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Rooted in Tradition
Rooted in Tradition, Embracing Dialogue

At the GTU, students can engage with Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and more in a rigorously interreligious and ecumenical environment. Enrollment at the GTU is your passport for learning across our network of partner seminaries, centers, and institutes—combining deep tradition with public-facing scholarship and social impact.

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An Interreligious and Ecumenicalâ€ĻApproach to Theology

At the Graduate Theological Union, students pursue advanced study across Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and other religious traditions in conversation with life today. Our consortium offers unmatched academic depth through specialized institutes and seminaries working together for a world of flourishing, mutually respectful communities. Located next door to UC Berkeley, GTU students combine theological scholarship with the resources of a world-class research university.

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Theological Study
Theological Study in the Heart of Berkeley

Our Berkeley campus places students inside one of the world’s most influential intellectual and cultural centers. Close ties to UC Berkeley expand research and teaching opportunities, while the Bay Area offers daily engagement with diverse religious communities, social movements, and cultural institutions. At the GTU, theological study extends well beyond the classroom.

Faculty Forefront

Faculty at the Forefront of Religious Scholarship

GTU faculty are internationally recognized scholars who are published by leading academic presses. While their work is rooted deeply in a religious tradition, they also engage with the most urgent questions of our time, including ecological sustainability, technology and ethics, personal identity, the material conditions of spiritual experience, and the politics of reconciliation and coexistence. Reaching beyond the classroom, their scholarship also speaks to public discourse, policy, and social transformation. At the GTU, students collaborate with faculty mentors to connect rigorous analysis and lived religious experience to contribute to effective social action.

Meet the People of GTU

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Antoinette Bailey

(PhD Candidate)

“I was drawn to the GTU because of specific faculty, particularly my advisor Dr. Valerie Miles-Tribble. I also knew I would have abundant resources because of the member schools and the GTU’s connection with UC Berkeley.”
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Natalie Boskin

(MA ’25)

“The GTU helped deepen my affinity for rabbinic history and historical criticism. I discovered that historical criticism is an important truth-telling technology of our generation.”
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Jensen Martin

(PhD Candidate)

“Besides its stellar reputation, the GTU is one of the few institutions that encourages scholar practitioner students, as it recognizes the passion and potential for success that a practitioner can bring to the table.”
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Sep 24

GTU Perspectives Featured in Washington Post Article about Autonomous Vehicles

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Sep 23

GTU Welcomes Three Distinguished Affiliate Professors to Its Academic Community

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Sep 23

New Doctoral Research Collaboratives Foster Interdisciplinary Scholarship

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Upcoming Events

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SEP
30

Biblical Exegesis: How to Get Started

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Collaborative Learning Space, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
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OCT
06

Biblical Exegesis: How to Get Started

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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OCT
08

2026 Bellah Lecture Featuring Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
2400 Ridge Rd
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A Community of Conviction and Dialogue

For more than half a century, the Graduate Theological Union has cultivated a learning community rooted in deep religious traditions and sustained dialogue. At the GTU, difference is not a barrier to understanding but a source of insight. Explore our academic programs and research collaboratives to learn more.

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