In pre-ecumenical days, neighboring seminaries of different faiths used to eye each other warily, like hostile fortresses. But the barriers of confessionalism are falling fast and nowhere faster than in California's Bay Area.
There, seven divinity schools ranging from Roman Catholic to Unitarian have joined to create a unique Graduate Theological Union offering doctorates of theology and philosophy.
The G.T.U. started in a modest way: with two deans and one student, who flunked out. Now in the third year of operation, it has 24 doctoral candidates and a faculty of 54, drawn from the participating schools. Its students must meet...
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