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About the Luce COVID Relief Grants

"We are grateful to the Graduate Theological Union and its Center for Islamic Studies for their willingness to partner with the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program in an initiative that involves rapid responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of U.S. cities and regions. Driven by the ideas and creativity of our partners, and attentive to local needs and networks, these efforts are taking multiple forms, involving both direct support for community-based organizations and aligned efforts to give voice to the experiences of vulnerable and underrepresented communities during the...
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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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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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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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Bay Area Organizations Leading COVID-19 Relief Efforts

"North American Islamic Shelter For the Abused (NISA) is sincerely grateful to the Graduate Theological Union and its Center for Islamic Studies for their collaboration with the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program in an initiative that involves rapid responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, through their generous grants. NISA is a very thankful recipient." --Faiza J. Ghafoor, NISA Executive Director
Luce Foundation COVID Relief Grant
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CJS - Resources & Affiliate Programs

The first-of-its-kind Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP) at the GTU offers students the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Interreligious Chaplaincy, as well as an MA in Islamic, Jewish or Hindu Studies. The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the GTU is pleased to offer a fellowship for students in the ICP who are affiliated with the Center for Jewish Studies. Apply for the ICP Jewish Studies Fellowship now.
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS)
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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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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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Course Reserves

Instructors can now choose to have print or electronic course reserves. If we do not yet own the item, we can purchase it, use the suggest a purchase form and indicate that you'd like it for a class.  Items owned by the library:  Electronic Reserves: If the item is available through the library already as an ebook or online journal article, you can skip this process and just link to the item in your Moodle Course Space. For items that are on the library shelves, the library staff can scan print materials to PDF for instructors to upload into their Moodle Course Space. Please use this form...
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Signature Lectures (audio)

  Can Religion Meet the Challenge of Human Evolution? Robert Bellah, Elliot Professor of Sociology Emeritus, UC Berkeley Twentieth Annual Surjit Singh Lecture in Comparative Religious Thought and Culture, February 28, 2012Listen to the lectureListen to the Q&A Transcript What Does Scholarship Have to Do with Activism? Reflections on 15 Years in the Trenches Mary Ann Tolbert (PSR), George H. Atkinson Professor of Biblical StudiesJudith Berling (GTU)—respondentDistinguished Faculty Lecture, November 8, 2011Listen to the lecture The Modern-Day Abolitionist Movement: What Smart Activists are...
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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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Multimedia

Every year, the GTU hosts more than one hundred public events including lectures, conferences, presentations, panel discussions, and artistic performances. The videos below offer just a sampling of recent events. To see more, subscribe to the GTU's YouTube channel--or review our events calendar and join us in person!   Visit Moodle for audio and video related to specific courses.
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Distinguished Faculty Lectures

Each November, the GTU faculty honors a distinguished professor who embodies the scholarly standards, teaching excellence, and commitment to ecumenism and interreligious dialogue that define the GTU. Nominations are considered annually by the Council of Deans, who then select the year’s Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.
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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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Lanier GrahamSacred ArtSacred Art CollectionArt of the World's Religions CollectionGTU Collection of Sacred World Art
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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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Library Staff Directory

Please note: Many staff members work hybrid schedules and are not in the building every day. Please email us for a faster response rather than calling us at the numbers below. For general questions chat a librarian on weekdays or email us at library@gtu.edu.
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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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Hours and Directions

Reference Librarians are available for questions on chat on weekdays. They can also be reached by email at library@gtu.edu or on zoom by appointment. Archives and Special Collections questions should be directed to archives@gtu.edu Most of the library staff work a hybrid schedule, so using the Ask a Librarian chat is the fastest way to have your questions answered.  
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CJS@50

The CJS @ 50 conference and celebration on May 3, 2018, was a huge success!  We celebrated 50 years of Jewish studies at the GTU with an academic conference, a collaborative oral history of the CJS, and a special thanks to all those who supported CJS over the years. The GTU dedicated a special edition of its bi-annual magazine, Skylight, to CJS's anniversary.
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Other Lectures

August 23, 2010 Ethics and Religious Institutions of Higher Education: Beginning the Journey James A. Donahue, Ph.D. President and Professor of Ethics Graduate Theological Union Inaugural Convocation of Zaytuna College, Berkeley, CA May 11, 2006 Taking a Long ... a Very Long View Louis Weil Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics Church Divinity School of the Pacific GTU 2006 commencement address by Louis Weil, GTU core doctoral faculty member and Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics at Church Divinity School of the Pacific...
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