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Course Reserves

Due to the concerns around sharing materials during the Coronavirus pandemic we are suspending print course reserves for Summer and Fall semesters 2020. Instead, the library staff can scan print materials for instructors to upload into their Moodle Course Space. Please use the form below: Loading…  
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Special Collections Department

Information at a Glance   Holdings Rare books:  over 10,000 books and pamphletsArchival and manuscript material: over 1300 linear feet Hours Monday-Friday  Materials must be requested at least 30 minutes before closing time.Rare Books: 9 am to 5 pm (submit request at circulation desk)Archives:  8:30 am to 4 pm (submit request to archivist/special collections)   Archives and Manuscripts   Staff David Stiver,  Special Collections Librarian 510-649-2523 | dstiver@gtu.edu Reference assistance is available by email and U.S. mail, as well by phone and in person during office...
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The Center for Women and Religion Collection

        From left, CWR Directors, Mary Cross and Barbara Waugh, Diane Darling, unidentified, Jean Richardson, Kathleen Smith, Diann Neu, and Joanne Eakin. Front, Christine Lesley and Anne Stinely. 1979-80.   Center for Women and Religion at the GTU was the earliest established center for women in theological education. It was founded in 1970 as the Office of Women's Affairs by Bay Area women in religion, including some GTU women, who recognized "that seminary women at the GTU schools needed a channel, an advocate, an office through which to...
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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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Sanctuary Movement

 The Public Sanctuary Movement:  An Historical Basis of Hope: Oral Histories,  Eileen M. Purcell On March 24, 1982, five congregations in Berkeley, California, and one congregation in Tucson, Arizona, publicly declared their commitment to "protect, defend and advocate for" Salvadorean and Guatemalan men, women and children fleeing their war ravaged countries of Central America. Conditions in El Salvador and Guatemala pushed people to leave their lands, their families, their professions and their plans behind, often with little more than the clothes on their backs. As thousands of refugees...
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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...
Life at GTUNews & EventsCurrent Student ResourcesThe Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI)Berkeley School of Theology (BST)Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP)Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT)Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (JST-SCU)Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary of California Lutheran University (PLTS-CLU)Pacific School of Religion (PSR)San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS)Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM)
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Frankl Collection and Logotherapy

The GTU archives has one of the most important collections of Viktor Frankl and Logotherapy materials in the United States. Dr. Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997), a Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist, survived four concentration camps and founded the third Viennese school of psychotherapy. His emphasis on meaning of life and social responsibility, along with acceptance of a spiritual reality, provided a sympathetic theory for teachers of pastoral counseling.  During the inauguration of the Frankl Library and Memorabilia at GTU in 1977, Frankl posed the question to the audience, why have the...
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Edith Stein, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Collection

Edith Stein (1891-1942), St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was born into a Jewish family in Breslau, Germany. She became a philosopher, phenomenologist, teacher, feminist, and translator.  In 1922, she was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church.  Unable to continue as a teacher as a Jew under Nazi rule, she joined the Discalced Carmelites in 1933.  In 1942, she and her sister Rosa were arrested in Echt and killed at Auschwitz. Edith Stein was canonized in 1998.  She is one of the six patron saints of Europe. The picture at right is of Rosa Stein and Edith Stein in Echt,  1939. The Edith...
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Library History

Before the GTU and its library came into existence, the seminaries of the Bay Area and of California engaged in a number of cooperative library programs. The earliest cooperation began around the turn of the century as denominations located their seminaries in Berkeley to be close to the University of California, and its educational and library resources. The Western Theological Library Association was begun in 1954 by J. Stillson Judah, Librarian of the Pacific School of Religion. Cooperative projects included union catalogs and periodical lists. The GTU was incorporated in 1962. In 1963,...
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The GTU Collection of Sacred World Art

The GTU is grateful to Lanier Graham, a professional curator, professor of museum studies and world religions, and president of the Institute for Aesthetic Development, for his generous gift of the sacred that makes up the GTU Collection of Sacred World Art. Comprised of more than 300 objects that relate in some way to the sacred, this collection is currently undergoing study and curation so it can be displayed and used as an educational resource for GTU faculty, students, and others. Sacred art can be defined as artwork that uses religious imagery, symbols, or motifs to point to the divine...
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Featured Collections

  Pacific Coast Theological Society The Pacific Coast Theological Society (then Group) was established by John C. Bennett  (1902-1995) and supported by the Hazen Foundation in 1939. Bennett, then Professor of Christian Theology at Pacific School of Religion,  was inspired by a similar organization on the East coast ("the younger theologians"). more Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Archival Collections Over the past 30 years, Special Collections and Archives developed significant resources on the religious activities of LGBTQ clergy and organizations.Our...
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Margaret Palmer Taylor Collection of Sacred Dance

Margaret Palmer (1908-2004) was a pioneer in sacred dance in America. Born in Oakland, California, she was a daughter of a Congregational minister. The family moved to Honolulu in 1917, where she learned creative dance in school. She continued to study dance, and earned her B.A. at Oberlin College in 1930, later attending Chicago Theological Seminary, 1931-32. Her first husband, Chester B. Fisk, was a minister, and Margaret began to incorporate sacred dance in the church worship services. She continued to expand her dancing, organizing rhythmic choirs and teaching in workshops, festivals,...
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Hours and Directions

The GTU library is open by appointment only. Please do not come to the building without an appointment. In-library study appointments in Berkeley: https://gtu.edu/library-appointments Curbside pick-up appointments in Berkeley or San Anselmo: https://gtu.edu/curbside Questions? Chat a librarian or email us at library@gtu.edu
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Library Staff Directory

Please note- due to the pandemic, most of the library staff are working remotely. Please email us for a faster response rather than calling us at the numbers below. For general questions chat a librarian (from any library webpage) or email us at library@gtu.edu
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GTU Course Textbook Information

Information on textbooks for classes offered by the GTU, its member schools, academic centers, and affiliates can be found on this page. The information is subject to changes. Please consult the instructor at the address listed below regarding any issues you may have regarding the textbooks. Spring 2020 Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) Courses RA 2520 - Exploring Spiritualities Through Movement Instructor: Michelle Summers (msummers@gtu.edu) Readings will be available in PDF form via Moodle. RALS 1727 - Singing Through the Church Year (Joint Course with ABSW) Instructor: Nancy...
Current Student ResourcesGraduate Theological UnionThe Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS)Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS) The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS)Center for Swedenborgian Studies (CSS)Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS)New College Berkeley (NCB)The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI)Asia ProjectWomen's Studies in ReligionBlack Church/Africana Religious Studies
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Pacific Coast Theological Society, 1939 - present

The Pacific Coast Theological Society (then Group) was established by John C. Bennett  (1902-1995) and supported by the Hazen Foundation in 1939. Bennett, then Professor of Christian Theology at Pacific School of Religion,  was inspired by a similar organization on the East coast ("the younger theologians"). Since then,  the society continues to meet twice a year, in the Spring and Fall for two days (Friday and Saturday) to discuss critical theological and societal issues. Members and speakers have always been among the best regarded theologians on the West coast. The organization is based...
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Frankl Bibliography

Bibliography of Works by and about  Viktor Frankl and Logotherapy in the GTU Archives (Organized by author)   Chapters in Books Arasteh, A. Reza|Viktor Frankl|Final Integration in the Adult Personality, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1965 Arnold, Magda B., and John A. Gasson|Logotherapy and Existential Analysis|The Human Person, Ronald Press, 1954 Ascher, L. Michael|Paradoxical Intention|Handbook of Behavioral Intentions, Edna B. Foa and Alan Golstein, editors, New York: John Wiley, 1980 Ascher, L. Michael, and C. Alex Pollard|Paradoxical Intention|The Therapeutic Efficacy of the Major...
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Student Travel Grants

GTU Student Travel Grant: Doctoral students who have papers accepted for the program of the Annual Meeting of the AAR, SBL, or other comparable national meeting or conference may compete in the GTU's Student Travel Grant competition. Winner are given cash awards to support the costs of attending the meeting. The Dean and Core Doctoral Faculty Awards Committee select recipients for this award. Applications are ususally due September 15 (or the following Monday, if September 15 falls on a weekend) for the first cycle and February 15 for the second cycle (or the following Monday if February 15...
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