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Dr. Green will join the faculty on July 1, 2022, and she will begin offering courses in the Fall 2022 semester. A global scholar of religion whose work incorporates the philosophy of religion, feminist theology, and activism, Dr. Green brings a fresh perspective to the interpretation of scripture and other theological sources, such as in her forthcoming volume, Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Atonement, co-edited with Eric D. Huntsman (University of Illinois). Featured NewsDr. Devin P. Zuber Honored with the 2022 GTU Excellence in Teaching Award The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 GTU Excellence in Teaching Award.    Featured NewsCenter for Theology and Natural Sciences Celebrates Dr. Robert Russell’s 40-Years of Leadership, Welcomes Dr. Braden Molhoek as New Director Featured NewsDr. Jennifer W. 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Zuber Honored with the 2022 GTU Excellence in Teaching Award The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 GTU Excellence in Teaching Award.    May 06, 2022S360 Co-Chair Dr. Devin Zuber Organizes International Environmental Humanities Workshop at the Humboldt University of BerlinGTU Sustainability 360 GTU Sustainability 360 Co-Chair and Visiting Professor of Religion & Literature at the Humboldt University of Berlin has organized a one-day international environmental humanities workshop "The Body, Religion, and Planetary Imagination in a Time of Environmental Crisis" featuring a group of international scholars from the environmental humanities, religion & theology, as well as cultural & literary studies, to collectively discuss a set of questions and challenges provoked by our unfolding environmental crisis. 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