October 30, 2014, Berkeley, CA — At its meeting on October 29, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the Graduate Theological Union reviewed a series of recommendations from a consulting firm regarding the school’s current and future programming.
The Graduate Theological Union Library invites you to a reception Nufa Gukuru- My Spirit Dances, Majikina Honryu in celebration of Formless Form, the Art of Sho, recent works by Ronald Y Nakasone.
Can't get enough books? Come to the annual GTU Library book sale on the Library Plaza and choose from hundreds of books all on sale for $1-2. People go wild for these books so be sure to get there early for the best selection! There will be refreshments provided.
On the occasion of Jane Daggett Dillenberger's 98th birthday and the publication of her book with John Handley, The Religious Art of Pablo Picasso, select works of art are on display at the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library from May 6 through June 30, 2014. The art and other materials in her honor are from the Center for Arts, Religion and Education collection, as well as works from Dillenberger's personal collection and documents and images from the GTU Archives.
Robert John Russell and Dr. Ted Peters of the GTU Center for Theology and Natural Sciences will be featured at the 22nd annual Reading of the Sacred Texts. The lecture is set for Monday evening, March 3, in the Dinner Board Room. The reception begins at 6:30, followed by the lecture at 7:00. A book sale and signing follow the lecture.
The libriary is currently exhibiting recent paintings by Jim Morphesis, entitled Roses and Wounds. The paintings will be on display through November 24, 2013.
An opening reception and conversation with the artist and Peter Selz will be held on Thursday, October 24, 6-7:30 pm, in the Dinner board room in the library.
The exhibition is made possible by the Jane Dillenberger Fine Arts Endowment Fund.
The GTU library is extending its current exhibition, The Life and Times of Edith Stein, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross: An Archival Exhibit , thorugh February 28, 2014. The exhibit opened on October 1.
The Flora Lamson Hewlett Library's annual book sale will be held in Henry Mayo Newhall Plaza from 10 am to 3 pm on Monday September 30.
Books will generally be $2.00 for hard covers and $1.00 for paperbacks. Some books may be priced slightly higher.
The books are received over the previous year from gift donations. Each year the sale is held on or near the feastday of St. Jerome, the patron saint of libraries.
Currently on display in the library are selections from our New Religious Movements Research Collections. The GTU was one of the first institutions to formally study the evolving nature of new religious organizations, from Hare Krishna to the Unification Church.. These materials are from our 10 main NRM archival collections.
