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The GTU is one of the most comprehensive centers for the graduate study of religion in North America.

The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is the largest and most diverse partnership of seminaries and graduate schools in the United States. We are not just a consortium and academy, but a dynamic laboratory that provides scholar-innovators with a staging ground to re-imagine the future of interreligious life. An education with the GTU equips leaders to translate learning into outcomes that will have tangible impact in the world. Since its founding in 1962, the GTU has been at the forefront of interreligious education and dialogue, and the work of our eminent alumni, students, and faculty across cultures, traditions, and technologies continues to create new pathways to a truly pluralistic future.

10/30/2026

What does the future hold for organized religion? KQED’s Alexis Madrigal recently broached this weighty topic with a group that included GTU PhD student Sundiata Rashid. Rashid, who grew up in the East Bay and served as a marine in the Gulf War, is an imam at Lighthouse Mosque in Oakland and Muslim Chaplain at the University of San Francisco. This photo of Rashid was taken by fellow interview guest and Oakland Faith Project founder, artist, and photographer, Nicolò Sertorio, who graciously gave us permission to share his beautiful work. Check out the episode here: https://bit.ly/4BxbGAa

10/07/2026

Are you considering graduate school and wondering if the GTU is right for you? Join us October 19-23 for GTU Visit Week. Attend free classes, information sessions, and community events either in person or online. Explore your interests, ask questions, and get a genuine feel for what it’s like to be part of the GTU community. Space is limited and registration required so be sure to sign up today. Click here for the full schedule and registration link: https://www.gtu.edu/events/2026-gtu-visit-week

10/03/2026

We hope you'll join us next Thursday, October 8 at 5pm for the 2026 Robert N. Bellah lecture, featuring Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in African American Studies at Princeton University. One of the nation's most prominent scholars, Dr. Glaude is an educator, author, political commentator, and public intellectual who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. He also serves on the Morehouse College Board of Trustees and frequently appears in the media as an MSNBC contributor on programs like Morning Joe and Deadline Whitehouse with Nicolle Wallace. Dr. Glaude will deliver an address titled, “Bellah’s Ghost: The Broken Covenant and America’s 250th Anniversary.” Learn more and register to attend in person or via livestream here: https://bit.ly/4e9qJG8

09/30/2026

It’s easy to focus on what students can produce with new technologies. But what if we’re asking the wrong question? In his latest article “What AI Is Forcing Us to Ask About Education,” GTU President Uriah Kim explores the difference between optimization and formation, arguing that education is not only about reaching the right answer or producing polished work, but about how an individual grows as a human through the process of learning. https://bit.ly/4yld4nx

09/26/2026

While the value of higher education is increasingly scrutinized by Americans, more students are seeking educational pathways that connect their academic interests to meaningful careers. To meet these demands administrators of humanities and social science programs are navigating new pressures to demonstrate how their degree programs can prepare students for life and work beyond the classroom. The GTU is responding by developing partnerships with California State University campuses that offer undergraduate programs in religious studies but no graduate program. Read the story here: https://www.gtu.edu/news/partnerships-cal-state-create-new-pathways-students

09/24/2026

As autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence reshape how we live and work, what happens to the human relationships and encounters that give our lives meaning? In a recent Washington Post article, GTU Professor Braden Molhoek and alumna Noreen Herzfeld offer thoughtful perspectives on the intersection of technology, faith, and human dignity. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3TnEwC0

09/21/2026

While the current conversations around artificial intelligence often carry doomsday overtones, in his new book GTU President Uriah Kim draws on his deep experience as a scholar to offer the more hopeful perspective that AI should be engaged as a form of accompaniment in the cultivation of human flourishing. Click here to learn more: https://www.gtu.edu/news/new-AI-book-president-kim

08/29/2026

Artificial intelligence is inspiring people to ask questions that extend well beyond its technological capabilities, including a fundamental inquiry into what it means to be human. In Episode 2.8 of Science and Spirituality for the Curious, host Richard Randolph spoke with faculty member Braden Molhoek, director of the GTU’s Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS), about the ethical and theological implications of artificial intelligence. Their conversation explores AI through the lens of virtue ethics, human responsibility, emerging technologies, and the changing relationship between humanity and the natural world. Visit https://www.gtu.edu/news/braden-molhoek-s-and-s-podcast to learn more.

08/22/2026

In a new op ed in J. The Jewish News of Northern California, GTU President Uriah Y. Kim asks: what kind of people are we becoming in the age of artificial intelligence? Long before Silicon Valley, the Book of Proverbs imagined Lady Wisdom standing at a crossroads, calling people toward discernment, judgment, and human flourishing. Today, as AI reshapes how we learn, work, and make decisions, that ancient question feels remarkably urgent. Kim opines that AI must be designed not only for optimization and productivity, but also for judgment, discernment, and wisdom—and why higher education and theological institutions have a vital role to play in that conversation. Read the full article here:

Long before Silicon Valley’s AI began asking to guide our lives, the Book of Proverbs imagined another guide for human flourishing.

08/14/2026

Nine schools have joined the GTU’s Theological Schools Recentering & Enhancing Library Integral Services (TRELIS) program. By equipping theological schools with the robust library support required for graduate-level academic research, these seminaries will gain access to a wealth of theological librarian support in reference and instruction, online resources, and comprehensive collections in theology and religion. https://www.gtu.edu/trelis

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