Discover the GTU with Currents!
Check out the online edition of the Spring 2017 issue of the GTU's Currents magazine! Highlights include an essay from our new dean, Uriah Kim, who celebrates the GTU's present and shares his vision for its future, plus a reflection on the bridge-building power of spirituality and scholarship from our alum of the year, Jeffrey Richey. You'll also get a glimpse of the newly remodeled collaborative learning space in our library, find updates about the Reverberating Echoes exhibition at the Doug Adams Gallery, and learn more about our upcoming interreligious conference on sustainability and the...
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Between Militarism and Extremism: The Excluded Middle
Monday, September 17th 2012, 7:30pm
During this event Zaytuna College's co-founders, Hatem Bazian, Zaid Shakir, and Hamza Yusuf will speak about the recent wave of unrest in Libya, Egypt and other parts of the Muslim world that was set off due to the posting of the video maligning the Prophet Mohammad (SAW). James A. Donahue (President, Graduate Theological Union) and Munir Jiwa (Assistant Professor, Graduate Theological Union) will also speak at this event. Sandy Tolan, Associate Professor - Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC will be moderating this event. Tonight, September 17 Time: 7:30 p.m. (Pacific...
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50th Anniversary Gala Celebrated the Success and Future of the GTU
The GTU's Golden Anniversary was capped by a gala at the St. Regis in San Francisco on February 28. The event brought together the faculties and administration of the member schools, in addition to alumni, students, and supporters from the community, to celebrate the uniqueness of the GTU — honoring our history and looking toward our future. In addition to remarks by President James Donahue and Board of Trustees Chair Harold T. "Hal" Leach, Jr., invocations were given by Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins and Rabbi Stephen Pearce; Trustee Rita Semel, faculty member and former dean Judith Berling...
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Lavender At Night: An Interview with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and a Professor of Theology walk into a room ... what happens next? Find out! Join us for a great conversation as Dr. Jay Johnson interviews the Sisters about theology, spirituality, good works, and great fun. Of course there will be refreshments! PSR Mudd Building Room 100 The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights,...
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CIS News for September 2017
The Center for Islamic Studies welcomes all new and returning students, instructors, and visiting scholars for the academic year 2017-2018. We are honored and grateful to have Professor Mark Massoud, Associate Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at UC Santa Cruz as a Mellon Visiting Scholar, and Dr. Jessica Chen, PhD in Islamic Studies from Stanford University, working on Muslim-Buddhist dialogue while at the CIS/GTU. We are delighted that Carol Bier, Historian of Islamic Art, will continue her work with the CIS/GTU as Research Scholar, and also delighted that Dr. Kei Takahashi from...
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Check Out the Fall 2016 Edition of GTU Currents
Our Fall 2016 Issue of Currents magazine shines a spotlight on what's new at the GTU. It went in the mail last week--and you can read it online now! Our cover story offers a look inside the GTU's brand new Doug Adams Gallery, as well as an update on the work of the Center for the Arts & Religion from director Elizabeth Peña. You'll also find: a profile of Dr. Barbara Green, recipient of this year's Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences a look at Jainism and Jain Studies at the GTU an exploration...
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Islam, Mysticism, and Dominican Life: Serge de Beaurecueil's: Praxis Mystica in Dar al-Islam
Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 7:30pm
Professor Minlib Dalih, O.P. Part of Encountering Islam: Ministry in the Church and the Dominican Tradition Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley
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Origins of Catholic-Muslim Dialogue in the United States
Encountering Islam: 2013 Lectures and Workshops, Inaugural Lecture by Archbishop Alex J. Brunett. Co-sponsored by the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT), Center for Islamic Studies, and the Oakland Diocesan Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. Lecture and Reception at DSPT, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley. For more information, please contact mfarina@dspt.edu.
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GTU Adopts New Doctoral Program Curriculum
The Graduate Theological Union has adopted a new doctoral curriculum beginning in fall 2016 that builds on the strengths of the existing program while enhancing opportunities for interdisciplinary scholarship and interreligious conversation among students and faculty. Dean Arthur Holder says, "With this new curriculum, the faculty is making the doctoral program more responsive to the diverse research interests and religious commitments that students bring to the GTU. Graduates of the program will now be even better prepared for their vocations of teaching, ministry, and service. And the...
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Madrasa-Midrasha Program Offers Summer 2019 Interreligious Research Grants
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided funding to the GTU in support of the Madrasa-Midrasha Program, a collaborative interreligious effort cosponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies and the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies. We are pleased to announce research grants for GTU students and scholars working on interreligious projects related to Judaism and/or Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged. The following criteria will be applied to determine winning proposals: Student(s)...
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CARe Publication Unites Artwork by Hagit Cohen and Essays by GTU Scholars
Berkeley, CA – October 3, 2018 The Center for the Arts & Religion at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) celebrates the publication of Gestures to the Divine: Reflections on Eco-Spirituality, a book that brings together the nature-focused artwork of Hagit Cohen and reflections on eco-spirituality by scholars from the GTU. The release accompanies the exhibition of Cohen's work at the GTU's Doug Adams Gallery in Berkeley through December 13, 2018. Hagit Cohen's minimalist prints of plant seeds and pods inspire awe and contemplation. As she explains, "nothing is too small to be the object of...
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Environmental Ethics for Today—and Tomorrow
By Chaitanya Motupalli from Currents Fall 2014 Even before I came to the GTU to begin my doctoral studies in environmental ethics, two facts were glaringly evident to me. The first is that the earth and its communities—both human and nonhuman—are at a historic moment, sandwiched between the blunders of the past and the possibilities of the future. The second truth is that we humans, being the "touchstone species," as Charles Mann puts it in his book 1491, have a unique role to play in the context of the ecological crisis, and particularly the challenges presented by climate change. As such...
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Haas Fund Supports Student Interreligious Research on Islam and Judaism
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided the GTU a grant to support the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies in their joint programming for this academic year. We are pleased to announce grants for students working on an interreligious research project related to Judaism and Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged. Student must be in the GTU MA, ThD or PhD degree program focusing on Jewish Studies and/or Islamic Studies and/or have registered for a CJS or CIS class this...
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Currents Fall 2015
In this Issue: COVER STORY Beauty that Empowers by Suzanne E. Miller FEATURES Letter from the President The GTU Creates a Doctoral Program for the 21st Century by Arthur Holder The GTU Honors Judith Berling by Emily Wu My Mentor, My Teacher, Judith Berling by Sophia Park From Mosques to Museums by Doug Davidson The GTU Celebrates the Center of Swedenborgian Studies by James Lawrence
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Making Memories, Taking Responsibility
From the Spring 2017 issue of CurrentsView PDF of article * View PDF of Entire Issue By Carrie Sealine Through her work at the GTU's Center for Jewish Studies—and a surprising friendship--Lea Heitfeld is keeping cultural memory alive and helping shape a more hopeful future. Lea Heitfeld has been in the news a lot recently. The granddaughter of Nazis, the 31-year-old MA student at the GTU's Center for Jewish Studies is the unlikely housemate of Ben Stern, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor. Their unusual friendship has led to interviews with national and international media including the ...
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From Mosques to Museums
Sarlo Award-winner Dr. Munir Jiwa reflects on art and Muslim identity, interreligious dialogue, and the growth of the GTU's Center for Islamic Studies From the Fall 2015 issue of Currents What does it mean to be Muslim, and how does Islamic tradition find expression in contemporary life? Some might expect to find the answer to such questions by visiting a mosque or speaking with an imam. But throughout his academic career, Dr. Munir Jiwa has sought to address these questions more expansively. "Being Muslim is not just a theological commitment," says Jiwa, "it can also be a cultural or...
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Madrasa-Midrasha, a program sponsored by the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies, seeks to advance study, dialogue, and understanding on Jewish and Islamic texts and contexts within academia and the larger public sphere. The program offers workshops, lectures, panels, and courses that explore the richness, diversity, differences, and commonalities of Jewish and Islamic traditions. Participants study and learn about the two traditions through texts and as well as lived practice. Since the program's inception in 2008, a range of themes and topics have...
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