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GTU Hosts Consultation on Interreligious Education

GTU Hosts Consultation on Interreligious Education From the Spring 2019 edition of Skylight See PDF of this article Participants at the consultation on "Current and Future Directions in Theological Education," January 15, 2019. Front Row (l-r); Boyung Lee, Illiff School of Theology (previously at PSR); Deborah Flemester Mullin, Columbia Theological Seminary; David Mellott, Lancaster Theological Seminary. Back Row (l-r); Ken Walden, Gammon Theological Seminary; Christian Scharen (GTU alum), Auburn Seminary; Uriah Kim, GTU; Heida Hadsell, Hartford Seminary; Stephen Graham, Association of...
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A Magical Place: Remembering the GTU Bookstore

For 35 years, the GTU Bookstore was among the finest theological bookstores in the country and an essential gathering place for GTU students and the Berkeley community From the Fall 2018 issue of Skylight  View PDF of this article This summer marked the second anniversary of the opening of the new Doug Adams Gallery on the first floor of the GTU’s LeConte Building at 2465 LeConte Avenue. With its relocation to this beautiful, new exhibition space in 2016, the Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) came to the heart of the GTU, where it now shares a home with the GTU student lounge, the...
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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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The View from the Dean's Office

From the Spring 2017 issue of CurrentsView PDF of article * View PDF of Entire Issue By Uriah Y. Kim Our new Dean reflects on the exceptional students, innovative scholarship, and bright future of the GTU. On my first day of work at the GTU in January, I lifted all the window shades in the Dean’s office to let the light in and saw the panoramic view of Berkeley and the San Francisco Bay unfold before my eyes. I couldn’t believe anyone would lower the shades, ever, when there was such gorgeous scenery to enjoy. About an hour later I realized why previous GTU Deans had to lower at least some of...
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Uriah Kim Featured in "American Values, Religious Voices" Campaign

The GTU’s new Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Uriah Y. Kim, is among the 100 scholars of religion participating in American Values, Religious Voices: 100 Days. 100 Letters., a national bipartisan campaign that brings together scholars from diverse traditions to share insight and wisdom with U.S. political leaders. For the first one hundred days of the new administration, President Donald Trump, Vice President Michael Pence, Cabinet Secretaries, and members of Congress will receive a letter from a different religious scholar each day, articulating core values that have...
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GTU Welcomes Dr. Uriah Y. Kim as Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Berkeley, CA - January 4, 2017 - The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to welcome Dr. Uriah Y. Kim as Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and John Dillenberger Professor of Biblical Studies. Dr. Kim returns to the GTU to become Dean twelve years after completing his PhD here. “I'm very happy to be going back to Holy Hill,” he said. “It's a dream come true for me to be called to serve an institution I respect and love so much.” Dr. Kim comes to the GTU from Hartford Seminary in Connecticut where he has served as Professor of Hebrew Bible and, most recently, as...
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GTU Announces the Hiring of Dr. Uriah Y. Kim as Dean

For Immediate Release, May 4, 2016 The Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, California, has announced the hiring of Dr. Uriah Y. Kim as Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Dillenberger Professor of Biblical Studies. Dr. Kim will begin his service at the GTU in January 2017. As Dean, Kim will oversee the further development and implementation of the GTU’s newly redesigned PhD program as well as its MA program, working with faculty and administrative colleagues to create an interactive learning environment that fosters dialogue among the world’s religious traditions and...
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Alum of the Year: Uriah Kim

by Doug Davidson When Uriah Kim first visited the Graduate Theological Union as a prospective doctoral student in the spring of 1998, he sensed immediately that it was a special place, pulsing with the vitality of serious intellectual and spiritual discovery. “I remember meeting with GTU students and alumni on Holy Hill, and I could immediately sense the energy. The GTU is a place that stimulates your mind, your spirit—everything.” Today, just ten years after earning his doctorate in Biblical Studies, the GTU’s 2013-2014 alumnus of the year seeks to bring that same energy and scholarly...
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Uriah Kim Named Academic Dean at Hartford Seminary

Hartford Seminary President Heidi Hadsell announced Monday that The Rev. Dr. Uriah Kim, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, has been appointed to a three-year term as Academic Dean of Hartford Seminary. Hadsell praised Kim for the dedication, skill and enthusiasm that he has brought to the position since he became interim dean in August. The new appointment is retroactive to July 1. "Uriah is an excellent scholar who has shown great skill in developing new, fresh interpretations of Hebrew Bible texts and also an excellent colleague who has worked collaboratively with faculty and staff at the...
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Biblical Studies Alumnus Uriah Kim Receives Lilly Research Grant

March 30, 2011 - Uriah Y. Kim (Ph.D. ’04), Professor of Hebrew Bible at Hartford Seminary, has received a prestigious 2011-2012 Lilly Theological Research Grant for his new book, The Politics of Othering in the Book of Judges. Kim will spend the fall 2011 semester researching. His project is a multi-layered historical-critical and postcolonial reading of the Book of Judges in conversation with biblical studies, American history, and postcolonial interpretations. In the introduction to his book, Kim notes the application of “the politics of othering” in colonial America where the varied groups...
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