47th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture with Dr. Richard Payne

Dr. Richard Payne will present the 47th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture titled, “From Ritual to Religion: The Consequences of Taking Nondualism Seriously” on November 15, 2022, at 6:00 PM PST. Register for this event on Eventbrite. Each November, the GTU faculty honors a distinguished professor who embodies the scholarly standards, teaching excellence and commitment to […]

Indigenous Spirituality, Peacebuilding, and Cross-Border Interlocutions/Engagement

Indigenous spirituality and their approach to peacebuilding offers pathways for cosmic harmony, beauty, and respect. It affirms the celebration of life and the continued co-existence of all creation through self-restraint, respect, ecological economics, justice, a sense of finitude and the need to share space for flourishing of the entire oikos. This is why, indigenous tradition matters, […]

6th Annual Borsch-Rast Lecture

The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to host Dr. Kathryn Barush, Thomas E. Bertelsen Jr. Associate Professor of Art History and Religion, for the sixth annual Borsch-Rast Lecture for her 2021 publication, Imaging Pilgrimage: Art as Embodied Experience (Bloomsbury Visual Arts). Register for this event on Eventbrite. In her acclaimed book, Dr. Barush explores contemporary […]

Divining Freedom: Queer Reconceptions of the Tarot Deck

Register for this event on Eventbrite. Tarot decks can be seen as a mirror, reflecting back insights about ourselves and even offering glimpses of the future. The illustrations and interpretations of traditional cards, however, are rooted in a white, patriarchal, heteronormative mindset; for those who do not fit this mold, this can obscure their meaning […]

Joy: Community, Inclusion, and Social Justice ​| A GTU Interfaith Conference

This interfaith conference will feature plenary speakers Amy Hollywood (Harvard Divinity School) and Mary Clark Moschella (Yale Divinity School) as well as a number of presentations from the GTU community speaking from their different traditions and disciplines on the place of joy in religious thought and practice. Register on Eventbrite to attend. Spotlight on These […]

Certificate of Completion in Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing Information Session

Join us for an information session to learn more about the Graduate Theological Union and our recently announced Certificate of Completion for Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing. Register on Eventbrite. The Graduate Theological Union is the most comprehensive center for the graduate study of religion in North America. With a focus on interreligious and interdisciplinary […]

Certificate of Completion in Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing Information Session

Join us for an information session to learn more about the Graduate Theological Union and our recently announced Certificate of Completion for Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing. Register on Eventbrite. The Graduate Theological Union is the most comprehensive center for the graduate study of religion in North America. With a focus on interreligious and interdisciplinary […]

Faith Lifestyles to Beat Plastic Pollution

Join Dr. Iyad Abumoghli and a panel of experts, including Sarah Berg, Acting Director for the Center for Climate Justice and Faith at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, for a live discussion of the ways in which faith communities are uniquely positioned to combat the climate crisis. ___ This GTUx Live event will specifically focus on actions […]

Exploring Queer Theology

This live event celebrates the launch of a new GTUx Original: Introduction to Queer Theology with Dr. Ish Ruiz. The panel for this event features Dr. Ish Ruiz, Dr. Scott MacDougall, and the Rev. Dr. Keith A. Menhinick, who will introduce this emerging field of study, discuss some of the genealogical precursors that gave birth […]

Certificate of Completion in Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing Information Session

Join us for an information session to learn more about the Graduate Theological Union and our recently announced Certificate of Completion for Ecospirituality: Environmental Pathways to Healing. Register on Eventbrite. The Graduate Theological Union is the most comprehensive center for the graduate study of religion in North America. With a focus on interreligious and interdisciplinary […]