On February 27, a Faculty Roundtable on Christology: Perspectives on the Concept of ‘Only Begotten’” was presented by Dr. Franco Famularo, HJI Adjunct Faculty and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The event was hosted by Dr. Thomas Walsh, President. Steven Boyd, Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Life, gave welcoming and closing remarks.  The concept of “only begotten” found in biblical sources, and the place it holds in the complex development of early Christian doctrine, was discussed by Dr. Famularo. In addition, Dr. Famularo offered reflections on some of  the...

Written by Giorgio Gasperoni, HJI Graduate Student Voci di Pace began publishing in March 2007 as a project of UPF Italy and San Marino. Registered in the Republic of San Marino, I have directed it from the start. Over time, our editorial team has grown; today, we are five. Initially, our goal was to engage our closest contacts, particularly Ambassadors for Peace. With patience, we earned their trust and built a strong network of collaborators. A key challenge has been maintaining the magazine’s relevance. The risk was relying on archived articles without a strong link to current events....

The Office of Student Life and Graduate Student Council teamed up to host the first event of a Leadership Series, entitled “Being and Peacemaker” featuring Simon Amare Tekeba, Secretary General of Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and Ethiopia National Leader of FFWPU. The event was held on Monday, March 10th, and drew over a dozen participants, mainly from the Asian and African continents. Simon gave a presentation about his role working with UPF, the history of Ethiopia, including the religious, social, and political challenges and opportunities there, as well as his work with the religious...

Wendweson Fikire currently serves as Treasurer on the Graduate Student Council, and previously served on the GSC for the 2023-2024 academic year. He is originally from Ethiopia. What inspired you to apply to HJI and your program? What do you most appreciate about being a student at HJI? HJI focuses on academic knowledge, peace, and reconciliation regardless of culture, religion, or ethnicity. HJI strives and is committed to raising leaders who can be instrumental in reconciliation efforts among nations in conflict, where many religious-affiliated institutions have not yet tried to do...

Dear HJI Alumni and Friends of HJI, Thank you for your continued support, friendship and encouragement as we—our faculty and staff—continue to strive to honor the legacy and  build toward the future of this great institution, celebrating the 50th anniversary since welcoming its first class of students in 1975.  We are continually inspired by the students who, year after year, come to study at HJI. They continue to be students of high caliber who carry forward HJI’s great tradition of academic excellence, commitment to the wider community, to ministry and to public...

What inspired you to apply to HJI and your program? What do you most appreciate about being a student at HJI? As a teacher at a premier public high school for over 25 years, I knew I wanted to do something special and different for the rest of my life. Memories of my many years in children’s and youth ministry are joy-filled and deeply satisfying. I held onto a sense of doing something like that again: diving into something that concerned communicating God’s love, wisdom, history and grace.  Once I jumped into a master’s level class in the Fall of 2021, my expectations were surpassed...