The journal Teaching Theology & Religion, under the direction of the GTU has issued a call for papers on the topic of “Bringing New Modalities into the Religion and Theology Classroom.” Manuscripts are due August 15, 2020. A detailed description and guidelines can be downloaded by clicking here.
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.
The GTU is saddened by news of the passing of Dr. Glenn Richard Bucher, the fifth president of the GTU. Dr. Bucher, who passed away at age 79 on June 26, 2019, served as President of the Graduate Theological Union from 1992 through 1999.
GTU President Rabbi Daniel Lehmann responds to the wave of recent attacks on religious communities. "Three times in the past six months the GTU community has gathered for vigils in the wake of attacks to pray for and to stand with the communities most closely affected. But we know we must do more. The scourge of white supremacist terrorism and religious intolerance must be combatted with all of our resources. We must work together for a renewed national commitment to pluralism and respect for human life in all of its diversity. And we must join together to commit our educational and spiritual...