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The Duncan Black Macdonald Center to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

April 18, 2024

On Monday, June 3, the Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations will celebrate its 50th anniversary and honor its legacy of academic programming, research initiatives, and public education efforts.

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Graduation 2016
May 09

3:30 pm

Graduation 2024
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Simon de Voil
May 11

4:00 pm

Birdsong Vespers
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Jun 03

9:00 am

Macdonald Center 50th Anniversary
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Jun 23

12:00 pm

First International Ghadīr Conference on Shia Studies
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Chaplaincy students in a group discussion to foster intercultural understanding

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How Chaplains Address Issues of Cultural Appropriation

At HIU, fostering intercultural understanding is central to our mission. As our chaplaincy students train to serve diverse faith communities, we teach them to recognize, avoid and address issues of cultural appropriation. 

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Hartford International University

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Coping with Crisis at an Institution for Religion and Peace

The stock in trade of Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, formerly Hartford Seminary, is interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding. “Peace” is right in the new name we adopted in 2021 to better align with...

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understanding and acceptance

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Realizing the Uniqueness of Every Individual as an Important Part of Understanding and Acceptance

It’s been almost four years since I graduated from Hartford International University (HIU) for Religion and Peace. But it feels like just yesterday that I took stones from the labyrinth behind my cozy on-campus housing...

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