Laura Dunn is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Theological Union. What are you working on right now? I’m currently writing my dissertation which examines the formal and abstract formations of Śakti in contemporary and classic nondual Tantric contexts. Within the scope of this project, I define an “image” as anything that captures the imagination. Therefore, the image of Śakti (divine power) can be found in… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Student Spotlight with Laura Dunn

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion, Art & Religion, Consortial Faculty, Graduate Theological Union. Eduardo C. Fernández, SJ is a Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry at the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. Fr. Fernandez approaches his teaching methodology with a view to what his students will enjoy, how they… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Eduardo Fernández

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion, Art & Religion, Consortial Faculty, Graduate Theological Union. Dr. Dessi Vendova, Postdoctoral Fellow in East Asian Art and Religion, comes to the GTU from Columbia University, where she earned PhD, MPhil, and MA degrees in Religion (Buddhism), with a specialization in early Indian and premodern Chinese Buddhism and… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Dessi Vendova

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion, Art & Religion, Consortial Faculty, Graduate Theological Union. Dr. Kathryn Barush is the Thomas E. Bertelsen Jr. Associate Professor of Art History and Religion at the Jesuit School of Theology and Graduate Theological Union. Read more on her Faculty Page. Why is it important to you that… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Kathryn Barush

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion, Art & Religion, Consortial Faculty, Graduate Theological Union. Fr. Anselm Ramelow, OP is a Professor of Philosophy and the Philosophy Department Chair at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. His classes combine dialogue, Socratic questioning and lecture for an engaging and intellectual structure. Anselm seeks to awaken the… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Faculty Spotlight with Fr. Anselm Ramelow, OP

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion, Art & Religion, Consortial Faculty, Graduate Theological Union. Dr. Thomas Cattoi is Associate Professor of Christology and Cultures and the Dwan Family Endowed Chair in Ecumenical and Interfaith Dialogue at the Jesuit School of Theology. Dr. Cattoi joined the Jesuit School faculty in August 2006 after completing… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Thomas Cattoi

Department of Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion, Art & Religion, Consortial Faculty, Graduate Theological Union. Christopher J. Renz, OP is a Professor of Liturgical Studies and Science & Theology and Director of Institutional Research at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. His background as a scientist provides a lens through which he views… Read More Art & Religion at the GTU: Faculty Spotlight with Chris Renz, OP

Timing is everything. While some may call it fate or luck or divine intervention, this was my experience as a traveler to Japan just prior to the chaos of COVID-19 in America. As I write this post from the confines of my San Francisco apartment where I have self-quarantined for a week now, it seems… Read More SFO to Narita: Traveling Amidst World Uncertainty