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HIU Produces Award-Winning Documentary on Yale Chaplain Omer Bajwa '10
December 5, 2023
HIU has produced its first documentary, which focuses on the life and career of Islamic Chaplaincy alum Imam Chaplain Omer Bajwa '10.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine's Book Selected for Prestigious Award
November 20, 2023
The book The Pharisees, co-edited by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, HIU's Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, has been selected to receive a 2023 BAS Publication Award in the category “Best Book on the New Testament.” Dr. Levine edited the book with Rev. Dr. Joseph Sievers, who serves as professor of Jewish history and literature of the Hellenistic Period at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
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Warm Soles, Warm Hearts: MAP Students Devote Time to Footwear with Care Event
November 20, 2023
Collaborating with Fleet Feet, Hartford Healthcare, Bloomfield Foot Specialists, House of Bread, Hartford Police Department, The B.E.R.E.A.D.Y. Project, and numerous dedicated volunteers, five students from HIU's Master of Arts in International Peacebuilding (MAP) program helped distribute winter boots, addressing an often overlooked essential need in colder months.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Lucinda Mosher Edits 'Naming God: Christian and Muslim Perspectives'
November 16, 2023
Georgetown University Press has just released Naming God: Christian and Muslim Perspectives, edited by Dr. Lucinda Mosher. The book examines the many ways Christians and Muslims refer to and describe God and the significance of naming God differently.
General HIU News
Strikes and Stories: International Students Experience Duckpin Bowling
November 9, 2023
At about two months into their year-long residential peacebuilding program, some of our international students experienced bowling for the first time. They only knew about bowling through phone apps or movies. Even though some bowling alleys are available in their countries, it is not a popular pastime.
General HIU News
Indonesian Scholar Reflection: Expanding Knowledge, Deepening Religious Faith, Understanding Differences
November 8, 2023
General HIU News
Indonesian Scholar Reflection: Returning Home with an Improved Spirit
November 8, 2023
Alumni News
Alum Expert on Christian-Muslim Relations Visits HIU
November 6, 2023
Archbishop Josiah Fearon, a graduate of our Doctor of Ministry program who is the director of the Kaduna Centre for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations in Kaduna, Nigeria, recently met with Dr. David Grafton, Director of The Duncan Black Macdonald Center.
