Type Theological college Website www.hartsem.edu Total enrollment 158 (2010) Founded 1833 | Established 1833 President Heidi Hadsell Phone +1 860-509-9500 | |
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Former names Hartford Theological Seminary
Hartford Seminary Foundation Location Hartford, Connecticut, United States Address 77 Sherman St, Hartford, CT 06105, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees International tuition: 28,800 USD (2011) Notable alumni Beverly Daniel Tatum, Andrew Young, Richard Thomas Nolan, Fenwicke Holmes, Henry Allan Gleason Similar University of Connecticut, University of Connecti, University of Hartford, Capital Community College, Rensselaer at Hartford Profiles | ||
A look inside the islamic chaplaincy program at hartford seminary
Hartford Seminary is a theological college in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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History
Hartford Seminary's origins date back to 1833 when the Pastoral Union of Connecticut was formed to train Congregational ministers. The next year the Theological Institute of Connecticut was founded at East Windsor Hill, Connecticut. The institution moved to Hartford in 1865 and officially took the name Hartford Theological Seminary in 1885. The Bible Normal College affiliated with the Seminary in 1902 and changed its name to Hartford School of Religious Pedagogy. The Kennedy School of Missions became another affiliated activity, originally organized by the Seminary as a separate organization in 1911. In 1913, these three endeavors were combined. In 1961, the entities were legally merged and adopted the new name Hartford Seminary Foundation, which was used until 1981, when the current name came into use.
From 1926 until 1981, the institution was located in the buildings that currently constitute the campus of the University of Connecticut School of Law.
The Hartford Seminary Foundation published the Hartford Quarterly (originally named Bulletin - Hartford Seminary Foundation) from 1960 to 1968.
Hartford Seminary began to offer niche concentrations in Christian-Muslim dialogue in 1972, and in 1990 Hartford Seminary officially claimed non-denominational status.
The main seminary building, designed by architect Richard Meier, was completed in 1981.
Research Centers/Graduate Degree Programs
RESEARCH CENTERS Hartford Seminary is centered on two academic centers:
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
"Hartford Seminary has cooperative agreements with Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) and Yale Divinity School (YDS) that allow qualified Master of Arts (M.A.) students to begin their studies at Hartford Seminary and, if accepted, to proceed to either of the cooperating seminaries to pursue a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree."
The Seminary has a Black Ministries Program, founded in 1982. Also, in 1994, the Seminary launched a similar program called Programa de Ministerios Hispanos. This certificate program, offered in Spanish, works with the region's Hispanic churches.
In 1995, the Seminary launched the Women's Leadership Institute: A Program in Applied Spirituality. WLI is a certificate program based on feminist values and designed to prepare leaders for the 21st century world.
The Doctor of Ministry degree "stresses the reflective practice of ministry, that is, ministry grounded in a practical theology that grows out of an understanding of the social context in which it occurs."
The seminary has a distance education program that includes online courses, plus one and two-week intensive courses that can be taken on site.
Hartford Seminary offers the only accredited Islamic chaplaincy programs in North America. Initially spearheaded by Ingrid[Mattson], the Islamic chaplaincy program at Hartford Seminary aims at preparing Muslims to enter the chaplaincy field.
The Muslim World Publication
Hartford Seminary has been home to the academic journal The Muslim World since 1938. The journal was founded in 1911 and "is edited and published quarterly by the Macdonald Center and Wiley-Blackwell. This scholarly journal, which reaches subscribers in 65 countries, is dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of scholarly research on Islam and Muslim societies and on historical and current aspects of Christian-Muslim relations. The journal includes research articles on historical and contemporary topics, comparative essays, and book reviews. At least one issue each year is devoted to a unifying theme."