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HARTFORD SEMINARY
Hartford, Connecticut
Program
Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
Degree Offered
MA in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations (all one title for the degree)
Languages Offered
Arabic
Courses
Christian & Muslim Mysticism
The Life of the Prophet Muhammad
Islamic Theology
Islamic Philosophy
Islamic History I
Islamic History II
Hadith
Islamic Mysticism and Muslim Devotional Life & Practice
Islam and the West
Islam in America
Islamic Ritual and Family Law
The Qu`ran and its Place in Muslim Life and Society
Introduction to Islamic Law
Islam: Rumor and Reality
Religion and Social Change in the Middle East
Islam in the 20th Century
Introduction to World Religions
The World's Scared Scriptures
Christian-Muslim Relations: The Theological Dimension
Women in Islam
Living Faithfully with People of Living Faiths
Major Themes in the Bible and Qur'an
Christianity Among World Religions
Theological Approaches to Interfaith Dialogue
Development of Islamic Religious Thought
Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Contemporary Issues
The Practice of Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Europe and North America
Faculty
Ibrahim Abu-Rabi`
Ingrid Mattson
Jane I. Smith
Adjunct Faculty
Steven Blackburn
Bert Breiner
Senior Research Associate
Alwi Shihab
R. Marston Speight
Co-Directors
Ibrahim Abu-Rabi` and Jane I. Smith
Special Features
Hartford Seminary holds uncatalogued Arabic manuscripts. There are also special
collections in Islamics, Muslim-Christian relations and the history and phenomenology of
religions. The Center publishes The Muslim World, founded in 1911 and devoted to
the scholarly study of Islam and Muslim-Christian relations. The Center sponsors regular
continuing education events to generate increased knowledge about Islam and greater
understanding among Muslims and Christians. Hartford Seminary is in partnership with
Temple University's, Department of Religious Studies to make available each institutions
special resources in Islamic Studies & Christian-Muslim Relations.
Additional Information
A graduate certificate of 18 credits in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim
Relations is also offered
Inquiries
Admissions Office
Hartford Seminary
77 Sherman Street
Hartford CT 06105
806-509-9512
fax 806-509-9509
admissions@hartsem.edu
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 08, 2004
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