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Happy Holidays to our GTU Friends!

Each day when you turn on your TV, listen to the radio, or read the headlines, you receive news of conflict and violence — and though your heart may break, there is little that you can immediately do to help. As you consider which charitable cause to support this holiday season, we hope you will join the GTU in our belief that learning and teaching curiosity, understanding, and respect for others' beliefs can bring peace to the world. Peace — that's the outcome we strive for in our programs committed to outstanding scholarship and its practical application in the world. Your generous gift can help us meet this goal.

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GTU Alum's peacemaking mission in Zimbabwe

photo by Claremont School of Theology

GTU Alum Andy Dreitcer (Ph.D. '94) and colleagues from the Claremont School of Theology just returned from Zimbabwe, where they led workshops for tribal chiefs, pastors, and government officials on healing and reconciliation in their villages and churches, in the midst of ongoing violence.

"Many of the workshop's 85 participants had been victims of violence themselves," says Dreitcer. "It was the first time that some of them were able to publicly speak of the beatings and torture they had endured. The chance to work together meant so much to them. On the final day of the workshop, when they were developing strategies and projects for reconciliation for their communities, the catharsis was incredible. We are excited to see what happens next."

Read a blog about Dreitcer's work in Zimbabwe.

Save-the-Date!

Islam and Authors
GTU student Jason Van Boom, a Muslim Ph.D. student studying the History of Christianity, interviews Wajahat Ali, playwright, author of the play Domestic Crusaders. A live, onstage conversation.
January 23, 8-9:30 pm.
Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St, Oakland Tickets $7 at the door ($5 for students).

The Annual Symposium of the Joint Doctoral Program in Jewish Studies of UC Berkeley and the GTU
The Literary Art of the Bavli, exploring narrative and literary art in the Babylonian Talmud.
January 26, 9am-4pm
Dinner Boardroom, GTU Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd., Berkeley

Madrasa/Midrasha: Muslim-Jewish Text Study
Hosted by GTU's Center for Jewish Studies and Center for Islamic Studies. Students will read Jewish and Islamic texts on issues of interest to both traditions.
Tuesdays , February 2 - April 6, 7-9:40 pm
Room 116, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Rd., Berkeley
Open to the public by application to lehrhaus.org.
Questions? Contact Center for Jewish Studies | cjs@gtu.edu

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