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.

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New Faculty Announcement

New Faculty Announcement

Iliff School of Theology is pleased to welcome two new faculty members to our team. Rev. Candice NunnTelfort and George Schmidt. Both will start on June 1, 2026.

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Statement from President Butler

Statement from President Butler

The Iliff School of Theology, as always, celebrates the LGBTQIA+ Love Feast, otherwise known as Pride Month! Not only are our students LGBTQIA+, members of our employed community are also LGBTQIA+, nonbinary, and allies.

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Centers & Institutes

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