Graduate Theological Union
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Graduate Theological Union |
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Motto | Where religion meets the world |
Type | Private |
Established | 1962 |
Religious affiliation
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Ecumenical |
Academic affiliation
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University of California, Berkeley |
Chairman | Harold T. Leach, Jr. |
President | Riess Potterveld, Ph.D. |
Dean | Arthur Holder, Ph.D. |
Dean of Students | Kathleen Kook, Ph.D. |
Academic staff
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Students | 245[1] |
Location |
Berkeley
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California
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The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is a consortium of eight independent American theological schools and eleven centers and affiliates. Seven of the theological schools are located in Berkeley, California. The GTU was founded in 1962 and is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, with students from both institutions enjoying privileges accorded to their own students. Additionally, some of the GTU consortial schools are part of other California universities such as Santa Clara University (Jesuit School of Theology) and California Lutheran University (Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary). Most of the GTU consortial schools are located in Berkeley around the University of California, Berkeley campus, with the majority north of the campus in a neighborhood known as "Holy Hill."
Contents
- 1 History and administration
- 2 Member seminaries and research centers
- 3 Academics
- 4 Library
- 5 Ranking
- 6 Notable alumni
- 6.1 Art and religion
- 6.2 Biblical studies
- 6.3 Christian spirituality
- 6.4 Cultural and historical studies of religions
- 6.5 Ethics and Social Theory
- 6.6 History
- 6.7 Homiletics
- 6.8 Interdisciplinary Studies
- 6.9 Liturgical studies
- 6.10 Psychology and religion
- 6.11 Systematic and Philosophical Theology
- 6.12 Other
- 7 Notable graduates of GTU member schools
- 7.1 American Baptist Seminary of the West
- 7.2 Church Divinity School of the Pacific
- 7.3 Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
- 7.4 Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
- 7.5 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
- 7.6 Pacific School of Religion
- 7.7 San Francisco Theological Seminary
- 7.8 Starr King School for the Ministry
- 8 Faculty
- 9 Distinguished Lectures and Awards
- 10 References
- 11 External links
History and administration
Many of the GTU's constituent seminaries were established at various locations throughout the Bay Area in the early 20th or even the late 19th centuries. Due to the foundation of the University of California, several of them relocated to Berkeley and established cooperative relationships with the University. In the wake of the formation of the World Council of Churches and the Second Vatican Council, Bay Area seminaries began negotiations to form a cooperative degree program. In 1962, agreement between the Berkeley Baptist Divinity School (now the American Baptist Seminary of the West), Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary enabled for the incorporation of the Graduate Theological Union in 1962. In 1964, the Pacific School of Religion, St. Albert's College (now the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology and Starr King School for the Ministry joined the GTU consortium. In 1966, Alma College relocated to Berkeley and was renamed the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. In 1968, the Franciscan School of Theology moved to Berkeley from Santa Barbara and joined the GTU consortium, although in 2013 it merged with the University of San Diego, leaving the consortium and relocating to Oceanside, California . By 1971, the GTU was fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.[2]
In 1969, the GTU common library was established and the individual libraries of the seminaries were merged into one collection. In the 1970s, construction began on a Louis I. Kahn-designed building to house the GTU library. The main library building was completed in 1987 and was named the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library in honor of the Hewlett Foundation.[3]
Presidents and deans
Presidents of the GTU
- John Dillenberger (1967-1971)
- Claude Welch (1971-1982)
- Michael Blecker, OSB (1982-1987)
- Robert Barr (1987-1992)
- Glenn R. Bucher (1992-1999)
- James Donahue (2000-2012)
- Riess Potterveld (2013–Present)
Deans of the GTU
- Sherman E. Johnson (1962-1963)
- John Dillenberger (1963-1971)
- Claude Welch (1971-1987)
- Judith Berling (1987-1996)
- Margaret Miles (1996-2001)
- Arthur Holder (2001–2016)
The Dean of the GTU is the chief academic officer of the institution. The dean also chairs the GTU's Council of Deans, composed of the academic deans of consortial member schools. Traditionally, the GTU's dean holds the John Dillenberger Professorship in their general field of specialization. The 5th Dean of the GTU, Margaret Miles, was John Dillenberger Professor of Historical Theology while the 6th and current dean, Arthur Holder, is John Dillenberger Professor of Christian Spirituality.
Council of Presidents and Council of Deans
Council of Presidents
- Riess Potterveld (GTU)
- Paul M. Martin (ABSW)
- W. Mark Richardson (CDSP)
- Peter Rogers, OP (DSPT)
- Michael E. Engh, SJ (JST)
- Chris Kimball (PLTS)
- David Vásquez-Levy (PSR)
- James L. McDonald (SFTS)
- Rosemary Bray McNatt (SKSM)
Council of Deans
- Arthur Holder (GTU)
- LeAnn Snow Flesher (ABSW)
- Ruth Meyers (CDSP)
- Christopher Renz, OP (DSPT)
- Thomas Massaro, SJ (JST)
- Alicia Vargas (PLTS)
- Bernard Schlager (PSR)
- Jana Childers (SFTS)
- Gabriela Lettini (SKSM)
Member seminaries and research centers
Consortial seminaries
- American Baptist Seminary of the West (American Baptist and Progressive National Baptist)
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific (Episcopal)
- Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
- Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
- Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (ELCA)
- Pacific School of Religion (United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, and United Methodist Church), including the Swedenborgian House of Studies
- San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian Church (USA))
- Starr King School for the Ministry (Unitarian Universalist)
Affiliated research centers
- The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies
- Institute of Buddhist Studies (Buddhist Churches of America)
- Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Center for the Arts, Religion, and Education
- Center for Islamic Studies
- The Mira and Ajay Shingal DCF Center for Dharma Studies
- Center for the Study of Religion and Culture
- Center for Swedenborgian Studies [4]
- Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
- New College Berkeley
- School of Applied Theology
Academics
Religious traditions represented within the Graduate Theological Union include Protestantism, Catholicism, Unitarian Universalist, Eastern Orthodox Traditions, Judaism, Islam, Buddhist, and Hinduism. Curricula amongst the schools includes the arts, biblical studies, cultural and historical studies, ethics, social theory, spirituality, interreligious and interdisciplinary studies, in addition to subjects in systematic and philosophical theology. GTU offers M.A. in cooperation with member seminaries and Doctor of Theology degrees as well as the Ph.D program in cooperation with the University of California at Berkeley. GTU consortial seminaries variously offer M.Th., M.Div, Doctor of Ministry, S.T.B., S.T.L., and S.T.D. degrees.
The GTU also offers certificates in specialized studies including the following:
- Asian and Oceanic Cultures and Faith Traditions
- Black Church/Africana Religious Studies
- Hindu Studies
- Islamic Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Orthodox Christian Studies
- Buddhist Chaplaincy
- Women's Studies in Religion
All degree seeking students at GTU may take any classes offered at the University of California, Berkeley, and have access and borrowing privileges at the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University libraries. Only Ph.D. students have unrestricted access to registering for UCB classes (subject to approval of course instructors); Th.D. and M.A. students can only take a maximum of 1 class per semester. Ph.D. students taking courses at UCB are able to obtain Cal 1 Cards, which can be loaded with funds for photocopying or for other purposes. Cross-registration opportunities are also available for GTU students at Dominican University of California, Holy Names University, and Mills College.
Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology
The GTU houses its own in-house academic journal, the Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology.[5] The journal is managed by current doctoral students, although peer-reviewers include members of the consortial doctoral faculty. It publishes many of the lectures occurring throughout the year around the consortium, as well as several original articles and book reviews. Occasionally, special issues are commissioned to celebrate important milestones in the life of the GTU. The journal welcomes submissions from scholars from and outside of the GTU, and publishes one regular issue a year. All issues are available free online.
American Academy of Religion
GTU faculty, alumni, and students have been active in the American Academy of Religion by directing or leading sections, groups, and in other capacities. Several members of the GTU community have served as presidents of the Academy.
- John Dillenberger (1987-1988)
- Judith Berling (1991-1992)
- Margaret R. Miles (1997-1998)
- Laurie Zoloth (2013-2014)
Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology
GTU faculty and alumni have been recipients of the prestigious Henry Luce Fellowship, which is supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and administered by the Association of Theological Schools. In the following list, institutions listed indicate the affiliation of the recipient at the time of award.[6]
- Margaret R. Miles (Harvard Divinity School): "Religion and Values in Contemporary North American Popular Film." (1994-1995)
- J. Rebecca Lyman (CDSP): "From Error to Disease: Shifting IMages of Theological Dissent and Authority in Ancient Christian Communities" (1996-1997)
- Judith Berling (GTU): "Entering Other Worlds: Theological Learning and Non-Christian Religions" (2001-2002)
- Lizette Larson-Miller (CDSP): "Holy Ground: Discerning Sacred Space in Public Places" (2002-2003)
- Philip L. Wickeri (SFTS): "Reconstructing Christianity in China: K. H. Ting and the Chinese Church" (2005-2006)
- Jerome Baggett (JST): "Sense of the Faithful: An End and Beginning of American Catholicism" (2006-2007)
- Mia M. Mochizuki (JST/GTU): "The Netherlandish Print Abroad, 1543-1639: Art, Religion and Economics in the Early Modern World" (2009-2010)
- Sandra M. Schneiders (JST): "Risen Jesus, Cosmic Christ: Biblical Spirituality in the Gospel of John" (2011-2012)
Library
The Graduate Theological Union maintains the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, the largest theological library west of the Rockies, and one of the largest theological libraries in the world, with around 509,000 volumes.[7] It has a branch in San Anselmo, housed in the former library of the San Francisco Theological Seminary. Its material acquisitions are coordinated with the University of California Berkeley and Stanford University libraries. Borrowing privileges are available for all three institutions. Furthermore, GTU students are privy to borrowing from the University of Texas, Austin libraries as part of the RCLP agreement between University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and UT-Austin. In addition, GTU and UCB students can access the rare and special collections in both institutions' libraries. Altogether, GTU students have ready access to more than 20 million volumes of resources, more than any theological institution in the world.
Ranking
The National Research Council (NRC) has released a comprehensive assessment of doctoral programs in the United States.[8] In one independent compilation based on the NRC’s "regression-based" rankings, the GTU appears at No. 22 overall.[9][clarification needed]
Notable alumni
Art and religion
- Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu, Associate Professor of Theology and Theological Aesthetics at Loyola Marymount University[10]
Biblical studies
- Faustino M. Cruz, SM (M.A., 1988), Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Seattle University[11]
- The Rev. Patricia Dutcher-Walls), Dean of Studies and Professor of Hebrew Scripture at Vancouver School of Theology
- Barbara Green, OP, Professor of Biblical Studies at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
- Uriah Kim, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Hartford Seminary
- Gregory E. Sterling, Henry Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale University Divinity School
- George E. Tinker, Clifford Baldridge Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology
Christian spirituality
- Douglas E. Christie, Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University[12]
- Lisa E. Dahill (Ph.D., 2001), Associate Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University[13]
- Andrew Dreitcer, Associate Professor of Spirituality and Director of Spiritual Formation at Claremont School of Theology[14]
- Daniel G. Groody, Associate Professor of Theology at University of Notre Dame [14]
- Noreen L. Herzfeld (Ph.D., 2000), Nicholas and Bernice Reuter Professor of Science and Religion at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
- Janet K. Ruffing, RSM, Professor in the Practice of Spirituality and Ministerial Leadership at Yale University Divinity School
Cultural and historical studies of religions
- Jonathan H. X. Lee (M.A.), Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University [15]
- Jennifer Howe Peace (Ph.D.), Associate Professor of Interfaith Studies at Andover-Newton Theological Seminary[16]
Ethics and Social Theory
- Frances Adeney, William A. Benfield, Jr. Professor of Evangelism and Global Missions at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Jerome P. Baggett, Professor of Religion and Society at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University [17]
- James Donahue, President of Saint Mary's College of California
- Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council [18]
- Kathryn Poethig (Ph.D.), Professor of Global Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay [19]
- Tamara Rodenberg (Ph.D.), 20th President of Bethany College (West Virginia)
- Laura Stivers, Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Dominican University of California
- Laurie Zoloth, Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Northwestern University, and the 2013 President of the American Academy of Religion
History
- Virginia Burrus (MA, 1984; Ph.D., 1991), Bishop W. Earl Ledden Professor of Religion at Syracuse University
- Tom Ferguson (Ph.D.), Dean at Bexley Hall Seminary of the Bexley-Seabury Federation.
Homiletics
- The Rev. Jana Childers (Ph.D.), Academic Dean and Professor of Homiletics at San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Jennifer L. Lord (Ph.D. 2003), Dorothy B. Vickery Professor of Homiletics and Liturgical Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.[20]
- Debra Mumford (M.A., Ph.D.), Frank H. Caldwell Professor of Homiletics and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Interdisciplinary Studies
- Jorge Aquino (Ph.D. 2005), associate professor of theology and religious studies at University of San Francisco
- João Biehl (Ph.D., 1996), Susan Dod Brown Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University
- Rev. Jae-Haeng Choi (Ph.D.), senior pastor at Fincastle United Methodist Church, and a specialist in the intersections of Christian spirituality and psychology.[21]
- The Rev. David V. Esterline (Ph.D. 1985), sixth and current president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Professor of Cross-Cultural Theological Education [22]
- Jennifer Scheper Hughes (Ph.D. 2005), associate professor of history at University of California, Riverside [23]
- James Treat (Ph.D., 1993), associate professor of religion at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [24]
Liturgical studies
- Rev. Lizette Larson-Miller (Ph.D., 1992), Huron-Lawson Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Huron University College. She is Nancy and Michael Kaehr Professor Emerita at Church Divinity School of the Pacific.[25]
- Jonathan Y. Tan (M.A., 1998), The Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies at Case Western Reserve University[26]
Psychology and religion
- Jeanette Rodriguez (Ph.D, 1990), professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University [27]
- Loren L. Townsend (Ph.D.), Henry Morris Edmonds Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Systematic and Philosophical Theology
- Nancy Katherine Frankenberry, John Phillips Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College
- Kristen Johnston Largen, associate professor of theology at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg [28]
- Robert Lassalle-Klein, associate professor of religious studies at Holy Names University
- Edward L. Krasevac, OP, professor of theology at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology[29]
- Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, (Ph.D. 2001), professor of religious studies and assistant provost for undergraduate education at University of Miami.[30]
- Kate McCarthy, (Ph.D. 1994), professor of comparative religion at California State University, Chico
- Margaret R. Miles, (Ph.D. 1977), Benjamin Bussey Professor Emerita of Theology at Harvard Divinity School and the 5th academic dean of the Graduate Theological Union. She became the first tenured female faculty member at Harvard Divinity School when she attained her tenure in 1985. While at the GTU, her dissertation director was Massey H. Shepherd.[31]
- Andrew Sung Park, professor of theology and ethics at United Theological Seminary
- The Very Rev. W. Mark Richardson, president and dean of Church Divinity School of the Pacific
- Jenny Te Paa-Daniel, (Ph.D., 2001) Ahorangi (Dean) Emerita of Te Rau Kahikatea at St. John's College, Auckland and the first Maori woman to receive a doctorate in theology.
- Fred Sanders, professor of theology at the Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University.
- Nancy Pineda-Madrid, (Ph.D. 2005), associate professor of theology and Latino/Latina ministry at Boston College School for Theology and Ministry[32]
- Nancey Murphy, (Th.D. 1987), professor of Christian philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary[33]
- Terrence W. Tilley, (Ph.D. 1976), Avery Cardinal Dulles professor of Catholic theology at Fordham University[34]
- Mark E. Wedig, OP, (M.A.) associate dean of graduate studies and professor of theology, liturgical and sacramental theology at Barry University.
- Wesley Wildman, professor of theology and ethics at Boston University, co-founder of Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion, and Director of Liberal Evangelical
Other
- John Dear (M.A.), 2008 nominee for the Nobel Prize in Peace 2008
- Peter Feldmeier (Ph.D. 1996), Thomas and Margaret Murray and James J. Bacik Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of Toledo.
- Charlotte Fonrobert (M.A., Ph.D.), associate professor and graduate director of religious studies, co-director of Taube Center for Jewish Studies at Stanford University
- Ted Grimsrud (Ph.D. 1988), professor of theology and peace studies at Eastern Mennonite University
- James Noel (Ph.D.), Eugene Farlough, Jr. Professor of African American Christianity at San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Vincent W. Patton III (Ed.D.), retired master chief petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard
- The Rev. Tamara Nichols Rodenberg (Ph.D.), vice president for advancement at Brite Divinity School
- Robert John Russell (M.A.), Ian Barbour Professor of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
- Shibley Telhami (M.A.), Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland
- Arthur S. Thomas, chief of chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
Notable graduates of GTU member schools
American Baptist Seminary of the West
- Debra Mumford (M.Div.), Frank H. Caldwell Professor of Homiletics and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
- Wilton H. Bunch, (M.Div.), professor of philosophy at Samford University
- Ellen Davis (M.Div.), Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke University
- David Hurd, (M.Div.), professor emeritus of church music at General Theological Seminary
- The Most Rev. Paul Kwong (M.Div.), 2nd Bishop of Hong Kong and Archbishop and Primate of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
- The Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera (M.Div.), bishop suffragan emerita of Olympia and first Latina bishop in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.
- The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori (M.Div.), 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, first female Primate in the Anglican Communion
- Ellen K. Wondra (M.Div.), research professor of theology and ethics at Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation and member of the World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order.[35]
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
- Edward L. Krasevac, OP (M.Div., 1978), professor of theology at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology[29]
- Christopher J. Renz, OP (M.Div., DSPT), academic dean at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology.
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
- Jerome P. Baggett, (STL) Professor of Religion and Society at Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University [17]
- Eduardo C. Fernandez, SJ, (M.Div.), professor of pastoral theology and ministry at Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.
- Rev. Michael E. Engh, SJ (M.Div.), President of Santa Clara University
- Daniel G. Groody, (STL), Associate Professor of Theology at University of Notre Dame
- Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ (M.Div.), 25th and current President of Creighton University
- Edward L. Krasevac, OP (MA, 1974; STL, 1989), Professor of Theology at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology [29]
- Michael C. McCarthy (M.Div.), Edmund Campion, SJ, University Professor at Santa Clara University
- Bruce Morrill, SJ (M.Div.), Edward A. Malloy Professor of Catholic Studies and Professor of Theological Studies at Vanderbilt University
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
- Marva J. Dawn (Th.M.), internationally renowned Evangelical writer and speaker
- George E. Tinker (M.Div.), Clifford Baldridge Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology
Pacific School of Religion
- Bishop Wilbur Choy (M.Div.), first Asian American Bishop in the United Methodist Church.
- Dorothy Donnelly (Th.D. 1973). A Roman Catholic nun, she was the first full-time female professor of theology at the Jesuit School of Theology.[36]
- Bishop Yvette Flunder, (M.Div.), founder of the City of Refugee and Chair of the San Francisco Inter-religious Coalition on AIDS
- Rev. M. Linda Jaramillo, (M.Div.), executive minister of the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries and a member of the UCC Collegium of Officers.[37]
- Rev. John Kemper (D.Min.), Provincial Superior of the US Province of the Society of Saint-Sulpice.
- Hon. Victoria Kolakowski, (M.Div.), Alameda County Superior Court judge; first openly transgender trial judge in the United States.
- Rt. Rev. Christopher Lowson (S.T.M., 1976), the 72nd Bishop of Lincoln.[38]
- Robert John Russell (M.Div.), Ian Barbour Professor of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
- Traci C. West (M.Div.), James W. Pearsall Professor of Christian Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School
- Thomas V. Wolfe (M.Div.), President and Bishop Henry White Warren Professor of Leader and Ministry Praxis at Iliff School of Theology[39]
San Francisco Theological Seminary
- The Rev. ChangBok Chung, President of Hanil University
- Chung Chin-Hong, Professor of Phenomenology of Religion at Seoul National University
- The Rev. David Lee Dobler, Moderator of the 205th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) [40]
- The Rev. Glenda Hope, founder of San Francisco Network Ministries. Her work among the homeless in San Francisco's Tenderloin district has earned her recognition by the Dalai Lama as an Unsung Hero of Compassion and US Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey.[41]
- Bishop Yvette Flunder, founder of the City of Refugee and Chair of the San Francisco Inter-religious Coalition on AIDS
- Carolyn S. Leeb, lecturer in theology at Valparaiso University.
- Herb Long, former Dean of Students at Harvard Divinity School.
- The Rev. Laura Mendenhall, former President of Columbia Theological Seminary
- The Rev. Neal D. Presa, Moderator of the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) [40]
- The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)[40]
Starr King School for the Ministry
- The Rev. Robert Fulghum, author of eight best-selling books of non-fiction, including All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten and It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
Faculty
The GTU's 7th and current president is Riess W. Potterveld, who previously was president at the Pacific School of Religion and Lancaster Theological Seminary.
The GTU's 6th and current dean is Arthur Holder, who previously served as Academic Dean at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. One of his predecessors was Judith Berling, who is professor of Chinese religions at the GTU and was president of the American Academy of Religion in 1990.
The GTU draws its consortial faculty from its constituent seminaries and centers. Although faculty members are employed at their respective seminaries and centers, they commit to supervising doctoral and masters students, as well as occasionally teaching GTU-wide courses. Thus, the GTU arguably possesses the largest faculty in religious and theological studies in the world, with more than 50 members.
Current faculty
- Deena Aranoff, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at the GTU's Center for Jewish Studies.
- Jerome Baggett, Professor of Religion and Society at the Jesuit School of Theology.
- David Balch, Professor of New Testament at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
- Kathryn Barush, Assistant Professor of Art History and Religion at the GTU and Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.
- Hatem Bazian, co-founder, senior faculty, and Academic Affairs Chair at Zaytuna College. He is also a senior lecturer in the Departments of Near Eastern and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Bazian is also a visiting Professor in Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California and adviser to the Religion, Politics, and Globalization Center at UC Berkeley.
- Judith Berling, Professor of Chinese and Comparative Religions. She was the 4th Academic Dean of the GTU and former President of the American Academy of Religion. She is core faculty in the departments of Cultural and Historical Studies of Religions; and Interdisciplinary Studies.
- Aaron Brody, Robert and Kathryn Riddell Associate Professor of Bible and Archaeology at Pacific School of Theology and participating faculty at the University of California at Berkeley
- Kevin F. Burke, SJ, Associate Professor of Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology. A student of Roger Haight, SJ, his scholarship focuses on Christology, spirituality, and the theology of Ignacio Ellacuria. He is core faculty member in both Systematic and Philosophical Theology; and Christian Spirituality departments.
- Ronald D. Burris, Professor of Church History at American Baptist Seminary of the West.
- Thomas Cattoi, Dwan Family Professor in Ecumenical and Interfaith Dialogue and Associate Professor of Christology at the Jesuit School of Theology. A student of Francis X. Clooney, his research focuses on patristics and Christian-Buddhist dialogue. He is core faculty member in three departments: Christian Spirituality, Interreligious Studies, and Systematic and Philosophical Theology.
- Jana Childers, Dean and Professor of Speech-Communications and Homiletics at San Francisco Theological Seminary.
- Peter Yuichi Clark, professor of pastoral care at American Baptist Seminary of the West and Director of Spiritual Care Services at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
- Michael Dodds, OP, Professor of Theology and Philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology.
- Ibrahim Abdurrahman Farajajé, Professor of Cultural Studies and Islamic Studies, and Dean of the Faculty at Starr King School for the Ministry. He is core faculty member in the department of interdisciplinary studies.
- Eduardo C. Fernandez, SJ, professor of pastoral theology and ministry at Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. HIs research focuses on Latina/o theology, social justice, religion and culture, as well as missiology. He was the recipient of the Virgilio Elizondo Award, given by the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians in the United States.
- LeAnn Snow Flesher, Academic Dean and Professor of Old Testament at the American Baptist Seminary of the West.
- Barbara Green, OP, Professor of Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology.
- George E. Griener, SJ, Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology. At the University of Tübingen, he studied under Cardinal Walter Kasper.
- Arthur Holder, Academic Dean and Dillenberger Professor of Christian Spirituality at the GTU.
- Munir Jiwa, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU.
- Jay E. Johnson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture at the Pacific School of Religion
- John Klentos, Spanos Associate Professor of Orthodox Theology at the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute.
- Boyung Lee, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Education and Spiritual Formation at the Pacific School of Religion. She was a student of Thomas H. Groome of Boston College, and directs the Asian-Pacific Islanders Initiative and Changemakers Fellowship Programs at PSR.
- Gabriella Lettini, Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Professor of Theological Ethics and Academic Dean at Starr King School for the Ministry. She was a student of James Hal Cone.
- Elizabeth Liebert, Professor of Spiritual Life at San Francisco Theological Seminary. She was formerly the dean of the seminary, and the first Roman Catholic to serve as an academic dean at a Presbyterian seminary.
- Gregory Love, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Thomas Massaro, SJ, Dean of Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and Professor of Moral Theology. His interests focus on Catholic social ethics as it pertains to economic justice, sociology of religion, and the history of Christian political thought.
- Mary E. McGann, Adjunct Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies at the Jesuit School of Theology.
- Ruth Meyers, Hodges-Haynes Professor of Liturgics and Academic Dean at Church Divinity School of the Pacific.
- Ronald Y. Nakasone, Professor of Buddhist Art and Culture
- James A. Noel, Eugene Farlough Professor of African American Christianity and Professor of American Religion at the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
- Christopher Ocker, Professor of History at the San Francisco Theological Seminary and affiliated faculty of the history department of the University of California at Berkeley
- William O'Neill, SJ, Associate Professor of Social Ethics at the Jesuit School of Theology
- Eugene E. Park, Dornsife Professor of New Testament at the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
- Sangyil Sam Park, Associate Professor of Preaching at American Baptist Seminary of the West.
- Richard Payne, Dean and Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Institute for Buddhist Studies.
- Ted Peters, Lutheran theologian and the Distinguished Research Professor of Systematic Theology at GTU and at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. Editor of the Journal of Theology and Science
- Anselm Ramelow, OP, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
- Robert John Russell, Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
- Rossitza Schroeder, Associate Professor of Arts and Religion at the Pacific School of Religion.
- Naomi Seidman, Koret Foundation Professor of Jewish Culture and Director of the Richard Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the GTU.
- Imam Zaid Shakir, Served in the United States Air Force; served as an interfaith council Chaplain at Yale University, currently chairman of the board, co-founder, and senior faculty member at Zaytuna College
- Augustine Thompson, OP, Professor of History at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology.
- Annette Weissenrieder, Associate Professor of New Testament at the San Francisco Theological Seminary
- Seigen Haruo Yamaoka, H. E. Kosho Ohtani Professor of Shin Buddhist Studies at the Institute for Buddhist Studies.
- Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President, co-founder, and senior faculty member of Zaytuna College. Also, an advisor to Stanford University’s Program in Islamic Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union
- Devin Phillip Zuber, Assistant Professor of American Studies, Literature, and Swedenborgian Studies at the GTU's Center for Swedenborgian Studies.
Former faculty
- David Alexander, Professor of Old Testament and Theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and President Emeritus of Pomona College
- John Dillenberger, Professor and President Emeritus, Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, California
- Marion S. Grau, currently Professor of Systematic Theology and Missiology at MF Norwegian School of Theology, director of the Egede Institute, and editor of the Norwegian Journal of Missiology. Prior to her position, she was Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and member of the core doctoral faculty.
- Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, currently President and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Claremont School of Theology. Prior to then, he was Dean of the Theological School at Drew University and before then, was Professor of Hebrew Bible at Pacific School of Religion.
- Lizette Larson-Miller, Nancy and Michael Kaehr Professor Emerita of Liturgical Leadership at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She is now the Huron-Lawson Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Huron University.[42]
- Mia M. Mochizuki, currently Associate Professor of the History of Art at New York University Abu Dhabi and the Institute of Fine Arts. Prior to then, she was the Thomas E. Bertelsen, Jr. Associate Professor of Art History and Religion, a position co-sponsored by the GTU and the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.
- Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, currently Professor of Theology and Ethics at Shaw University. Prior to then she was director of the Center for Women and Religion at the GTU.[43]
- Tat-Siong "Benny" Liew, currently Class of 1956 Professor of New Testament Studies at College of the Holy Cross. Prior to then, he was Professor of New Testament and Academic Dean at the Pacific School of Religion and a core doctoral faculty member in both the Biblical Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies areas of the GTU.
- Rev. Joyce Ann Mercer, currently Arthur Lee Kinsolving Professor of Practical Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary. Prior to then, she was Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Education at San Francisco Theological Seminary and a core doctoral faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Studies Area of the GTU.
- Margaret R. Miles (Ph.D. 1977), 5th Academic Dean and Dillenberger Professor Emerita of Historical Theology.
- Lewis S. Mudge, Stuart Professor Emeritus of Theology (SFTS). He was professor in the faculty of Religion and Philosophy at Amherst College before joining the faculty and serving as dean at McCormick Theological Seminary until 1987 when he moved to SFTS. Mudge died in 2009.[44]
- Mayra Rivera Rivera, currently Associate Professor of Theology and Latino/a Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Prior to then, she was Assistant Professor of Theology at the Pacific School of Religion[45]
- Annette Schellenberg, currently Professor of Old Testament in the Protestant Faculty at the University of Vienna. Prior to then, she was Associate Professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary.[46]
- Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, Professor Emerita of New Testament and Christian Spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
- Roy I. Sano, Professor Emeritus of Theology and Pacific and Asian American Ministries at Pacific School of Religion
- Choan Seng Song, Professor Emeritus of Theology and Asian Cultures at the Pacific School of Religion.
Distinguished Lectures and Awards
Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Since 1976, GTU faculty annually nominates a consortial faculty member that embodies the scholarly standards, teaching excellence, and interdisciplinary and ecumenical ethos, all of which are represented in the GTU. Nominations are first considered by the Council of Deans, comprising the academic deans of all GTU seminaries.[47]
- 1976: Massey H. Shepherd (CDSP)
- 1977: Bernard Loomer, (GTU)
- 1978: Michael J. Buckley, SJ (JST)
- 1979: Karen Lebacqz (PSR)
- 1980: Kenan B. Osborne, OFM (FST)
- 1981: Robert J. Goeser (PLTS)
- 1982: Claude Welch (GTU)
- 1983: Robert McAfee Brown (PSR)
- 1984: William R. Herzog (SFTS)
- 1985: Benjamin A. Reist (SFTS)
- 1986: Clare Benedicks Fischer (SKSM)
- 1987: Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM (JST)
- 1988: Daniel C. Matt (CJS, GTU)
- 1989: John R. Donahue, SJ (JST)
- 1990: Ted Peters (PLTS)
- 1991: Durwood Foster (PSR)
- 1992: Antoinette Wire (SFTS)
- 1993: Mary Ann Donovan, SC (JST)
- 1994: John Hilary Martin, OP (DSPT)
- 1995: John Coleman, SJ (JST)
- 1996: J. Rebecca Lyman (CDSP)
- 1997: Eldon Ernst (ABSW)
- 1998: Martha Ellen Stortz (PLTS)
- 1999: Archie Smith (PSR)
- 2000: Judith Berling (GTU)
- 2001: Robert J. Russell (CTNS, GTU)
- 2002: Alejandro Garcia-Rivera (JST)
- 2003: Lewis S. Mudge (SFTS)
- 2004: Barbara Green (DSPT)
- 2005: Gina Hens-Piazza (JST)
- 2006: L. William Countryman (CDSP)
- 2007: Richard Gula, SS (FST)
- 2008: Fumitaka Matsuoka (PSR)
- 2009: Philip L. Wickeri (SFTS)
- 2010: Arthur Holder (GTU)
- 2011: Mary Ann Tolbert (PSR)
- 2012: James Noel (SFTS)
- 2013: William Short, OFM (FST)
- 2014: Christopher Ocker (SFTS)
- 2015: William O'Neill (JST)
Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award
The Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award was funded by a gift from the Sarlo Foundation and is given annually to a member of the core doctoral faculty whose teaching and mentoring of doctoral students embodies the values of interreligious dialogue and interdisciplinary approach to teaching. A monetary award is accompanied with this award, along with an announcement at the GTU Commencement.
- 2003: Judith Berling (GTU)
- 2004: Fumitaka Matsuoka (PSR)
- 2005: Clare Fischer (SKSM)
- 2006: Doug Adams (PSR)
- 2007: Gina Hens-Piazza (JST)
- 2008: Jerome P. Baggett (JST)
- 2009: Lewis Rambo (SFTS)
- 2010: Alejandro Garcia-Rivera (JST)
- 2011: Ron Nakasone (IBS)
- 2012: Boyung Lee (PSR)
- 2013: Mia Mochizuki (GTU/JST)
- 2014: William O'Neill (JST)
- 2015: Munir Jiwa (GTU)
Reading of the Sacred Texts Lectures
Sponsored by the Friends of the GTU's Library, the annual lecture invites a speaker connected with a "sacred text" in the broadest sense of the term. Speakers are invited to reflect on the concept in a public lecture held every Spring.
- 1993: John Pairman Brown (GTU, Visiting Scholar)
- 1994: Barbara Oliver (actress)
- 1995: Robert W. Funk (CDSP)
- 1996: Ronald Nakasone (PSR)
- 1997: Huston Smith (UC-Berkeley)
- 1998: Margaret R. Miles (GTU)
- 1999: Jerald C. Brauer (University of Chicago)
- 2000: Nora Marks and Richard Dauenhauer (poets)
- 2001: Snjezana Veljacic-Akpinar (Dharma Realm Buddhist University)
- 2002: Luise Schottroff (PSR/GTU)
- 2003: Rabbi Lawrence Kushner (Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco)
- 2004: Hon. John T. Noonan (US Circuit Judge, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals)
- 2005: Choan-Seng Song (PSR)
- 2006: Mia Mochizuki (JST/GTU)
- 2007: Luis Valdez (playwright, writer)
- 2008: Clifford Cranna (San Francisco Opera)
- 2009: Nargis Virani (New School University)
- 2010: Robert Alter (UC-Berkeley)
- 2011: John P. Meier (University of Notre Dame)
- 2012: Jonathan L. Reed (University of La Verne)
- 2013: Arthur Holder (GTU)
- 2014: Ted Peters and Robert John Russell (CTNS/GTU)
- 2015: Ven. Thepo Rinpoche (Tibetan Association of Northern California)
Surjit Singh Lecture in Comparative Religious Thought and Culture
- 1991: Surjit Singh (SFTS)
- 1992: Howard Eilberg-Schwartz (Stanford University)
- 1993: Huston Smith (Syracuse University)
- 1994: Wendy Doniger (University of Chicago)
- 1995: John Cobb (Claremont School of Theology)
- 1996: Judith Berling (GTU)
- 1997: Seyyed Hossein Nasr (George Washington University)
- 1998: Veer Bhadra Mishra (Banaras Hindu University)
- 1999: Diana Eck (Harvard University)
- 2000: Pandit Chitresh Das (Chhandam School of Kathak Dance)
- 2001: Nancy Scheper-Hughes (UC-Berkeley)
- 2002: Zhuo Xinping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
- 2003: S. Nomanul Haq (University of Pennsylvania)
- 2004: Joanna Williams (UC-Berkeley)
- 2005: Felix Wilfred (University of Madras)
- 2006: Laurel Kendall (American Museum of Natural History)
- 2008: Omid Safi (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)
- 2009: Shibley Telhami (University of Maryland, College Park)
- 2010: Anri Morimoto (International Christian University, Japan)
- 2011: Kate McCarthy (California State University - Chico)
- 2012: Robert Bellah (UC-Berkeley)
- 2013: Jennifer Howe Peace (Andover Newton Theological Seminary)
- 2015: Anantanand Rambachan (St. Olaf College)
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- Church Divinity School of the Pacific
- Starr King School for the Ministry
- Institute of Buddhist Studies
- Zaytuna College
- Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
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