Press Clippings
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Kuan to speak at Bangor Theological Seminary Convocation
Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, PSR associate professor of Old Testament and director of the CMS program, will give two lectures entitled "Biblical Interpretation and the Rhetoric of Violence and War" and "Reading Race Reading Rahab: Toward an Asian American Reading of the Story of Rahab" during Bangor Theological Seminary's 2009 convocation.
Ferris leaves Canadian Church
Bishop Ronald Ferris has left the Anglican Church of Canada over a dispute of philosophy. Ferris, who received his DMin from PSR, will join the Anglican Network in Canada.
Obituary for Michael Mendiola
A full obituary and memorial service information for recently passed PSR associate professor of Christian ethics, Michael Mendiola is given in this article.
Alumnus recalls marching for civil rights
On Martin Luther King Day, PSR alumnus and former University of Oregon history professor Bob Peters recalls his involvement with the 1965 Montgomery civil rights march. Says Peters, “Not one single black person was registered to vote in Lawrence County when we marched through. Now, we’re going to have a black president.”
McKinney on politics surrounding Warren pick
PSR President and Professor of American religion Bill McKinney is quoted in an article exploring the implications surrounding president Obama's selection of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation.
CLGS and PSR named leaders in study
This article catalogs and commends efforts by PSR's Center for Lesian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) to advance the study of the relation of sex and sexuality to religion and ministry, in cooperation with other organizations.
Tolbert on NY Times 'Mob Ad'
Stringfellow interviewed by Fox News
Roland Stringfellow, CLGS coordinator of the Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations, told Fox News that he has heard of African American individuals being harassed for the passage of Prop 8, but that many are using the Mormon Church as a scapegoat for their anger.
Liu on Climate Change Efforts
Liu Xiaogan, George Russell Tolson Visiting Professor at PSR, said the environment was linked to people's lives, "the values they are pursuing."
Prop. 8 opponents rally across California to protest gay-marriage ban
PSR adjunct professor Penny Nixon leads demonstrators in a group embrace in San Francisco in protest of Proposition 8.
