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CIS - Scholarships

CIS students in the MA and PhD programs are eligible for a range of generous financial aid packages and fellowships. Newhall Teaching and Research Fellowship. This program provides doctoral students with the opportunity to work with core faculty to develop and teach new courses and lead research. Presidential Scholars Program. Provides GTU PhD students with full tuition, and is merit-based.
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Support the Center for Islamic Studies

Thank you for your support of the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU! We rely upon the support of friends like you to provide students the opportunities to learn and apply their knowledge. We ask that you make a gift to support the Center for Islamic Studies and the students here who pursue work that challenges and counters Islamophobia and enhances interreligious understanding. Your gift is zakat-eligible, and will provide financial aid to students in need enrolled at CIS. Please also consider making a sustaining gift to the fund by selecting the monthly recurring donation option. Thank...
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Scholarships

The Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP) and the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) are pleased to offer a fellowship for students in the GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP) who are affiliated with the Center for Jewish Studies. The first of its kind, GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program equips leaders to practice spiritual care among diverse populations. The ICP Jewish Studies Fellowship, made possible through the generous donation of the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, offers a scholarship that covers...
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Visiting Scholars at the Center for Islamic Studies

Ahmed Khater, PhD (Graduate Theological Union, Islamic Law, 2022-2023) Sulaiman Mappiasse, PhD (Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan - Faculty of Education and Teacher Sciences, IAIN Manado, Indonesia). Fulbright Visiting Scholar CIS/GTU 2021-2022 Eva Kepplinger, PhD (Research Assistant and Chair for Islamic Religious Studies with a Systematics Focus at Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, 2019-2020) Mark Massoud, PhD (Assoc. Prof of Politics and Legal Studies, UC Santa Cruz, 2018-2019) Mellon Visiting Scholar 2017-2018 focusing on Religion, Theology, Law Jessica Chen, PhD...
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Haas Fund Supports Student Interreligious Research on Islam and Judaism

The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided the GTU a grant to support the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies in their joint programming for this academic year. We are pleased to announce grants for students working on an interreligious research project related to Judaism and Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged. Student must be in the GTU MA, ThD or PhD degree program focusing on Jewish Studies and/or Islamic Studies and/or have registered for a CJS or CIS class this...
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Call for Proposals: Henry Luce Foundation Grant

The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce community grants of up to $5000 as an extension of a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. We welcome proposals from 501(c)(3) organizations in the Bay Area working on the frontlines with communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19, particularly communities of color. We especially encourage proposals from organizations working with issues related to school/education access, homeschooling/tutoring, and technological divides.  For information about the Henry Luce Foundation grant, please see: https://www.gtu.edu/news/henry...
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Interreligious Chaplaincy Course Overview

  Requirements for Certificate in Interreligious Chaplaincy (ICP) (24 credits) Courses in the art and practice of chaplaincy (24 credits) Eight (8) three-credit ICP courses that address the necessary skills and practices in spiritual care, theology and ethics, and interreligious competency to serve as chaplains in diverse settings. The practice of chaplaincy: Courses in chaplaincy will be offered in the fall and spring semesters, and the January Intersession. The ICP director may recommend equivalent courses offered by the GTU...
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"Reverberating Echoes" Continues

From the Spring 2017 issue of CurrentsView PDF of article * View PDF of Entire Issue The Center for the Arts & Religion presentsReverberating Echoes: Contemporary Art Inspired by Traditional Islamic Art Doug Adams Gallery, 2465 Ridge Rd., Berkeley Open through May 26 | Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 10am-3pm by Elizabeth Peña Reverberating Echoes: Contemporary Art Inspired by Traditional Islamic Art, curated by Carol Bier (Visiting Scholar, Center for Islamic Studies), presents work by seven artists of diverse backgrounds, who share a common source of inspiration in Islamic visual culture....
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Congratulations to 2023 CIS Graduates from Director Munir Jiwa

Congratulations to the Class of 2023 CIS Graduates from Director Munir Jiwa As-salaamu alaikum, greetings of peace. The Center for Islamic Studies is delighted to present the Class of 2023 graduates in Islamic Studies: Dr. May Kosba, PhD dissertation title, The Race Question: Egyptian Intellectualism on the Periphery of the African Diaspora. Currently Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Program in African Studies at Princeton University. Congratulations! Huzaifah Bharucha MA thesis title, Contradictions between Āḥād Ḥadīth and Qiyās within the Ḥanafī Madhhab. Huzaifah will begin the...
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About the CIS

Established in 2007, the GTU’s Center for Islamic Studies (CIS) educates scholars and students of Islam and other faiths about the richness of the Islamic tradition and the diversity of Muslims. The Center for Islamic Studies generates innovative research and scholarship on Islamic texts and traditions in contemporary contexts and emphasizes study and dialogue within and across religious traditions, where pluralism, interreligious understanding, and public engagement are the basis of scholarship and service. The Center offers a Certificate and Master's degree in Islamic Studies, supports...
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Motwani-Jadeja Foundation Hindu Chaplaincy Fellows

  The MJF Fellowship supports training and certifying Hindu Chaplains to serve in the growing global networks of chaplains from all major faiths, especially in universities, hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice settings.   Kristine Bell I am happy to join the current CHT cohort at HCI as I enter the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. As an administrative, customer service, communications, and marketing professional, when Yoga found me over 17 years ago, I knew within days that I would do it for the rest of my...
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CIS News - September 2022

CIS News for September 2022 The Center for Islamic Studies extends a warm welcome to all new and returning students, faculty, visiting scholars and staff for the academic year 2022-2023! We are especially grateful and delighted as the GTU celebrates 60 years and the CIS celebrates its 15th year anniversary – congratulations! We look forward to collaborative programs and events this year that highlight the many wonderful achievements of our students, alums, faculty, visiting and research scholars, staff, and our community partnerships. We welcome your suggestions: mhartman@gtu.edu...
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"Who Speaks for Islam?" Conference Agenda, 2009

HOME | AGENDA | SPEAKER BIOS Who Speaks for Islam? Media and Muslim Networks Center for Islamic Studies, GTU March 2-3, 2009 Sponsored by Monday March 2, 2009 8:00–9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00–9:30 a.m. Introduction to GTU/Welcome James Donahue, President, GTUArthur Holder, Dean, GTU 9:30–10:00 a.m. Introduction to participants and format of the day Munir Jiwa, Center for Islamic Studies, GTU 10:00–11:30 a.m. Muslims and Media: Ethics, Frames, Practices Moderator:Nargis Virani, New School UniversitySafir...
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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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The ICP Jewish Studies Fellows

Fall 2021 Fellows Sean Raman is part of the Jewish Reform Congregation in Fremont. He was brought up in a religious Hindu family in India and moved to the US in 1981. He converted to Judaism in 2015 and intends to become a practicing chaplain. What drew me to GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy program: Though an observant Jew, I respect all religions. We are all equal and serve the same God, albeit, under different names. I chose GTU’s program as it will give me a horizontal perspective of chaplaincy and across different religions. I found the interaction with GTU...
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CIS - Courses and Degree Programs

In cooperation with several GTU member schools and the University of California, Berkeley, the CIS offers introductory and advanced courses in Islamic Studies in a range of academic disciplines, including interdisciplinary approaches, theories, and methods. The Center offers a Certificate in Islamic Studies, and a Master of Arts with a primary focus on the study of contemporary Islam in its theological, historical and cultural contexts. CIS also supports Islamic Studies in various GTU doctoral departments and concentrations.
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CIS - Students and Graduates

"The students who come to the GTU for Islamic studies are interested in serious academic study of the Islamic tradition within its theological, historical, and cultural contexts, and they want to do so in an interdisciplinary, intercultural, interreligious and intra-religous environment, where practice of faith matters. Students at the Center for Islamic Studies come from diverse backgrounds and traditions, and value the environment here at the GTU where that diversity is respected." --Munir Jiwa, Director, Center for Islamic Studies 
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Courses

Fall 2023 Trauma and Spiritual Care (PR-8235) Instructor: Sheila McMahon, Ph.D. | Thursdays | 9:30 am-11:00 am | Online & Hybrid This course discusses the impact of trauma on human functioning at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, communal, structural, and historical levels. It introduces the concept of trauma-informed or trauma-responsive pastoral care. Professional chaplains deal with the impact of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and burnout and co-create opportunities for harm prevention, creative resistance, and resilience in the face of trauma.  The course aims to address...
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