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Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship

The Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship of the Graduate Theological Union has as its purpose the encouragement of the writing and publication of theological scholarship by GTU graduates and current faculty. The endowment for the Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship comes from the sale of Trinity Press International, a venture dedicated to the publication of scholarly and often interdisciplinary theological studies. The prize and lectureship honor the joint example and collaboration of Frederick Houk Borsch (1935-2017) and Harold W. Rast (1933-2004). Hal Rast, after years as a senior...
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New Students

As you prepare to begin your new journey at the GTU and in Berkeley, here are some dates and links to helpful and important information. GTU Spring Instruction begins February 1, 2021 (Access the Extended Calendar via our Academic and Administrative Calendars Page)
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Coronavirus Resources at the GTU

The GTU is committed to helping ensure the safety and health of its students, faculty, staff, and extended community, while minimizing the disruption to the academic progress of our students. This page contains the latest resources and information regarding the GTU's prevention and response efforts related to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The page will be updated regularly as the situation evolves. (Updated December 8, 2020)
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Dean's Newsletter

Click here for a pdf version of the May 2021 Dean's Newsletter. Important deadlines throughout the year can be found on the Academic & Administrative Calendars page. This page includes a link to the latest version of the GTU Extended Calendar, which is updated regularly. You can also view the current schedule of worship services at GTU schools, along with any special services. Send submissions to the Dean’s Newsletter to the Assistant to the Academic Dean. The newsletter is published monthly during the academic year, except in January. Events that may include an audience beyond the GTU...
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Resources for Building Spiritual Community

In these unprecedented times, we continue to live out the mission of the GTU by drawing from the wisdom in our world’s religious traditions and bringing those insights into conversation with our modern moment. The following resources provide ways we can build spiritual community, but they are not an exhasutive list. We also invite you to our new initiative "Spiritual Care and Ethical Leadership for Our Times" where each Friday beginning March 23 on the GTU Voices blog we will hear from GTU scholars who offer inspiration and insight on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Visiting Scholars at the GTU

For more than a decade, the GTU has offered its Visiting Scholar program to faculty from academic institutions who are visiting temporarily in the area and who are not employed locally either by the GTU or any other institution as well as to GTU alumni. The program is intended to enable and facilitate the research projects of those involved which could not be done otherwise.  Visiting Scholars are granted full privileges at the GTU's Flora Lamson Hewlett Library and access to the libraries at the University of California, Berkeley. Members of the program are also able to audit courses at the...
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Student Lounge

All students are invited and encouraged to use the GTU Student Lounge. This lounge space is located on the first floor of the GTU North Building (2465 Le Conte Avenue). The lounge is available from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when the GTU is in session. NOTE: Due to the shelter-in-place orders in Berkeley, the lounge is not accessible until further notice. 
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Parking and Transportation

As with housing, parking is at a premium in Berkeley.  All parking near the GTU is either metered or requires a residential permit in order to park for more than two hours.  If you must drive, try to carpool and be prepared to park at some distance and walk.  (Remember that we are located on a hill.)  If you can take public transportation, we encourage you to do so. GTU and member school staff and faculty members pay for parking spaces in the lot behind/to the north of the GTU LeConte Building.  Three spaces are reserved for vans that shuttle between GTU and SFTS.  Students living in the GTU...
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UC Berkeley

A unique partnership between the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, creates unparalleled opportunities for GTU students and faculty. The cooperative relationship with this world-class university just a five-minute walk from our campus enables GTU students to cross register for courses at UC Berkeley, to access university libraries, and to enhance their studies through the incorporation of university disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, ethnic studies, and Near Eastern studies.    The collaborative relationship with the UC Berkeley has...
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Cal Rec Club

Memberships for GTU Students, Faculty and Staff As a student, faculty, or staff member of the GTU you are welcome to join the Cal Rec Club (CRC), the Recreational Sports Facility's (RSF) membership program. The CRC Membership Office is located at 2301 Bancroft Way. For more information and office hours, visit the UC Berkeley Recsports site or call 510/642-7796.   Cal Rec Club Membership Benefits Cybex Weight Machines and Complete Free Weights Complimentary Day Use of Lockers StairMasters, Treadmills, Concept II Rowing Machines Handball, Racquetball, Squash Courts Precor...
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In the News (audio)

Modesto Prayer Week James Donahue; Jim Ridenhour; Cindy Marks; John Vanek with host Michael KrasnyKQED Forum, March 28, 2011Listen to the broadcast Will Religion Become Extinct? James DonahueKCBS News, March 25, 2011Listen to the broadcast Human Trafficking Conference David Batstone (Ph.D. '89), founder of Not For Sale; Annie Fukushima; Betty Ann Boeving; John Vanek with host Scott ShaferKQED Forum, January 20, 2011Listen to the broadcast Gay Marriage and the Presbyterian Church Jay Johnson (CLGS at PSR)KCBS Radio, August 26, 2010Listen to the broadcast Presbyterians Try Minister Over...
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McCoy Memorial Lecture on Religion, Ethics, and Public Life

About Charles S. McCoy Dr. McCoy (1923-2002) served for 33 years as the Robert Gordon Sproul Professor of Theological Ethics at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley before he retired in 1992. In addition to a long and distinguished career as an internationally recognized theologian and ethicist, he was instrumental in the creation of the Graduate Theological Union and its Center for Ethics and Social Policy. A graduate of Yale University and an ordained United Methodist pastor, McCoy authored many books and articles and served as a scholar, activist, and teacher. Dr. McCoy believed that...
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UC Berkeley Students

A unique partnership between the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, creates unparalleled opportunities for students at both schools. The cooperative relationship means students in many UCB degree programs -- including both graduate students and upper-division undergraduates -- are eligible with their advisor's approval to cross-register for courses at the GTU, at no additional cost. The GTU library at 2400 Ridge Road and most of our classrooms are just a five-minute walk north of the Cal campus.  The GTU is the most comprehensive center for the graduate...
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Worship Services

Schedules may be abbreviated or changed, especially during the January term and the summer. Please contact each school to confirm changes. American Baptist Seminary of the West Clayborne M. Hill Chapel 2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley 510/841-1905 Service of the Word   Monday   6 - 6:45 pm   Church Divinity School of the Pacific All Saints Chapel 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley 510/204-0700 Morning Prayer   Monday-Friday   7:30 am - 8:00 am   Eucharist   Monday, Tuesday, Friday...
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Lectures and Addresses

Each year, the GTU sponsors a number of public lectures given by noted scholars or artists from within the GTU consortium and elsewhere. Themes range from religious pluralism, theology and natural science, and the meaning of vocation, to Indian dance and Native American oratory.
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Academic Presentations (audio)

Formations of Orthodoxy: Religious Life Now and Then Sponsored by Center for Jewish StudiesGraduate Theological Union, November 29, 2011 Introductions by James A. Donahue, Naomi Seidman, Arthur HolderListen to the introduction Naomi Seidman (CJS), The Last Will and Testament of the Ninety-three Bais Yakov Girls of KrakowListen to the presentation Nathaniel Deutsch (UCLA), Writing Down Tradition: Minhag Literature, Ethnography, and the Orthodox Experience of ModernityListen to the presentation David Myers (UC Santa Cruz), A Shtetl in America? The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel, New YorkListen to...
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Convocation Address

In the 1990s and 2000s, the GTU held an academic convocation each September featuring a distinguished outside scholar. The convocation addresses typically addressed critical issues relevant to theology, religion and culture. Convocation lecturers included Harvey Cox, David Tracy, and Alice Walker. Selected audio and/or video recordings and other files for these events can be accessed through the GTU Archives in the Hewlett Library. Speakers September 23, 2009 Life, Ecology, and Theo-tao: Towards a Life Theology of Theanthropocosmic Tao Dr. Heup Young Kim Professor of...
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