2017-2018 Catalogue 2017 – 2018 ___________________________________________________________ Table of Contents About Hartford Seminary Mission Statement ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 A Scholarly Community of Faith .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Accreditation and Association ................................................................................................................................................... 5 The Neighborhood and Campus .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Seminary Faculty .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Seminary Staff ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Who We Are: A Statistical Description of Our Students ................................................................................................... 19 Graduate Certificate and Degree Programs Graduate Certificate and Degree Programs .......................................................................................................................... 20 Graduate Certificate Programs ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Master of Arts in Religious Studies ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Cooperative Master of Divinity Program .............................................................................................................................. 32 Islamic Chaplaincy Program .................................................................................................................................................... 33 Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality .......................................................................................... 37 Doctor of Ministry Program .................................................................................................................................................... 39 Ph.D. Program in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations ................................................................................. 47 International Students ............................................................................................................................................................... 54 Financial Aid and Scholarship Information for Graduate Students ................................................................................. 58 Leadership Certificate Programs Women’s Leadership Institute: A Program in Applied Spirituality .................................................................................. 62 The Ministries Certificate Programs....................................................................................................................................... 63 Other Information Academic Policies for Graduate Programs ........................................................................................................................... 68 Course Descriptions .................................................................................................................................................................. 82 Graduate Program Costs ........................................................................................................................................................ 101 Official Hartford Seminary Policies ..................................................................................................................................... 104 Hartford Seminary Scholarships ........................................................................................................................................... 106 Board of Trustees .................................................................................................................................................................... 111 Graduate Programs Academic Calendars for 2016-2018 ................................................................................................. 113 Index .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 116 This Catalogue is an announcement of the Seminary program for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Catalogue is in effect from the beginning of the fall semester of 2017 until the beginning of the fall semester in September of 2018. While every effort is made to ensure that the information contained in this Catalogue is correct at the time of publication, Hartford Seminary reserves the right to make changes in the courses of instruction and in any other information contained herein. The policies in this Catalogue combined with those in the Student Handbook constitute the official policies of the Seminary. Students are responsible for reviewing and abiding by the policies contained in both documents. For further information on Hartford Seminary’s degree and certificate programs, contact the admissions office at 860-509-9512, fax 860-509- 9509, or e-mail [email protected]. 1 Catalogue 2017 – 2018 ___________________________________________________________ About Hartford Seminary Mission Statement Hartford Seminary serves God . By preparing leaders, students, scholars and religious institutions to understand and live faithfully in today’s multifaith and pluralistic world; . By teaching, research, informing the public and engaging persons in dialogue; . By affirming the particularities of faith and social context while openly exploring differences and commonalities. Adopted by the Board of Trustees November 2002 Values These are the values expressed in our programs and within our common life as Trustees, Faculty and Staff of Hartford Seminary: We seek as people of faith to serve God humbly; We are committed to the love of God and love of stranger; We celebrate our Christian foundation; As part of our fidelity to that foundation, we affirm our historic and continuing commitment to Christian-Muslim dialogue and commit to further dialogue with Judaism and other religious traditions; We acknowledge the importance of spirituality in living out our mission and the value of ritual and symbol within the spiritual life; We affirm the common humanity of all people; We are a community that seeks to be a safe place for disparate voices; We welcome both those who affirm the traditional voices in faith communities and those who carry doubts regarding those traditions. We seek fresh ways of relating faith, practice and reason to modern life; We commit to a justice that moves us beyond toleration to critical engagement in an environment of trust; We cultivate a community committed to the scholarly pursuit of truth and its practical embodiment; We strive for excellent and creative teaching and learning experiences throughout the curriculum; We affirm high quality research, especially that which bridges the theoretical and applied; We seek practices that embody integrity in our professional and institutional life; We commit to diversity in our Seminary community; And we believe in education that is transformative, creative and empowering, enabling people to contribute more fully to their faith-based and civic communities. 2 Catalogue 2017 – 2018 ___________________________________________________________ A Scholarly Community of Faith Hartford Seminary’s influence reaches far beyond the walls of churches, mosques, and synagogues. Its work strengthens the moral character of society. By developing the leadership capacities of religious leaders and the wider public, the Seminary directly affects the cities, towns, and rural areas where these leaders live. Armed with renewed vigor and dedication to their work, Hartford Seminary students and program participants return to their communities with a new wholeness, a new sense of the possibility of a humane world, and the practical skills to bring about that vision. Hartford Seminary nurtures and matures individual spiritual growth. Within this scholarly community of faith, faculty members draw from their particular fields of specialization to educate religious leaders in the many ways leadership is exercised in local faith communities, whether traditional or emerging, established or informal. They teach students in classrooms and online, inform the larger community through public presentations, and engage in scholarship that furthers our understanding of the dynamics of faith in various settings. Besides the formal graduate programs fully described later in this Catalogue, the Seminary offers a program of lectures, workshops, symposia, and performances that are open to students and the public. These programs complement and enrich our traditional academic offerings. They are led both by members of our own faculty and by nationally and internationally recognized experts. The Seminary