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Important Financial Aid Dates and Events 2020-2021

Updates are made to this calendar throughout the calendar year. Please check this page periodically for new listings. August 27   FALL 2020 Financial Aid Orientation Session for incoming MA Students  FALL 2020 SEMESTER September 8 - December 18, 2020 August 31   All FALL 2020 GRADUATING MA and PhD Federal Loan Borrowers must complete requisite EXIT Counseling at studentloans.gov in order for financial aid staff to sign off on your Graduation Checklist September 7 Labor Day:...
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An Instigating Signifier: The Impact of September 11th on My Scholarship

Seeking Life Among the Debris: The Public Role of Religious ScholarsA Core Doctoral Faculty Forum, in the Aftermath of September 11th Cheryl A. Kirk-DugganAssistant Professor of Theology and Womanist Studies and Director of the Center for Women and ReligionGraduate Theological Union Guerilla warfare, terrorism, violence, and global economics have been integral to the growth of the United States before and after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the ratification of the United States Constitution. War, usually a state of open and declared or undeclared armed antagonistic...
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The Crisis of Authority: Religious and Otherwise

delivered by GTU President James A. Donahue on November 17, 2002, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco. "Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow. I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours." I want to thank the Rev. Elizabeth Ekkdale and the parishioners of St. Mark's for inviting me to preach today. As a Roman Catholic theologian, a layman, an ethicist by training, and one whose day to day responsibilities as President of the Graduate Theological Union are immersed more in the...
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Mixing It All Up

A speech delivered at the 2004 Commencement on May 13 at the Graduate Theological Union by Dr. Ibrahim FarajajéVice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty; and Professor of Cultural Studies/Islamic Studies at Starr King School for the Ministry/Graduate Theological Union Good afternoon! I invite all of our ancestors to be present with us in this gathering, especially the ancestors of the Class of 2004, those who helped pave the way for them to be here, those on whose shoulders they stand; those who had been locked out of the academy because of race, or class or language or gender...
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Recent Student Work

Dissertations Hak Soon Im, The Korean Self: Exploring Confucian and Indigenous Perspectives Jacob Hee Cheol Lee, Exploring Shame: Re-articulation through the Lens of Social Psychology and Korean Theology Jeanne Choy Tate, Culture and Caregiving, The Untold Story: Cultural, Developmental and Theological Challenges to a Psychology of Individualism  
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Recent Student Work

Dissertations Brooks Berndt, Preaching Amidst Class Conflict: A Class Analysis of Preaching in Oakland Young-Chang Cho, Understanding Metaphorical Sermons as Texts: Gadamer, Metaphor and Theological Interpretation of Sermons Won Yuol Lyu, The Significance of the Socio-Cultural Context in Preaching: A Critical Analysis of the Preaching of Donald Owens Debra J. Mumford, Above All Prosper: A Critical Analysis of the Preaching of Creflo Dollar, Jr.
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While every effort is made to keep the GTU website accurate and up to date, it remains subject to the official, legally binding documents that govern the academic programs of the Graduate Theological Union. These include the most current Catalog as published by the GTU Admissions Office, the Handbooks of the various academic programs as published and maintained by the GTU Dean’s Office, and the doctoral student protocols with the specific requirements of each academic area on file with the GTU Academic Secretary. In the event of a conflict between the information on this website and the...
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San Francisco Theological Seminary

San Francisco Theological Seminary As a founding member, San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) adds to the GTU's critical and creative scholarship by emphasizing the comprehensive integration of spiritual formation, critical theological reflection, and the skills and arts of ministry in preparing whole church leaders committed to the mission of the triune God for the transformation of the world. SFTS is a member of the Presbyterian Church, USA. Visit the SFTS website  

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