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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.

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Faculty In The News

Dr. Lucinda Mosher Takes Her Place as President of Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies

December 3, 2024

On Friday, Nov. 22, The Association for Interreligious/Interfaith Studies (AIIS) held its first 501(c)3 corporation meeting with Dr. Lucinda Mosher as President.

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General HIU News

Indonesian Scholars Conclude Their HIU Residency with Music and Reflection

November 21, 2024

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, HIU held a certificate ceremony for eight Indonesian students from the Istiqlal Mosque Ulama Cadre Education (PKUMI) program who joined us about three months ago. The program, run by the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, provides Indonesian graduate students in the writing stages of their MA and P.hD. programs with the opportunity to immerse themselves in an American, interreligious, and intercultural academic environment. All participants are enrolled in the PTIQ University’s Department of Tafsir (Quranic Commentary).