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March 21, 2022

Remembering Dr. Norman K. Gottwald

The Rev. Dr. Norman K. Gottwald, Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, died on March 11, at the age of ninety-five. Dr. Gottwald was an Old Testament scholar who pioneered the use of social theory and method in biblical studies. He was known worldwide for his teaching and writing, most notably, The Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 B.C.E. (1979), a celebrated study of the origins of ancient Israel as an indigenous peasant uprising.

December 12, 2019

In Memoriam: Peter Yuichi Clark

The GTU community is saddened to report news of the death of Rev. Dr. Peter Yuichi Clark, who for the past 17 years has served on the GTU consortial faculty as Professor of Pastoral Care at American Baptist Seminary of the West. 

September 03, 2019

Dr. Debra J. Mumford Named GTU Alumna of the Year

GTU Communications

The GTU is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Debra J. Mumford (PhD, ‘07) has been selected as the GTU’s 2019 Alumna of the Year. Dr. Mumford is the Frank H. Caldwell Professor of Homiletics at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where she has taught since 2007. 

January 29, 2018

GTU Presidential Search Accepting Applications through March 1, 2018

GTU Communications

The GTU is actively engaged in a search for the school’s next president and will continue to accept applications from interested candidates through March 1, 2018. We are seeking an innovative and collaborative leader whose compelling vision can inspire and unite this dynamic interreligious institution. The presidential search committee is encouraging the entire GTU community to invite qualified candidates to apply for this position.

March 24, 2016

The GTU and ABSW Mourn Rev. Dr. Paul M. Martin

For Immediate release, March 24, 2016

The GTU is deeply saddened to report news of the death of the Rev. Dr. Paul M. Martin, President of the American Baptist Seminary of the West. Dr. Martin died suddenly on Wednesday, March 23, during a trip to Denver.

Dr. Martin was a dynamic and beloved pastor, scholar, educator, preacher, radio commentator, and spiritual leader. He served in professional ministry for nearly sixty years, including more than fifty years as pastor of congregations in Colorado, California, and Virginia. Martin became President and Professor of...

October 15, 2013

Ministry of the Mind

By the Book | Pursuing Academia while in Ministry by D. Andrew Kille (Ph.D. ’97)

After graduating with my M.Div. from American Baptist Seminary of the West in 1975, I ministered at Grace Baptist Church of San Jose for thirteen years, ten of them as the Senior Pastor.

While reading the work of Morton Kelsey, John Sanford, and Walter Wink, and attending seminars sponsored by the Guild for Psychological Studies, I became increasingly interested in the intersections of psychology and biblical studies. I asked Wink where I might undertake such a study and his reply was the GTU. I began...

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