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Panel Discussion: Spiritual Ecology

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 5th 2016, 5:00pm
Join us for a panel discussion on "Spiritual Ecology" featuring Dr. Cynthia Moe Lobeda (Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary), Dr. Riess Potterveld (GTU), Dr. Rita Sherma (Center for Dharma Studies), and Dr. Devin Zuber (Center for Swedenborgian Studies). Where: CARe's Doug Adams Gallery, 2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley
Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS) Center for Swedenborgian Studies (CSS)Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary of California Lutheran University (PLTS-CLU)
CARe | Center for the Arts & ReligionCDS | The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma StudiesCSS | Center for Swedenborgian StudiesPLTS | Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
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GTU Presidential Search Accepting Applications through March 1, 2018

The Graduate Theological Union is actively engaged in a search for the school’s next president and will continue to accept applications from interested candidates through March 1, 2018. We are seeking an innovative and collaborative leader whose compelling vision can inspire and unite this dynamic interreligious institution. The presidential search committee is encouraging the entire GTU community to invite qualified candidates to apply for this position. Those interested in applying can download a full job description for the position and can find additional information on the Presidential...
About the GTUAcademicsLife at GTUNews & EventsGTU AlumniFaculty & Staff ResourcesCurrent 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 StudiesAmerican Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)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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Between Militarism and Extremism: The Excluded Middle

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Monday, September 17th 2012, 7:30pm
During this event Zaytuna College's co-founders, Hatem Bazian, Zaid Shakir, and Hamza Yusuf will speak about the recent wave of unrest in Libya, Egypt and other parts of the Muslim world that was set off due to the posting of the video maligning the Prophet Mohammad (SAW). James A. Donahue (President, Graduate Theological Union) and Munir Jiwa (Assistant Professor, Graduate Theological Union) will also speak at this event. Sandy Tolan, Associate Professor - Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC will be moderating this event. Tonight, September 17 Time: 7:30 p.m. (Pacific...
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
CIS | Center for Islamic StudiesIslamExpertMunir JiwaJames Donahue
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2018 GTU Commencement Exercises

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Thursday, May 10th 2018, 4:00pm
During the GTU Commencement Exercises each graduate receives a diploma from the President of the GTU. Each graduate is also individually recognized in the “hooding ceremony,” when the Advisor and Dean place the doctoral or MA hood over the head of the graduate, signifying success in completing the program. The event is free and open to the public (there is limited seating). The 2018 GTU Commencement will also be live-streamed on our YouTube page. This year, GTU Commencement Exercises will be held on: Date:               Thursday, May 10, 2018 Time:              4:00 PM Location:        ...
About the GTUAdmissions & AidAcademicsNews & EventsGTU AlumniFaculty & Staff ResourcesCurrent 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)Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS)The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI)American Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)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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CIS News for September 2017

The Center for Islamic Studies welcomes all new and returning students, instructors, and visiting scholars for the academic year 2017-2018. We are honored and grateful to have Professor Mark Massoud, Associate Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at UC Santa Cruz as a Mellon Visiting Scholar, and Dr. Jessica Chen, PhD in Islamic Studies from Stanford University, working on Muslim-Buddhist dialogue while at the CIS/GTU. We are delighted that Carol Bier, Historian of Islamic Art, will continue her work with the CIS/GTU as Research Scholar, and also delighted that Dr. Kei Takahashi from...
News & EventsThe Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
CIS | Center for Islamic StudiesCIS 10th AnniversaryCarol BierMunir JiwaKei Takahashi
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Islam, Mysticism, and Dominican Life: Serge de Beaurecueil’s: Praxis Mystica in Dar al-Islam

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 7:30pm
Professor Minlib Dalih, O.P. Part of Encountering Islam: Ministry in the Church and the Dominican Tradition Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT)
CIS | Center for Islamic StudiesDSPT | Dominican School of Philosophy & TheologyIslamAsia Project
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Origins of Catholic-Muslim Dialogue in the United States

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Monday, February 11th 2013, 7:30pm
Encountering Islam: 2013 Lectures and Workshops, Inaugural Lecture by Archbishop Alex J. Brunett.  Co-sponsored by the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT), Center for Islamic Studies, and the Oakland Diocesan Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. Lecture and Reception at DSPT, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley.  For more information, please contact mfarina@dspt.edu.
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT)
Dialogue and LearningIslamCatholicCIS | Center for Islamic StudiesDSPT | Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology
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Madrasa-Midrasha Program Offers Summer 2019 Interreligious Research Grants

The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided funding to the GTU in support of the Madrasa-Midrasha Program, a collaborative interreligious effort cosponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies and the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies. We are pleased to announce research grants for GTU students and scholars working on interreligious projects related to Judaism and/or Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged. The following criteria will be applied to determine winning proposals: Student(s)...
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish StudiesCIS | Center for Islamic StudiesMadrasa-MidrashaWalter and Elise Haas Fund
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From the President

From the Spring 2017 issue of CurrentsView PDF of article * View PDF of Entire Issue By Riess Potterveld    Right: Riess Potterveld and ISKCON monk Nimai Prabhu at the Govardhan Ecovillage.  Through the leadership of our Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS), the GTU has established an ongoing relationship with Radhanath Swami, one of the key spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). This winter, CDS Director Dr. Rita Sherma and I flew to India to visit Govardhan, one of ISKCON’s Ecovillages. We were there not only to discover more...
The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS)
Riess PotterveldIndiaSustainabilityGovardhan Eco VillageCDS | The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma StudiesSustainable SocietiesSustainability Studies
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The NEW Center for the Arts & Religion at the GTU

From the Fall 2016 issue of Currents, view PDF By Elizabeth S. Peña Picturing things, taking a view, is what makes us human; art is making sense and giving shape to that sense. It is like the religious search for God. —Gerhard Richter The arts—literature, dance, music, and the visual arts—enhance religious experience and evoke transcendence. Artistic expression often provides common ground for scholars and practitioners representing a wide variety of faith traditions. In the classroom the arts offer entry into complex concepts and philosophies. These are just a few of the reasons why the...
Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
Elizabeth PenaCARe | Center for the Arts & ReligionRiess PotterveldKathleen KookMunir JiwaAlla EfimovaDoug Adams GalleryDillenberger Lecture SeriesRossitza SchroederWriting Our FaithsBerkeley Repertory TheatreLeft Coast Chamber EnsembleBerkeley Center for the Study of ReligionKathryn BarushNicholas ColeyCynthia Moe-LobedaRita ShermaDevin ZuberCarol BierCIS | Center for Islamic StudiesAlicia WalkerBryn Mawr College
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GTU Member School Commencements 2018

Event Date: 
Thursday, May 17th 2018
Commencement activities for 2018 graduates of each of the GTU's member schools will be held between May 17 and May 20. See this page for a full schedule, or visit the website of individual schools for further details. 
Current Student ResourcesAmerican Baptist Seminary of the West (ABSW)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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Support Islamic Studies at the GTU

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Sacred Memories: Reflections on Holy Days in Judaism and Islam

Please join the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies for this Madrasa-Midrasha event. The Graduate Theological Union would like to thank the Walter & Elise Haas Fund for their generous support of the Center for Islamic Studies and the Center for Jewish Studies Madrasa-Midrasha program, which seeks to advance study, dialogue, and understanding on Jewish and Islamic texts and contexts within academia and the larger public. 
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
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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.
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
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Visiting Scholars at the Center for Islamic Studies

Mark Massoud, PhD (Assoc. Prof of Politics and Legal Studies, UC Santa Cruz) Mellon Visiting Scholar 2017-2018 focusing on Religion, Theology, Law Jessica Chen, PhD (Stanford University, Islamic Studies and Chinese Religions), CIS Visiting Scholar 2017-2018 focusing on Muslim-Buddhist Dialogue Kei Takahashi, PhD (Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan 2016-2017) Carol Bier, Research Scholar (Islamic Art and Mathematics, 2010-present) Ahmed Zildzic, PhD (Oriental Institute, Sarajevo, 2013-2015) Berney Adeney-Risakotta, PhD (ICRS, Indonesia, 2009-2010) Mahan Mirza, PhD (Chico State...
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)
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CDS - Scholarships

CDS students in the Master of Arts and Doctoral 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 doctoral students with full tuition for two years.  This scholarship is merit-based and decided on the basis of doctoral application.
The Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies (CDS)
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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...
The Center for Islamic Studies (CIS)The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS)
CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish StudiesCIS | Center for Islamic StudiesWalter and Elise Haas FundInterreligiousMadrasa-Midrasha