Interfaith Dialogue in Congregations

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Hartford Seminary presents

Interfaith Dialogue in Congregations

A Continuing Education Workshop with
David A. Roozen and Heidi Hadsell

Date: Friday, February 19, 2010 - Date changed due to weather

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Place: Hartford Seminary, 77 Sherman Street, Hartford

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In this workshop, Professors Heidi Hadsell and David Roozen will educate clergy and lay leaders on how to introduce/teach interfaith dialogue and understanding in their congregations. Some of the questions to be addressed include: Why is understanding other religions important? Where do I start in fostering interfaith understanding? How do I develop interfaith dialogue with other congregations? How will interfaith dialogue strengthen my congregation? Hadsell and Roozen will use a new book that they have edited, “Pedagogies for Interfaith Dialogue,” as a springboard for this workshop.

This is an essential program for pastors and other religious and lay leaders to help their congregations thrive in today’s multi-faith world.

Heidi Hadsell is President of Hartford Seminary and Professor of Social Ethics. She is former Director, The Ecumenical Institute of The World Council of Churches, Bossey, Switzerland, and former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. She has served as a consultant to the World Alliance of Reformed Churches – Roman Catholic Dialogue; consultant for institutional change toward the globalization of theological education, Pilot Immersion Project for the Globalization of Theological Education, and consultant for curriculum design and organizational structure, Pilot Master’s degree program for Public Administrators, Institute for Technical and Economic Planning, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

David Roozen is Director of Hartford Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research and Professor of Religion and Society. More widely recognized for his work in congregational studies and religious trends, Roozen also has an extensive record of research and publication on theological education, including: Changing The Way Seminaries Teach. David A. Roozen, Alice Frazer Evans and Robert A. Evans (Plowshares Institute, 1996); Interfaith FACT’s: An Invitation to Dialogue. Martin Bailey and David A. Roozen (Hartford Institute for Religion Research, 2003); "Patterns of Globalization: Six Case Studies," guest editor, Theological Education (Spring, 1991); and, The Globalization of Theological Education. Alice Frazer Evans, Robert A. Evans and David A. Roozen (eds) (Orbis Books, 1993).

Cost: $30 (includes lunch)

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For more information, contact Yvette Law at (860) 509-9555 or events@hartsem.edu.

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