The Two Thousand and Twenty-Four Commencement Exercises
May ninth • Two thousand and twenty-four Berkeley, California
The Graduate Theological Union academic procession begins with the members of the Consortial Council, comprised of representatives of the member schools, processing in alphabetical order by school name. The GTU Deans of the member schools follow. Members of the Faculty come next, followed by the GTU President, the GTU Academic Dean, the GTU Associate Dean, the GTU Senior Director for Student Success, and the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. The Graduates complete the procession in alphabetical order by last name; Certificate graduates enter first, followed by the Master of Arts graduates, and then the Doctor of Philosophy graduates.
This academic procession symbolizes the GTU as the sum of its significant parts. The Faculty is the centerpiece of our academic endeavors anchored by the cooperative and collaborative leadership of the consortium-wide Presidents and Deans and the GTU Board and administration. The Graduates, on this special day, are the focus of our attention. Graduates process through and are greeted by all the many families and friends that have supported them through this journey.
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Graduate Theological Union Commencement Exercises
Invocation
Raya Hazini
GTU MA Graduate
Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Greetings and Remembrances
Uriah Y. Kim President Graduate Theological Union
Announcements and Introductions
Jennifer W. Davidson
Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Announcement of the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient
And Introduction of the Commencement Speakers
Remarks by a Faculty Member
Valerie Miles-Tribble
Professor of Ministerial Leadership and Practical Theology
Berkeley School of Theology
“Bracing Forward”
Conferral of Degrees
Uriah Y. Kim, President, GTU
Jennifer W. Davidson, Dean, GTU
William Glenn, Chair, GTU Board of Trustees
Remarks by a Graduate
Dr. Jess Jones
GTU PhD Graduate Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion “Helpers on the Hill”
Benediction
Dr. Gideon Mbui
GTU PhD Graduate Theology and Ethics
Certificate in Interreligious Chaplaincy
Carmen Teresa Gomez
Jagjiwan Ram Gossai
Bindu Gupta
Varsha Kaushal
Usha Narasimhan
Linda Oberstein
Myra Paci
Samantha Podrebarac
Alan Shore
Nisha Singh
Madhuri Reddy Velagala
Lisa Webster
Certificate in Interreligious Studies
Deborah Lowen
Kenny Solis
Alexandra Bishop
Master of Arts
Practical Considerations for Suffering Well
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
Anh Tran (Coordinator)
Julie Hanlon Rubio
Roman Catholicism values suffering positively, which contradicts theodicy’s basic intuition (that suffering is evil) and morality’s main rule (that evil cannot be intended). The Church’s claim is affirmed, and narrative is utilized as an alternative tool of ethical reasoning to provide a guide to intentionally suffering well.
Stephanie du Pont
Hinduism, the Transcendentalists, and the Environmental Movement: How Hinduism Influenced the Western World in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Center for Dharma Studies
Rita Sherma (Coordinator)
Devin Zuber
The Transcendentalists are credited with the development of many significant cultural events including the women’s rights movement, the abolition of slavery, and the early environmentalist movement. While scholars have looked to the influences on American religion and conservation history by writers such as Thoreau and Emerson, many have denied the significant influence of the Dharma traditions on the Transcendentalists.
Master of Arts
Cynthia Lynn Espinoza
Theological Challenges in Interreligious Spiritual Care: How Chaplains Navigate Boundaries with Authenticity
Graduate Theological Union
Kamal Abu-Shamsieh (Coordinator)
Laurie Garrett-Cobbina
Marilyn Buehler
This capstone explores the theo-ethical challenges encountered by hospital chaplains during interreligious spiritual care and strategies for navigating them. Data from nine thirty-minute interviews with chaplains were interpreted through reflexive thematic analysis. In the second part, one identified challenge— ritual care—is contextualized within the theo-ethical framework of the researcher’s spiritual tradition as a follower of Meher Baba.
Raya Marie Hazini
A Historical Examination of 19th Century Persia: Women’s Role in the Emergence of the Bábí and Baha’i Faith, The Life and Leadership of Fatima Baraghani ( Ṭáhirih)
Graduate Theological Union
Mahjabeen Dhala (Coordinator)
Robert Stockman
This historical examination delves into 19th-century Persia, focusing on women’s pivotal role in the emergence of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faith. Highlighting the life and leadership of Fatima Baraghani, also known as Ṭáhirih, the first woman disciple in the Bábí movement, underscores her significant contributions. This study argues that understanding her leadership enriches our comprehension of Bahá’í history and women’s roles in Abrahamic traditions.
Master of Arts
Henry Brian Mayo
“Give Honor to My Name.” (Hermeneutical Project, from Malachi 2:1-9)
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Julián Andrés González Holguín (Coordinator)
LeAnn Snow Flesher
This paper, and the sermon that came from it, examines the Hebrew text of Malachi 2:1-9, to show to a local church congregation, the poetic elements in those verses. In addition, this paper hopes to show the congregation in question, that Biblical Hebrew poetry, of the kind in Malachi 2:1-9, adds meaning and power to the verses.
Yusuf Mullick
Shukr as a Case Study in the Qur’an Glossary of al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī
Center for Islamic Studies WITH HONORS
Munir Jiwa (Coordinator)
Marianne Farina, C.S.C.
Over 1200 years ago, Islamic civilization pioneered some of the world’s first major dictionaries, thus birthing a tradition of Arabic lexicography previously unfamiliar to other intellectual traditions. This essay sheds light on the understudied subject of Qur’anic lexicography by analyzing the entry for shukr (gratitude) in the widely referenced Mufradāt alfā ẓ al-Qur’ān, by al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī (d. 1108), a sui generis glossary within the broader field of Arabic lexicography. A demonstration is provided on how a study of the Mufradāt can enrich understanding of Qur’anic vocabulary beyond single-word translations, concluding with a survey of contemporary Arabic-English Qur’an glossaries on the market.
Eleanor Schnarr
Swedenborgianism in India: D. Gopaul Chetty and the Marriage of Swedenborg and Śaiva Siddhanta
Center for Swedenborgian Studies
Rebecca Esterson (Coordinator)
James Lawrence
This paper explores the life and work of D. Gopaul Chetty, a South Indian social reformer and theologian. During the 1920s and 30s, Chetty created a new and fascinating spiritual movement that combined aspects of Tamil Śaivism and the philosophy of eighteenth-century Swedish Christan mystic, Emanuel Swedenborg. This movement was, in many ways, shaped by the geopolitics of the time it came from, but it also contains a vital lesson for the Swedenborgian movement and challenges the redefinition of what is called a “church.”
Yasser Shohoud
A Vision of Islamic Education in America
Center for Islamic Studies WITH HONORS
Munir Jiwa (Coordinator)
Marianne Farina, C.S.C.
In this paper, the argument is made that American Muslims must envision their education as a lifelong journey whose purpose is transforming the self to fulfill one’s role and purpose. Beginning with establishing Islam’s vision of education as a lifelong journey for self-transformation, exploration is conducted on the purpose, motivation, and shortcomings of past and current mainstream visions of Islamic schools in America. Starting with Nation of Islam, then Muslim immigrants from previously colonized countries, then post 9/11, a few factors are enumerated that are required for evolving the vision of Islamic education in America.
Mia Simone Trachtenberg
The Compassionate Indweller: Uncovering the Maternal Divine Through Childhood Imagination, Co-creation, and Communal Return
Center for Jewish studies
Sam Shonkoff (Coordinator)
Deena Aranoff
This paper discusses the Kabbalistic concept of the Jewish Maternal Divine, who dwells within the heart. To locate the Her, one must return to a childlike state of creativity and openness. Just as mother and child come into the world simultaneously, the bridge to a Divine Mother is, reflexively, built in our childlikeness.
Yuting Wang (Miaojie)
Self-immolation in Rainmaking Rituals and Chinese Buddhism Institute of Buddhist Studies
Richard Payne (Coordinator)
Nancy G. Lin
This thesis focuses on cases of self-immolation in rainmaking rituals, aiming to deepen readers’ understanding of the meaning of the sacrificial ritual by investigating the history and formation of self-immolation in ancient China and medieval Chinese Buddhism. Moreover, discussion is provided on the criticism of bodily offerings, presenting a comprehensive perspective on the true meaning of self-immolation within the scope of Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Master of Arts
Shadow Wilf
The Grand Illusion: Gender Performativity in Mahayana Literature Institute of Buddhist Studies
Scott A. Mitchell (Coordinator)
Nancy G. Lin
Dessislava Vendova
Gender transformation in Buddhist liturgy has existed since the earliest Mahayana texts. However, it has been interpreted quite differently to either support existing patriarchal regimes or to oppose them. This thesis analyzes some of these passages, especially the goddess chapter of the Vimalakirti Sutra, and compares them with modern ideas of gender, such as gender performativity. Through this, we can find new models of understanding the complexity of gender in Buddhist thought, as well as how to better support the influx of gender nonconforming practitioners today.
Steven Zepeda
Engineering Enchantment: How Impactful Paranormal Experiences are Fostered on Ghost Tours
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University WITH HONORS
Jerome Baggett (Coordinator)
James Lawrence
This thesis concerns enchantment on ghost tours. Enchantment is the feeling of being in the presence of a supernatural entity or force. Analysis is conducted on how ghost tour guides and tourists convince one another that a paranormal entity is present through their conversations and actions, as well as studying how attending ghost tours affects peoples’ religious ideas and practices.
Abraham Addam
The Missing Piece of the Peace Puzzle in Ethiopia: Rediscovering African Moral and Cultural Values for Peace and Justice
Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Marianne Farina, C.S.C. (Coordinator)
Hugo Cordova Quero
SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai, University of Portland
The African Indigenous Pedagogy of Conflict Transformation and Positive Peacebuilding prioritizes indigenous practices such as Ubuntu and Palaver to tackle the cultural and structural violence that fuels inter-communal and transnational violent conflicts in Africa. This approach is critical to decolonizing the culture of war and prioritizing local knowledge and dialogue in peacebuilding.
Christina M. Atienza, O.P.
Who Do You Say That You Are? A Psycho-theological and Sociological Comparison of the Identity of American Catholic Sisters and Vajrayana Buddhist Monastics
Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Thomas Cattoi (Coordinator)
Charlie Pokorny
Karma Lekshe Tsomo, University of San Diego
This study probes American Catholic sisters’ post-conciliar identity discernment by comparing their appropriation of the prophetic ideal to a Vajrayāna Buddhist monastic group’s appropriation of the bodhisattvic ideal. Findings suggest that redirecting spiritual emphasis to motivation, deepening the integration of theology and praxis, and aiming for a more holistic development of individual members may enhance the sisters’ collective prophetic agency.
Doctor of Philosophy
Suzanne Elizabeth Caster
The Ten Concubines of 2 Samuel 15-20: Minor Characters as Political Disruptors of Patriarchal Policing
Biblical Studies
LeAnn Snow Flesher (Coordinator)
Diandra Chretain Erickson
Kent Puckett, University of California, Berkeley
This dissertation utilizes methodological elements from Jacques Rancière, Alex Woloch, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak to center the ten concubines in their own story. By emphasizing the ten concubines’ perspective, voice, and significance, their critique of sexual violence within the narrative is amplified. This project concludes by considering how engagement with sacred texts can combat the normalization of rape culture.
Linna Gunawan
Indonesian Collaborative Preaching for Collective Trauma Healing
Religion and Practice
Shauna Kay Hannan (Coordinator)
Mary Donovan Turner
Joyce Ann Mercer, Yale Divinity School
Sylvia Tiwon, University of California, Berkeley
In the spirit of two Indonesian local traditions, a collaborative preaching model is proposed that manifests an egalitarian and welcoming collaborative pattern in relation to all participants in the sermonic conversational group. As a medium for healing collective trauma, this model challenges the entire congregation to be a healing community as a work of the Holy Spirit amid the trauma.
Matthew R. Hartman
White-Hot Environments: Religious Entanglements of Right-Wing Ecologies from Climate Denialism to Climate Nationalism
Theology and Ethics
Cynthia Moe-Lobeda (Coordinator)
Devin Zuber
Filipe Maia, Boston University
This dissertation argues that climate denialism embraced by certain groups on the American religious right is rooted in projects of identity maintenance informed by logics of domination and constructions of whiteness. The emergence of new coalitions on the right in response to climate crisis is the white-hot environment in which this dissertation articulates rhetorical shifts from and between climate denialism and climate nationalism.
Clifton Edward David Huffmaster
Philosophy of Language, Logic, and the Transcendental in Gregory of Nyssa and Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Historical Approach
Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Thomas Cattoi (Coordinator)
Justin Gable, O.P.
Suzanna K. Elm, University of California, Berkeley
This dissertation presents a comparative analysis of the thought of Gregory of Nyssa and Ludwig Wittgenstein on the transcendental and the ineffable. While there is no apparent link between these authors, and they approached the issue of transcendence from different vantage points, it is demonstrated that both concluded the foundations of reality transcend language, logic, and reason.
Doctor of Philosophy
Sewon Jang
Feasts of Fellowship: The Korean Confucian Jesa (Ancestor Rite) as a Resources of Memory for Celebrating the Lord’s Supper in the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK)
Religion and Practice
Eduardo Fernández (Coordinator)
George Griener, S.J.
Paul Janowiak, S.J.
Charles Hirschkind, University of California, Berkeley
Jong Hwan Park, Graduate School of Practical Theology, Korea
This dissertation explores the integration of the Korean Confucian Jesa (ancestor rite) with the Presbyterian Church of Korea's Lord's Supper, embodying John Calvin's eucharistic harmony. It examines Jesa’s cultural values, contrasts PCK’s and Calvin’s eucharistic practices, and proposes a culturally attuned Lord’s Supper. This study advocates theological inclusivity and cultural awareness within the PCK to foster dialogue and enhance understanding.
Jess Paul Jones
Seeking the Saint: A Comparative Analysis of Young Adult Latterday Saints Interview Data Taken from the Family Foundations of Faith Research Study at Brigham Young University
Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Eduardo Fernández (Coordinator)
Christopher Hadley, S.J.
W. Justin Dyer, Brigham Young University
Sam A. Hardy, Brigham Young University
Evidence is presented in this dissertation that young adult Latter-day Saints choose to stay or leave the Church based on the relationships they prioritize, as well as how they personally perceive and respond to the challenges and life changes that they face. These young adults draw upon the religious capital around them to construct personal theologies.
Donghwi Kim
Miracles Reconsidered: A Fresh Assessment from Philosophy, Science, and Theology
Theology and Ethics
Robert Russell (Coordinator)
Ted Peters
George E. Griener
Thomas F. Tracy, Bates College
This dissertation aims to offer a more comprehensive understanding of Christian miracles in an age of modern science. It achieves this by providing a fresh analysis of philosophical, scientific, and theological investigations from the disciplines of philosophy of religion, natural science, and Christian theology. The project specifically attempts to reconsider the alleged miracle claims from a broader context of God’s special providence in the light of Trinitarian theology and an eschatological perspective within the Christian tradition.
Jennifer Lehmann
What Is This You Have Done to Me? Male Victims of Sexual Violence in Genesis
Sacred Texts and Their Interpretation
Deena Aranoff (Coordinator)
Gina Hens-Piazza
Rhiannon Graybill, University of Richmond
This dissertation focuses on the stories of Lot, Jacob, Joseph, and Noah in order to highlight the prevalence of sexual violence against men in Genesis. It further argues that not only does Genesis contain examples of male sexual victimization, but these incidents are also essential to understanding the surrounding narratives.
Gideon Mugambi Mbui
Drumbeats for the Heartbeats: Towards a Constructive African Public Theo-ethics for Holistic Ustawi Theology and Ethics
Gabriella Lettini (Coordinator)
Ted Peters
Peter C. Ajer, University of California, San Francisco
The Drumbeat (DB) project will endeavor to offer some in-depth response to this pertinent, multi-pronged question: Who is Christ for the African? How does he save, and exactly from what does he save? Drawing inspiration from both James Cone and Gustavo Gutierrez’s understandings of salvation as liberation— as well as the work of the Kairos Document theologians in apartheid-era South Africa, among a conglomeration of such other contextual theologians—the DB undertaking will keenly tease out and propose some constructive frameworks for appreciating the liberative implications of holistic salvation for the Kenyan/African context.
Leonard D. McMahon, Jr.
Together and Apart: An Apophatic Approach to Self, Politics, and Race
Theology and Ethics
Arthur Holder (Coordinator)
Jay E. Johnson
Daniela Cammack, University of California, Berkeley
In response to the rise in political and social strife, this dissertation offers a new path forward for those concerned about the quality of our democracy. By pairing theology with political theory, I aim with this project to produce citizens who both yearn for and are capable of constructive politics and racial healing.
Yong Park
Divine Presence in Human World: The Place of the Communicatio Idiomatum in Lundensian Theology
Theology and Ethics
Ted Peters (Coordinator)
Christopher Hadley, S.J.
Diane Bowers
Lois Malcolm, Luther Seminary
This dissertation investigates two things in the story: first, the significance of the idea of the communicatio idiomatum in the Latin tradition, and second, its modification and augmentation in post-Reformation Lutheran Orthodoxy and the Lundensian theology in the twentieth century. The dissertation focuses on examining Christ’s two natures, humanity and divinity, in the historical context of the Western Christian church.
Christian Suba
The Spiritual Historian: James Baldwin and the Transformation of Religion into Art
Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Devin Zuber (Coordinator)
Kathryn Barush
Naomi Seidman, University of Toronto
Josiah Ulysses Young III, Wesley Theological Seminary
Baldwin understood the power that religion could provide but believed that it required a fundamental reconfiguration in order to be universally beneficial. By transforming the positive energies he found within the church into a cornerstone of his artistry, Baldwin believed that they could help us better understand the path toward becoming a more inclusive, empathetic, and loving society.
Wan-Ting Tsai
Preaching Prophetic Care in Taiwan’s Context
Religion and Practice
Shauna K. Hannan (Coordinator)
Paul Janowiak, S.J.
Jonathan A. Seitz, Taiwan Graduate School of Theology
This dissertation rigorously explores prophetic care in homiletics, beginning with social science research on Taiwanese Christians’ perspectives. It examines the historical engagement of Taiwanese churches with social issues, delves into prophetic theology, and proposes a prophetic preaching model for Taiwanese preachers. This work enhances collaborative preaching in prophetic pastoral care, contributing to theological discourse.
Doctor of Philosophy
Stefan Andre Waligur
Howling at the Moon: The Transformative Spirituality of the Irish Lament Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion
Arthur Holder (Coordinator)
Kathryn Barush
Thomas O’Loughlin, University of Nottingham
The Irish lament, a rich and powerful tradition of women keening, co-opted and suppressed for centuries, has persisted, and is re-emerging today in new forms, offering a powerful and much-needed resource for human healing and well-being. Four texts comprise the corpus of primary source material: the Lament of Blathmac (eighth century CE), the Lament of Deirdre (twelfth century CE), the Lament for Art O’Leary (1773) and the contemporary song “Zombie” by the Cranberries (1994).
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Graduate Theological Union
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Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
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Thomas Cattoi, JST-SCU
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