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HIRR Megachurch Report Continues to Make News

December 17th, 2020

Our recent report on megachurches continues to make news in publications around the globe. Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of …

A Pandemic Can’t Stop Dr. Miriam Therese Winter’s Toy Drive

December 16th, 2020

For many years, Emerita Professor Miriam Therese Winter has filled the lobby at 77 Sherman St. with hundreds of toys …

Father Morcos Morcos ’61, First Coptic Orthodox Priest in North America, Passes Away

December 15th, 2020

Father Morcos Morcos, the first Coptic Orthodox priest in North America, passed away on Dec. 9 in Ontario, Canada. Prime …

Chaplain Jawad Bayat Is 1st Afghan-American with ACPE Certification

December 15th, 2020

Chaplain Jawad Bayat ’15 recently finished his spiritual care educator training and became the first Afghan-American and the fourth Muslim …

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Dr. Deena Grant to Speak on Biblical Prophets and Social Justice

December 15th, 2020

Dr. Deena Grant is the first speaker in a series of virtual events organized by Aleph, The Institute of Jewish …

Dr. David D. Grafton Contributes to Handbook on Christianity in the Middle East

December 4th, 2020

Academic Dean David D. Grafton has contributed a chapter on “Protestants,” to the Handbook of Christianity in the Middle East …

Alum Spotlight: Dr. Nisa Muhammad ’17 Works Around the Pandemic Clock

December 3rd, 2020

By Caye Banks Like many of us, Dr. Nisa Muhammad ‘17 finds herself on Zoom calls at all hours. As …

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Christianity Today Writes about Megachurch Report

November 24th, 2020

Christianity Today covered the release of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research’s major report on megachurches with an article titled, …

The Rev. Nick Mumejian Contributes to Book on Changing the Church

November 17th, 2020

The Rev. Nick Mumejian, Managing Editor of The Muslim World journal, has contributed a chapter to the book Changing the …

Faculty Emeritus Yahya Michot Has Two New Publications

November 17th, 2020

Dr. Yahya Michot, Faculty Emeritus, shares these two new publications: Ibn Taymiyyas Historiographie der falsafa, in Y. Kuhn, Über Vernunft …

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