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Hartford Seminary Adds Ph.D. to its Degree Offerings

January 27, 2016

For more than a century, the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations has embodied Harford Seminary’s commitment to the study of Islam and Christianity and the complex relationship between the two religions throughout history.

Faculty In The News, General HIU News

Historic Shi'i Chair Celebrated at Inauguration Banquet

January 22, 2016

The first academic chair dedicated to Shi’i Studies in North America had its formal debut on January 22, 2016, at an inauguration banquet at Hartford Seminary. Friends, family and supporters of the chair’s first occupant, Dr. Sayed Ammar Nakhjavani, were in attendance to mark the historic occasion, as well as students, donors and fellow academics from around the world, including the U.S. and Canada, Europe and Iran.

Campus Events

Presentations and Conversations on the Social Ethics of Peace

January 19, 2016

Three distinguished scholars from Iran participated in a wide-ranging conversation at Hartford Seminary last weekend during a conference called “The Social Ethics of Peace: An Interfaith Conversation.”

Alumni News, Campus Events

The Rev. Nancy Butler Touches Hearts and Minds

January 13, 2016

The Rev. Nancy Butler came to Hartford Seminary on January 12 to deliver a talk titled “God, a Struggling Church Plant, and ALS.”

Faculty In The News

January 12, 2016

Dr. David Roozen‘s Faith Communities Today report summarizing the results of a 2015 survey of American congregations continues to make the news.

General HIU News

January 9, 2016

In coordination with the Imam Ali Conference, Hartford Seminary will host an Inauguration Banquet for the Imam Ali Chair for Shi’i Studies and Dialogue among the Islamic Legal Schools on Jan. 22 at Hartford Seminary from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. This banquet will include invited guests who have been influential in the funding of this chair.

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January 5, 2016

The Hartford Institute for Religion Research has released its first report on the national Faith Communities Today (FACT) survey conducted in 2015.  In it, Dr. David Roozen, the report’s author, concludes that, “the continuing erosion of vitality and growth notwithstanding, when all is said and done, more congregations are thriving than struggling.

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December 17, 2015

Many were moved to tears at a student-organized Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Unity held at Hartford Seminary on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Faculty In The News

December 10, 2015

The recent report on megachurches from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research continues to get press. Prof. Scott Thumma has been interviewed and quoted in these articles from the Baptist News Global, The Columbus Dispatch, the Religion News Service, and Enterprise Lifestyles, among others.

Campus Events, General HIU News

December 9, 2015

The Seminary will host an Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Peace and Unity at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, in the Meeting Room at 77 Sherman St.