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Center for Faith in
Practice
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CENTER
FOR FAITH IN PRACTICE
The Center for Faith in Practice was created in 2001 to bring together the core faculty with expertise in Bible, Theology, Ethics, Liturgy, Worship, Spirituality, Feminist Studies, and the Seminary’s certificate programs in Black Ministries, Hispanic Ministries and Women’s Leadership. Establishment of the Center made explicit the Seminary’s emphasis on praxis, that is, understanding the dynamics of the Christian faith in an applied context, with particular sensitivity to the needs of those communities that are easily marginalized by the dominant discourse and particular focus on developing religious leaders in all of the ways and contexts that leadership may become manifest in faith communities, both traditional and informal.
Participating as
faculty in the center are:
- Efrain
Agosto, has directed the El Programa de Ministerios
Hispanos of the Seminary and is a leading specialist in Pauline studies with special emphasis on aspects of leadership and ministry in Paul and the New Testament as well as Latino theology and hermeneutics.
- Kelton
Cobb, is professor of Theology and Ethics) and teaches and publishes in the area of systematic theology and culture. He has published the Blackwell Guide to Theology and Popular Culture.
- Uriah Kim,
is professor of Hebrew Bible with particular expertise in postcolonial study of the Bible. He has published two books in the area, one on King Josiah and one on King David.
- Miriam Therese
Winter, director of the Women’s
Leadership Institute and conducts workshops in women’s leadership and applied spirituality throughout the world, and is an extensively published author and composer of music. Her recent innovative work on quantum spirituality is receiving wide recognition.
- Heidi
Hadsell, the President, is best known for her work in global and environmental ethics and her interest in ecumenism. She served as the Director of The Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland from 1997-2001.
- Yehezkel
Landau, Faculty Associate in Interfaith Relations and teaches in the areas of Hebrew Bible, Jewish spirituality and religious conflict and peacemaking. He is the Co-Founder of Open House in Ramle, Israel, a place dedicated to furthering peace and coexistence among Israeli Arabs and Jews. At Hartford Seminary, he leads weeklong intensive workshops on Building Abrahamic Partnerships that brings together Jews, Christians and Muslims for training in dialogue across religious faith.
- Benjamin
Watts, Faculty Associate in Religion and Community Life and
director of the Black Ministries Program, teaches degree programs courses in Practices of Ministry and spirituality, and is Senior Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in New London
The Center for
Faith in Practice, because all faculty teach courses that reflect its
educational mission, will seek to have all faculty participate in its
discussions of educational initiatives.
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