Why choose Iliff

Iliff is a community of multi-belonging

At Iliff, we honor spiritual traditions that recognize the inherent dignity of all people. The diverse identities of our students, faculty and staff enrich the classroom and broaden the scope of our scholarship. Students from a range of religious, spiritual, and secular backgrounds thrive at Iliff, working across lines of difference to advocate freedom.

We are a community of many stories, united by our abiding desire to build a more just future.

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Embodied Spirituality

Preparing learners to understand and assess the spiritual dimensions of life in its many embodied forms.

Social Justice and Ethics

Engaging learners in a complex interdisciplinary analysis of historical and contemporary social justice struggles and movements.

Religion, Trauma, and Healing

Engaging interdisciplinary perspectives on experiences of individual, communal, generational, and historical trauma.
University of Denver's Mary Reed Hall and Harper Humanities Garden

Professional Ministries in Context

Helping people enhance and develop inclusive and justice-oriented ministries in the 21st century responsive to particular contexts and communities. Ideal for students pursuing ordination.

From the President’s Desk

“We Advocate Freedom!” Teach-In: Session 4 | Oct. 10

Session 4: UMC Social Principles and the Impact of Socially Responsible Investments. This session has been developed in direct response to student questions regarding where and how Iliff invests its resources. Guest speakers will review the fundamentals of endowments, investing, and social responsibility.

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“We Advocate Freedom!” Teach-In: Session 4 | Oct. 10

“We Advocate Freedom!” Teach-In: Session 4 | Oct. 10

Session 4: UMC Social Principles and the Impact of Socially Responsible Investments. This session has been developed in direct response to student questions regarding where and how Iliff invests its resources. Guest speakers will review the fundamentals of endowments, investing, and social responsibility.

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Institutional Advancement

Introducing TIER

Graduate Theological Education for Everyday People

TIER offers theological education to the public outside of a traditional degree program. Our fully online, 3-week intensives allow you to build study into your weekly schedule. Our summer series begins June 10th.

Centers & Institutes

Advocating freedom means empowering individuals, communities and businesses to pursue equity through innovative thinking.