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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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Currents Spring 2017CurrentsUriah KimJeffrey RicheyLea HeitfeldCollaborative Learning SpaceReverberating Echoes
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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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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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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...
CurrentsFall 2014Chaitanya Motupalliclimate changeCarol Robbsocial justice
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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    
Currents Fall 2015CurrentsRiess PotterveldMunir JiwaLauren GuerraCSS | Center for Swedenborgian StudiesJames LawrenceJudith BerlingCelebration of Judith Berling
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From the President

From the Fall 2016 issue of Currents, view PDF by Dr. Riess Potterveld One of my disciplines as president of the GTU is to scan the thick magazines published by universities, colleges, and theological schools to monitor the evolution of education. There are an incredible number of stories about students, faculty, and whole academic fields seeking to impact specific global issues. Recently, the GTU secured a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to encourage research that seeks to address particular global challenges. Through this new program, cohorts of students, with a faculty...
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Riess PotterveldCurrents Fall 2016Arthur Vining Davis FoundationsInternational Society for Krishna ConsciousnessHis Grace Gauranga DasGovardhan Eco VillageDevin ZuberCSS | Center for Swedenborgian Studieseco-village
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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 ...
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS)
CurrentsCurrents Spring 2017Lea HeitfeldCJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies
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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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newsMunir JiwaCIS | Center for Islamic StudiesSarlo AwardCurrents Fall 2015Currents

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