News & Events

Latest News

Najib Awad

Faculty In The News, General HIU News

JIRS Issue Features Essay by Former Professor Najib George Awad

January 29, 2025

The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 44. Recognized as a dynamic space in which to share research and pedagogies related to interreligious/interfaith studies and its adjacent disciplines, JIRS is published collaboratively online by Hebrew College, Boston University School of Theology, and Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. HIU’s Professor Lucinda Mosher is senior editor.

View All News »

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events at this time.

View All Events »

From the Blog

Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina

Ministry Leadership

In Memoriam: Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina (1942–2025)

Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina, a prominent and sometimes contested voice in the academic study of Islam, died on Dec. 3, 2025. Over nearly five decades, he wrote on Islamic ethics, theology, political thought, and on interreligious... The post In Memoriam: Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina (1942–2025) first appeared on Religion & Peace.

Andrew Young & Steven Havira

Building Interfaith Communities

Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Andrew Young: Three Men, One Mission

Last summer, I found myself standing in a quiet Connecticut tobacco field just outside of Hartford, guiding a drone across a vast landscape. The post Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Andrew Young: Three Men, One Mission first appeared on Religion & Peace.

Interfaith Literacy as a Civic Skill in a Divided America

Building Interfaith Communities

Interfaith Literacy as a Civic Skill in a Divided America

America is a nation built on a promise of pluralism. Walk through any major city or increasingly, any suburban school district, and you’ll see the evidence: storefront temples, megachurches, mosques, synagogues, and community centers representing... The post Interfaith Literacy as a Civic Skill in a Divided America first appeared on Religion & Peace.

Join our mailing list

Keep up with all the latest happenings at Hartford International.