Tong-hwan was a graduate of Hartford Seminary who earned his MA in 1956 and his Doctor of Religious Education in 1961. He died earlier this month at the age of 97.
Faculty In The News, General HIU News
Dr. Allison Norton to Direct Pastoral Innovation Network of New England
March 12, 2019
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Allison Norton will serve as Project Director for the Pastoral Innovation Network of New England, an initiative spearheaded by Professor Scott Thumma with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Alumni News
The Rev. Laurie Gaum, IPP Alum, Wins Same-Sex Marriage Case in South Africa
March 11, 2019
The Rev. Louis Laurens Botha Gaum, a 2017-18 International Peacemaking Fellow at Hartford Seminary, was one of a group of Dutch Reformed Church clergy and members who won a high-profile case last week against the church’s policy on same-sex marriages.
Faculty In The News
Professor Miriam Therese Winter's U.N. Talk Moved to Larger Venue
March 11, 2019
Professor Miriam Therese Winter’s talk at the United Nations on March 14 has been moved to Yerevan Hall at the Armenian Center on Second Avenue, which allows for more people to attend.
Faculty In The News
Professor Miriam Therese Winter to Speak at United Nations
February 27, 2019
Professor Miriam Therese Winter has been invited to speak at the United Nations on March 14 about Transformative Spirituality: Living in and through the Spirit.
Campus Events
Dr. Arthur E. Farnsley Examines 'The Folk Religion of White Middle America'
February 27, 2019
Dr. Arthur E. Farnsley II gave a lively talk at Hartford Seminary on Feb. 25 about his research on the kind of religious beliefs typical of very poor whites in Middle America and what those beliefs mean for society.