by Emily Wu
from Currents Fall 2015
It is an understatement to say that Dr. Judith Berling is a pillar of the Graduate Theological Union. In her 28 years of service as faculty and administrator within the consortium, she has been instrumental in fostering GTU’s culture of inclusiveness and appreciation for diversity.
As a scholar of Chinese religions, Dr. Berling has led many GTU students on their explorations in Daoism and Confucianism and, more importantly, the religious world where these traditions coexist and mingle. Her seminal work on the Ming dynasty religious teacher Lin Chao-en (...