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GTU Awarded Prestigious NEH Grant to Lead Global Study on Sacred Texts and Cross-Cultural Exchange

The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) has been awarded a Planning International Collaboration (PIC) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This highly competitive grant is part of the NEH’s $34.79 million investment in 97 projects nationwide supporting innovative research and preservation in the humanities. Organizing the project is Christopher Ocker, Dean and John Dillenberger Professor of the History of Christianity. The project, Comparative Philology of Sacred Texts: Tools of Cross-Cultural Exchange, will bring together an international team of scholars to plan a long-...
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GTU Panel on Psychedelics and Spirituality Featured in Jewish News of Northern California

The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is proud to share that our recent panel on Psychedelics and Spirituality was featured in the Jewish News of Northern California (Aug. 22, 2025). The article, “Rabbis who took psychedelics for study describe profound spiritual experiences,” written by Niva Ashkenazi profiles Jewish clergy who participated in groundbreaking psilocybin studies conducted by NYU and Johns Hopkins, and it highlights the GTU panel where these findings—and their implications—were critically examined.  The research, which involved 24 religious leaders from diverse traditions,...
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Propel Your Passion into Purpose: The GTU Master of Arts Program

At the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), our Master of Arts (MA) program invites students to embark on an academically rigorous and deeply personal journey of theological and religious studies. Designed for scholarly and professional success, the MA provides an ideal foundation for doctoral study or leadership in the field of your choice.   Focus Your Studies with Concentrations Our 36-unit MA can be completed in just 1.5 years of full-time study, with flexible part-time options available. After completing a foundational course in research methodologies, students explore the vast landscape...
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September is Library Card Sign Up Month

This September, the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) Library invites you to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month and discover how a single card can open the door to endless opportunities. For GTU and member school students, staff and faculty, one of the best things to do is sign up for public library cards so that you can enjoy even more access to fun, educational, and diverse resources and events. Berkeley Public Library Besides providing storytimes, movies, and fun books, you might find the following programs, services, and resources useful: Use Link+ to request from a resource...
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Biblical Exegesis - Library Workshop

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 17th 2025, 2:00pm
Writing an exegesis paper can be a daunting but rewarding process. Learn to use both print and online resources for biblical exegesis available through the GTU library and on the Internet.  Held in person at the GTU Library in Seminar B. No RSVP required. Questions? Email Naw San. Check out the library's helpful guide to biblical exegesis. Can't attend this workshop? Watch the 15 minute intro video or view all upcoming library workshops here.
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Biblical Exegesis - Library Workshop

Event Date: 
Monday, September 15th 2025, 11:00am
Writing an exegesis paper can be a daunting but rewarding process. Learn to use both print and online resources for biblical exegesis available through the GTU library and on the Internet.  Held online in Zoom, Join using Meeting ID 510 649 2501. No RSVP required. Questions? Email Naw San. Check out the library's helpful guide to biblical exegesis. Can't attend this workshop? Watch the 15 minute intro video or view all upcoming library workshops here.
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Research with Primary Sources

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 24th 2025, 2:00pm
Primary sources are critical for serious academic work.  Learn about the primary sources for biblical and theological research and how to access them in both print and digital formats. Held in person in Seminar B. No RSVP required. Questions? Email library [at] gtu.edu Can't make it? Check for more workshops here.
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Research with Primary Sources

Event Date: 
Tuesday, September 23rd 2025, 11:00am
Primary sources are critical for serious academic work.  Learn about the primary sources for biblical and theological research and how to access them in both print and digital formats. Held online in Zoom, Join using Meeting ID 510 649 2501. No RSVP required. Questions? Email library [at] gtu.edu Can't make it? Check for more workshops here.
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Critical Tensions: Latter-day Saint Art, Devotion, and Design

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Friday, October 10th 2025, 1:00pm
In this symposium, the GTU hosts experts on Latter-day Saint art to discuss diverse topics such as bodily representation in Latter-day Saint film, temple architecture and art, Latter-day Saint feminism and art, nineteenth-century women’s folk art, and the interface of Latter-day Saint artists with the wider art world. The panelists are all contributors to the recently published volume, Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader (eds. Amanda Beardsley and Mason Allred). Moderator: Glen Nelson (Center for Latter-day Saint Art) Panelists: Colleen McDannell (University of Utah), Amanda K....
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Mother’s Milk Book Launch

Event Date: 
Monday, September 29th 2025, 5:00pm
Please join us for the launch of Deena Aranoff's new book Mother's Milk: Essays on Child-rearing, the Household and the Making of Jewish Culture. This book explores the way in which some of the most enduring aspects of Jewish culture are produced in the context of household and family relations. Deena will be joined by Sam Shonkoff for a wide-ranging and rich conversation about the themes of the book: parenting, religion, everyday life and the unfolding of revelation. REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE HERE REGISTER FOR ZOOM ATTENDANCE HERE
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Lunch and learn: "Christianity through a Kabbalistic Lens," with Tzvi Luboshitz

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Thursday, September 18th 2025, 12:45pm
This lecture deals with the interreligious dialogue in the writings of Rabbi Moshe David Valle. Valle showed a keen interest in Catholic Christianity. By adopting an 'anthropological lens,' he addresses various aspects of Christianity: rituals, architecture, clothing, and food, seeking to elucidate them from a Kabbalistic perspective. In my lecture, I attempt to understand this somewhat bizarre endeavor as an early example of 'reverse anthropology'—an anthropological approach that examines indigenous perspectives on Western culture from the indigenous viewpoint. A light lunch will be provided...
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AI Tools and Zotero

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Thursday, October 2nd 2025, 4:00pm
Artificial Intelligence (AI) allows researchers to leverage online tools to visualize connections between books and articles. Learn to use AI integrations with Zotero to make your literature review process a bit smoother. Workshop attendees should be comfortable creating free accounts with a variety of websites; they should also be comfortable with the basics of navigating and using Zotero.   Held online in Zoom, Join using Meeting ID 510 649 2501. No RSVP required. Questions? Email Stephanie. Pre-assignments: download Zotero 7.0 & the browser connector.  and review basic functions of...
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Zotero Workshop

Event Date: 
Wednesday, September 17th 2025, 4:00pm
Learn to use this free citation management software to organize your research. It will organize your research, create your foot notes, and produce an alphabetized bibliography in the citation managment style of your choice. Most students say it saves them 2-3 hours per paper. It integrates with your browser and word processor for a smooth research and writing experience. Held online in Zoom, Join using Meeting ID 510 649 2501. No RSVP required. Questions? Email a librarian. Pre-assignment: download Zotero 7.0 & the browser connector.  Can't make it? Watch the 15 minute quick start video. 
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Research with the Internet Archive

Event Date: 
Thursday, September 18th 2025, 2:00pm
This workshop will introduce you to the collections on the Internet Archive. The workshop's goals include: Search effectively to access, borrow and categorize your Internet Archive sources. Browse oral histories and other primary sources. Search past versions of websites with the Wayback Machine. Discover the GTU's growing Internet Archive collection of books, periodicals, and more.  Held online in Zoom, Join using Meeting ID 510 649 2501. No RSVP required. Questions? Email Stephanie. Can't make it? Check for more workshops here.
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The GTU Mourns the Passing of the Rev. Dr. Joseph D. Driskill

The GTU is saddened to learn of the death of the Rev. Dr. Joseph D. Driskill. Joe earned his PhD from the GTU in 1995, with a dissertation supervised by Professor Elizabeth Liebert that fused psychological and theological anthropologies to serve the purposes of pastoral counseling and spiritual direction. Joe served for two decades as Professor of Christian Spirituality at the Pacific School of Religion and as Dean of the Disciples Seminary Foundation in Berkeley. As a member of the GTU’s Core Doctoral Faculty, he was a cherished colleague and a mentor to a generation of students in...
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Instrumentos de silencio

Library Gallery

Instrumentos de silencio explores the tensions and resonances between hearing devices, inscription techniques, and processes of cultural syncretism in the encounters between the Americas and Europe. Through a constellation of works by brother-and-sister art duo Gonzalo and Susana Silva—combining paper cut-outs, 3D printing, UV printing on steel, and digital collage—it examines the ways in which music, as a technology of memory and writing, articulates genealogies of conquest, resistance, and cohabitation. Memory is externalized through technical objects, and it is through them that we...
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Sacred Mobility: Objects of the Jewish Diaspora

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Thursday, October 9th 2025, 12:45pm
Please join the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for the Arts & Religion for an immersive experience of sacred mobility in Jewish ritual and diasporic contexts. Scholar Francesco Spagnolo will teach us while we enjoy a light lunch in the temporary ritual dwelling of the Sukkah and then join exhibition co-curators Olga Yunak and Justin Grosnick in the Doug Adams Gallery to lead us in a tour of Sacred Mobility: The Travels of Hindu and Eastern Orthodox Holy Images. Inspired by diasporic communities in the Bay Area, this comparative exhibition explores the movement of...
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Sacred Mobility: The Travels of Hindu & Eastern Orthodox Holy Images

Doug Adams Gallery

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Guest curated by Justin Grosnick & Olga Yunak  

Inspired by diasporic communities in the Bay Area, this exhibition explores the movement of sacred objects within Hindu and Eastern Orthodox traditions. The material manifestations of the sacred—gods, saints, divinity—move across space and time via physical transport and through replication and reproduction of images and objects.

This sacrality expands by way of transformation reliant on the artists who create these works and devotees who activate their meaning. These movements bridge distances, ensuring that...
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MA Program Concentrations

Interreliglious Chaplaincy Prepare for meaningful work as a spiritual caregiver in today’s deeply intricate and diverse world. Our Interreligious Chaplaincy concentration equips students with the essential skills to offer holistic, compassionate care across faith traditions. Combining ethical professionalism, deep self-reflection, cultural humility, and practical training in chaplaincy, education, and leadership, students emerge ready to serve in dynamic and inclusive settings. Sample Courses: Soul Care; Mental Health, and Addiction; Death Theologies, Grief, and Rituals; Care for...
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