Currents

Through her work at the GTU’s Center for Jewish Studies—and a surprising friendship--Lea Heitfeld is keeping cultural memory alive and helping shape a more hopeful future.

Lea Heitfeld has been in the news a lot recently. The granddaughter...

By Arthur Holder

from Currents Fall 2015

The GTU is a great place to study different religious traditions. Resources abound for students interested in Christianity (Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox), Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Taoism, and now Hinduism and Sikhism. But in today’s increasingly pluralistic world, many students come to the GTU not to study any single tradition, but to explore the connections between two or more of them. Students may be interested in Muslim-Jewish relations, or...

By Suzanne Miller

from Currents Spring 2015

Since earning her doctorate in Religion and Society/Ethics from Graduate Theological Union, Dr. Suzanne Holland, the GTU’s 2014 Alumna of the Year, has become a nationally and internationally recognized bioethicist. Her research focuses on the intersection between religion, ethics, medicine, and new genetic technologies, with an emphasis on issues of justice and feminist bioethics. She continues to reap the benefits of her time at the GTU. “I think the GTU, for...

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...