HJI held an insightful Faculty Roundtable on Wednesday, April 23 at 7pm ET, hosted by Dr. Thomas Walsh, HJI President. Dr. Drissa Kone, HJI Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Ministry, speaks on “The Root Cause of Conflict and Violence: A Jungian Perspective.”
Carl Jung’s perspective on conflict and violence is deeply rooted in his concept of the Shadow, which represents the unconscious, repressed aspects of the human psyche. According to Jung, individuals and societies often project their own denied and unacknowledged weaknesses, fears, and aggressions onto others, creating...
Philosophers I Met in My Dreams
HJI held a Faculty Roundtable on Tuesday, March 25 at 7pm ET, hosted by HJI President Dr. Thomas Walsh. HJI Associate Provost, Dr. Keisuke Noda speaks on “Philosophers I Met in My Dreams.”
Dr. Noda, Professor of Philosophy at HJI, recently published two books in Japan: The Philosophers I Met in My Dreams: From Plato to Dogen (Art Village, 2025, 522 pages, in Japanese), and The Limits of Religion and the Meaning of Life: V. Frankl’s Perspective (Art Village, 2024, 279 pages, in Japanese).
At this Faculty Roundtable, Dr. Noda shares the conceptual design behind The Philosophers I Met...
Student Spotlight – Katarina Connery
Katarina Connery, Doctor of Ministry | New Jersery, USA
What inspired you to apply to HJI and your program? What do you most appreciate about being a student at HJI?
I wanted to explore more deeply Dr. Hak Ja Han’s teachings about God being a Heavenly Parent, loving us as Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother and how that might impact the daily life and sense of value for women. I appreciate that I have this space to explore theological and spiritual concepts from various religious traditions, including my own, and many different academic researchers and writers. Being part of the...
Dr. William Selig published by Spiritual Care Association and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
HJI is pleased to share that two articles by Dr. William Selig, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, have been published:
“We’re Never Alone” in Caring for the Human Spirit Magazine (Winter/Spring 2025), published by the Spiritual Care Association (SCA), an affiliate of the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network. The magazine reaches roughly 10,000 subscribers. https://www.spiritualcareassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SpringWinter-2025.pdf (pp. 20-21)
“Paying God’s Love Forward: A Hospital Chaplain’s Perspective” in the Journal of Reflective Practice: Formation...
Council on Foreign Relations Workshop Report
By Dr. Drissa Kone, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Ministry
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) hosted a workshop for college and university educators from April 10 to 11 at its Manhattan headquarters. The program opened on Thursday evening with a keynote session centered on the theme: “The United States: At Home and Abroad.” Three major topics were addressed, focusing on how the United States and its allies are responding to current global challenges:
The war in Ukraine
Tariff policies initiated by the Trump administration
International and...
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