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The Graduate Theological Union is a consortium of nine independent seminaries
Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy....
 and schools of theology
Theology

Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
 and eight program centers mainly in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland, California and Emeryville, California....
 as well as San Anselmo, CA. The close relationship among these schools is meant to encourage ecumenical
Ecumenism

Ecumenism now mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation.In its broadest sense, this unity or cooperation may refer to a worldwide religious unity; by the advocation of a greater sense of shared spirituality across the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam....
 and interfaith
Interfaith

The terms interfaith or interfaith dialogue refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional level with the aim of deriving a common ground in belief through a concentration on similarities between faiths, unde...
 dialogue. Students may take classes at any of the member schools, most of which are within a few city blocks of one another. The GTU offers the Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
, Th.D.
Doctor of Theology

Doctor of Theology is a terminal academic degree in theology. It is a research degree, involving the publication of an original contribution to scholarship in the form of a dissertation, that is for most purposes the equivalent of a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology or a similar discipline....
, and M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts is a Postgraduate education academic degree master degree awarded by University in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in English language, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Sciences or Theology and can be either fully-taught, research-based, or a combination of the two....
 degrees, while each of the nine member schools offers the M.Div.
Master of Divinity

In Christianity theology, the Master of Divinity is both the first professional degree and also the terminal degree in Divinity in North America and is a common academic degree in theology seminary....
 degree in preparation for the ministry.






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The Graduate Theological Union is a consortium of nine independent seminaries
Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy....
 and schools of theology
Theology

Theology is the study of the existence or attributes of a deity or gods, or more generally the study of religion or spirituality. It is sometimes contrasted with religious studies: theology is understood as the study of religion from an internal perspective , and religious studies as the study of religion from an external perspective....
 and eight program centers mainly in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland, California and Emeryville, California....
 as well as San Anselmo, CA. The close relationship among these schools is meant to encourage ecumenical
Ecumenism

Ecumenism now mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation.In its broadest sense, this unity or cooperation may refer to a worldwide religious unity; by the advocation of a greater sense of shared spirituality across the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam....
 and interfaith
Interfaith

The terms interfaith or interfaith dialogue refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional level with the aim of deriving a common ground in belief through a concentration on similarities between faiths, unde...
 dialogue. Students may take classes at any of the member schools, most of which are within a few city blocks of one another. The GTU offers the Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
, Th.D.
Doctor of Theology

Doctor of Theology is a terminal academic degree in theology. It is a research degree, involving the publication of an original contribution to scholarship in the form of a dissertation, that is for most purposes the equivalent of a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology or a similar discipline....
, and M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts is a Postgraduate education academic degree master degree awarded by University in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in English language, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Sciences or Theology and can be either fully-taught, research-based, or a combination of the two....
 degrees, while each of the nine member schools offers the M.Div.
Master of Divinity

In Christianity theology, the Master of Divinity is both the first professional degree and also the terminal degree in Divinity in North America and is a common academic degree in theology seminary....
 degree in preparation for the ministry. The GTU maintains a common library
Library

A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual....
 system for all of its member schools. It was founded in the early 1960s and today serves approximately 1300 students.

Member schools

  • American Baptist Seminary of the West
    American Baptist Seminary of the West

    The American Baptist Seminary of the West is a theological school affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Progressive National Baptist Convention....
  • The Church Divinity School of the Pacific (Episcopal)
  • Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
    Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology

    The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology is a Roman Catholic college, seminary, and graduate school in Berkeley, California, California....
  • Franciscan School of Theology
    Franciscan School of Theology

    The Franciscan School of Theology is a Franciscan Seminary in Berkeley, California. FST is owned and operated by the Province of Saint Barbara of the Order of Friars Minor....
  • Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
    Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley

    The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley is one of the member colleges of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.JSTB is located two blocks north of the University of California, Berkeley campus, and about two blocks east of "Northside, Berkeley, California" the central area of the Graduate Theological Union....
  • Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
    Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

    Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California, California is a seminary affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is a member school of the Graduate Theological Union ....
  • Pacific School of Religion
    Pacific School of Religion

    Pacific School of Religion is an ecumenical seminary located in Berkeley, California. It maintains covenantal relationships with the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church and the Disciples of Christ, providing all necessary expectations for candidates to their ordained ministries....
     (United Church of Christ
    United Church of Christ

    The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Protestantism Christian denomination principally in the United States, generally considered within the Reformed churches tradition....
    , Disciples of Christ, and United Methodist Church
    United Methodist Church

    The United Methodist Church is a Christian Church that understands itself to be a part of the one Holy catholic Church of Jesus Christ and the Communion of Saints....
    ), including the Swedenborgian House of Studies
    Swedenborgian House of Studies

    The Swedenborgian House of Studies is the seminary of the Swedenborgian Church of North America at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California....
  • San Francisco Theological Seminary
    San Francisco Theological Seminary

    San Francisco Theological Seminary is a graduate theological institution in California, with a northern campus in San Anselmo, California and a southern campus in Pasadena, California....
     (Presbyterian Church (USA)
    Presbyterian Church (USA)

    The Presbyterian Church or PC is a Mainline Protestant Christian religious denomination in the United States. It is part of the Reformed family of Protestantism, descending from the branch of the Protestant Reformation over which John Calvin had a strong, early influence....
    )
  • Starr King School for the Ministry
    Starr King School for the Ministry

    Starr King School for the Ministry is a Unitarian Universalist seminary in Berkeley, California and part of the Graduate Theological Union. It was founded in 1904 as the Pacific Unitarian School for the Ministry and incorporated in 1906 ....
     (Unitarian Universalist)


Program centers

  • Center for Jewish Studies
  • Institute of Buddhist Studies
    Institute of Buddhist Studies

    The Institute of Buddhist Studies is a Jodo Shinshu-affiliated seminary and graduate school, located in Berkeley, California. It is an affiliate member of the Graduate Theological Union, also located in Berkeley....
  • Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
  • Center for the Arts, Religion, and Education
  • Center for the Study of Religion and Culture
  • Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
    Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences

    The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences is an international non-profit membership organization dedicated to research, teaching and public service....
  • New College Berkeley
  • School of Applied Theology


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