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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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Remembering GTU Trustee Phillip M. Jelley

Former GTU Trustee Phillip M. Jelley, passed away on April 5, 2023, at the age of 91. Mr. Jelley served on the GTU Board from 1979-1990 and served as Treasurer for some of that time.   In addition to his time on the GTU Board of Trustees, Mr. Jelley also served on the Board of Trustees of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California for 30 years, including a period as Board Chairman. He was active in the Episcopal Church and participated in many parish, Diocesan and national entities.  A service celebrating Mr. Jelley’s life will be offered on Friday, June 2, 2023, at...
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The Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake Named 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer

BERKELEY, CA – April 20, 2023 – The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake will be recognized as the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer on November 7, 2023.  The Rev. Dr. Blake is Faculty Associate, Leadership and Social Transformation, at Pacific School of Religion, a member school of the GTU. He also served for six years as Dean of Faculty and Visiting Professor of Spirituality and Prophetic Justice at Starr King School for the Ministry, a former member school of the GTU.    The Rev. Dr. Blake was officially installed as Presiding...
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48th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture

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Tuesday, November 7th 2023, 5:00pm
Rev. Dr. Dorsey Blake will present the 48th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture titled, “Howard Thurman: Seeking, Queering, and Transcending" on November 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM PST. The Rev. Dr. Blake is Faculty Associate, Leadership and Social Transformation, at Pacific School of Religion, a member school of the GTU. He also served for six years as Dean of Faculty and Visiting Professor of Spirituality and Prophetic Justice at Starr King School for the Ministry, a former member school of the GTU. In his lecture, Dr. Blake will discuss how Dr. Howard Thurman is often described as Poet, Mystic...
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Dr. Rita D. Sherma Receives Lifetime Exemplar Award from South Asian Studies Association

LOS ANGELES, CA – April 18, 2023 – The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that Dr. Rita D. Sherma, Founding Director of the Center for Dharma Studies (CDS) and Associate Professor of Dharma Studies, has received the South Asian Studies Association (SASA) Exemplar Award for 2023. This award, presented annually, recognizes a scholar for exemplary work and leadership over a span of years.  Dr. Sherma was selected as the 2023 recipient in recognition of her many contributions to the field of “South Asian Studies” over the course of her professional life, not only as a scholar, but...
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Dr. Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program, Joins Muslim-Jewish Chaplain’s Panel Discussion

HARTFORD, CT – April 6, 2023 – Dr. Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program and Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at the Graduate Theological Union, was instrumental in organizing a highly successful Chaplains of the Book event. Hosted by Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, the full day program is designed to bring together Jewish and Muslim chaplains in building understanding and a more inclusive community of spiritual caregivers.   The program attracted Jewish and Muslim participants from around the country, who engaged in learning...
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CJS Announces Hebrew Language Course Intensive in Summer 2023

The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies and the Madrasa-Midrasha Program at the Graduate Theological Union are thrilled to offer the first ever modern Hebrew language intensive at the GTU in the summer of 2023. The course will meet from July 10th through July 28th. “This course will enable students to access the classical Jewish library, as well as everyday Hebrew speech," said CJS Director Dr. Deena Aranoff on the announcement of this course: "For decades our students have looked elsewhere for this type of language work, and we are thrilled to offer it in-house.” As a joint effort...
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CIS News - April 2023

CIS News for April 2023 Our gratitude to Nosizwe Breaux-Abdur-Rahman, GTU doctoral student and Newhall fellow, for her ongoing participation in the Race, Religion and Belonging working group at the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion. Our gratitude to GTU PhD student Sundiata Al Rashid, Amir of Lighthouse Mosque for his extraordinary leadership in bridging academia with the larger public. He will be leading and participating in several upcoming events: Care Not Deaths Noise Demo and Vigil at Santa Rita Jail, April 1at 1pm (more info, contact:  jlindsay-poland@afsc.org  or joy@...
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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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Introducing the Online Exhibit "The Spirit of the Tarot: The Search for God's Picturebook"

The Graduate Theological Union's Flora Lamson Hewlett Library has launched a new online exhibition, The Spirit of the Tarot: The Search for God's Picturebook.  The launch corresponded with the 2023 Reading of the Sacred Text lecture, presented by Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis entitled, "Divining Freedom: Queer Reconceptions of the Tarot Deck." The exhibition explores the religious and spiritual aspects of the Tarot over the past 500 years. From a game, the cards became a way to perceive the future and a tool for meditation and personal development. A reading of the cards can suggest...
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GTU Trustee LaRae Quy and Husband, Roger Quy, Pledge $100K to GTUx

BERKELEY, CA – February 24, 2023 – The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that  LaRae Quy, Secretary to the GTU Board of Trustees and Chair of the Advancement Committee, and her husband, Roger Quy, have pledged $100,000 in support of GTU’s digital learning platform, GTUx. This pledge will support continued innovation and growth of GTUx in response to swelling demand for the platform's offerings.   Launched in March 2022, GTUx extends the GTU’s campus and furthers its mission by serving as a dynamic, digital learning environment for individuals and communities internationally...
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Beth Kumar, GTU Director of Library Services, Elected to Atla Board of Directors

CHICAGO, IL, March 9, 2023—The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that Beth Kumar, the Director of Library Services of the GTU’s Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, has been elected to serve on the Atla Board of Directors.   Established in 1946 as the American Theological Library Association, Atla is a membership association of librarians and information professionals, and a producer of research tools, committed to advancing the study of religion and theology. Atla members elected four candidates, including Kumar, to serve a three-year term from 2023 to 2026.  “I strongly value the...
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A. Brian Leander

My teaching philosophy as a leadership scholar is to facilitate a learning community that models effective leadership. The ultimate goal of our learning community is to inspire participants to become members first, then facilitators of learning within their spheres of influence.

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CIS News - March 2023

CIS News for March 2023 Congratulations to Nosizwe Breaux-Abdur-Rahman, GTU doctoral student and Newhall fellow, who will be presenting a paper at the AAR Western Region, titled, “The Life of the Prophet Muhammad as a Role Model for the Role of Religion in Contemporary Civil and Human Rights Discourses,” UC Davis, March 25. Congratulations to Faisal Azar, CIS MA student, who will be presenting a paper at the AAR Western Region, titled, “Prophet Muhammad’s Madina Pact as a Civil Rights Document,” UC Davis, March 25. For program and registration info for the 2023 AARWR at UC Davis, please...
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Paula K. R. Arai

Steeped in ethnographic research, Arai takes an embodied approach to her work and finds poetic immersive storytelling a potent medium for conveying the experiences of transformative healing she researches. Specializing in Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist women, Arai trained under the tutelage of Aoyama Shundō Rōshi at the Aichi Senmon Nisōdō nunnery in Nagoya and maintains decades-long relationships with her laywomen consociates in Japan. Contextualizing her understanding with a comparative historico-cultural lens provides a foundation for engaging with a range of perspectives and traditions. Arai...

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