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    Dr. Harry Singleton III on Theology, Liberation, and Public Scholarship

    Dr. Harry Singleton III (PhD ‘98) is a GTU alum and scholar in liberation theology, now serving as the Lilly Director of Faith Based Education and Engagement at the International African American Museum (IAAM).

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    Graduate Theological Union Announces Paul G. Johnson as Chair of the Board of Trustees

    The GTU is pleased to announce that Paul G. Johnson has succeeded William D. Glenn as Chair of the GTU Board of Trustees, effective June 1, 2025.

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    Dr. Valerie Miles-Tribble Named 2025 GTU Excellence in Teaching Award Winner

    The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce that Rev. Valerie Miles-Tribble, PhD DMin, Professor of Ministerial Leadership and Practical Theology and Chair of the Women's Studies in Religion Certificate Program, has been selected as the recipient of the GTU Excellence in Teaching Award for 2025. The honor was announced at the GTU Commencement exercises on May 22. 

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    Dr. Deena Aranoff Named 2025 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer

    The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce that Dr. Deena Aranoff will be recognized as the 2025 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer this November.

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    Dr. Ahmed Khater’s Timely Scholarship Maps the Formation of Islamic Law in the West

    Dr. Ahmed Khater, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union’s (GTU) Center for Islamic Studies (CIS), is reshaping the landscape of Islamic legal scholarship in the West. A mufti and seasoned educator, Khater’s academic and public work charts a critical path for understanding the development and relevance of Islamic law in Western contexts. 

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Whether your studies involve interreligious topics or in-depth inquiry within a particular tradition, the GTU offers exceptional opportunities for critical and creative scholarship. Through four interdisciplinary departments and more than thirty specific concentrations, our master’s and doctoral programs invite innovative study of religion in a twenty-first century context.

CARe Dillenberger Lecture - Art as Divine Instrument: Medieval & Comparative Perspectives

The GTU welcomes prominent scholars of late medieval and early modern European art to discuss the physical instrumentality of religious paintings, manuscripts, and objects. Presentations by Kathryn Rudy (University of St. Andrews) and Reindert Falkenburg (NYU-Abu Dhabi) will be followed by a panel...

Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Dinner Board Room
1:30pm to 5:00pm

Opening Reception! Sacred Mobility: The Travels of Hindu & Eastern Orthodox Holy Images Opening reception 

Inspired by diasporic communities in the Bay Area, this exhibition explores the movement of sacred objects within Hindu and Eastern Orthodox traditions. The material manifestations of the sacred—gods, saints, divinity—move across space and time via physical transport and through replication and...

Doug Adams Gallery
5:00pm to 7:00pm

Sacred Mobility: Objects of the Jewish Diaspora

Please join the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for the Arts & Religion for an immersive experience of sacred mobility in Jewish ritual and diasporic contexts.

Scholar Francesco Spagnolo will teach us while we enjoy a light lunch in the temporary ritual dwelling of the...

12:45pm to 2:00pm