Hindu Studies Initiative

This performance featuring acclaimed Kathak dance artist Rina Mehta was recorded on April 10, 2015, at the Doug Adams Gallery at the Graduate Theological Union. The performance was presented in conjunction with the 2015 Surjit Singh Lecture on Comparative Religious Thought, and was sponsored by the GTU's Hindu Studies Initiative and the Center for Arts, Religion, and Education (CARE).

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The 2015 Surjit Singh Lecture on Comparative Religious Thought and Culture was held on April 10, 2015. Dr. Anantanand Rambachan, professor of religion at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, spoke on "Interreligious Relations as Friendship: M.K. Gandhi and Charles Freer Andrews."

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By Christopher Cox

from Currents Spring 2015

Dr. Shibley Telhami (MA, 1978) is the Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. A respected scholar, Dr. Telhami has also served as advisor to the US Mission to the UN (1990-91), as advisor to former Congressman Lee Hamilton, and more recently as senior advisor to George Mitchell, President Obama’s United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (2009-2011...

By Alan Kelchner

from Currents Spring 2015

We are pleased to announce that the comprehensive study of the Hindu faith, one of the world’s largest religious cultures, is now available at the Graduate Theological Union. In January, the GTU welcomed renowned professor Dr. Rita Sherma as Director of Hindu Studies, as part of the launch of its highly anticipated Hindu Studies Initiative. The GTU now offers a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in Hindu Studies as well as a Certificate in Hindu Studies...

from Currents Fall 2015

This year, students have two more reasons to come to Berkeley and study here at the Graduate Theological Union.

Beginning this fall, the GTU will be expanding the offerings in its Master of Arts program, allowing for a new concentration in Hindu Studies, as well as new options for students in Interreligious Studies. In January, we welcomed to our faculty Dr. Rita Sherma as Director of the GTU’s Hindu Studies Initiative and Associate Professor of Dharma Studies. She will begin...