HARTFORD
SEMINARY IN THE NEWS
2006 Archive
Heckman Named Chief Development Officer
The Rev. Donald E. “Bud” Heckman, an experienced director of interfaith programs and ordained United Methodist minister, has been named Hartford Seminary’s new Chief Development Officer.
Worship, Websites, Conflict
Affect Growth in Congregations
Contemporary worship, geographic location, websites and the absence of conflict are key factors in why some congregations in America are growing, according to the latest national survey of U.S. faith communities.
Hartford Seminary Receives Major Gift
for Interfaith Professorship
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce a $500,000 gift by Cornelius B. and Gertrude Prior toward an endowed faculty chair at Hartford Seminary in Abrahamic Partnerships
The commitment was announced Thursday Sept. 21st at the 2006 annual conference of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.
Hartford Seminary Professor Heads National Association
Hartford Seminary congratulates Ingrid Mattson, Director of the Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program and Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, who has been elected the first female president of the Islamic Society of North America.
ISNA is North America's largest and oldest Muslim organization.
Report Available: Worldwide Survey on Interfaith Education
Learning about, from and with peoples of other faiths is increasingly being recognized as a vital aspect of education in faith communities and education systems, according to a new report from the World Council of Churches’ Education and Ecumenical Formation program and Hartford Seminary.
Fewer Congregations Consider Themselves Financially Healthy
When it comes to their financial condition, a majority of congregations in the United States consider themselves financially healthy. But increasingly more congregations worry about their finances.
Hartford Seminary Awards Budd Doctor of Divinity Degree
Hartford Seminary has awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree to Martin L. Budd, chair of the Seminary Board of Trustees, for his dedication to interfaith dialogue and understanding and commitment to learning.
Interfaith Worship and Interfaith Cooperation Among Congregations Has Increased Significantly
Recent information from the Faith Communities Today study indicates that interfaith activity among faith communities has more than tripled since 2000. Read more on the Faith Communities Today website.
Luce Foundation Awards Hartford Seminary
$375,000 for Interfaith Efforts
Hartford Seminary has received a three-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support a professorship in Jewish Studies and the Seminary’s Building Abrahamic Partnerships program.
New Research Debunks 11 Myths About Megachurches
According to a groundbreaking research study just released by Leadership Network and Hartford Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research, many of the most widely held beliefs about megachurches could not be farther from the truth. read more on the Hartford Institute web site...
