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PSR: Unafraid Since 1866

Our Mission

Pacific School of Religion prepares a diverse cadre of spiritually rooted leaders with the vision, resilience, and skill to create a world where all can thrive. 

Grounded in the rigorous study and faithful practice of progressive Christian faith, PSR partners with students of all backgrounds to deepen their spirituality and enhance their capacity to lead in transformative ways. Connected to a broad network of religious, educational, not-for-profit, and private sector organizations—with a particular commitment to the wisdom of historically marginalized communities—Pacific School of Religion offers an education that is marked by innovation, reflection, and excellence. 

Accreditation

Pacific School of Religion is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).

Graduate Degree Programs

Doctor of Ministry

Master of Divinity (with concentrations in Chaplaincy and Congregational Ministry)

Master of Theological Studies

Master of Arts (with the Graduate Theological Union)

Joint Master of Divinity/Master of Arts

Master of Arts in Social Transformation

Graduate Certificates

Certificate of Spirituality and Social Change

Certificate of Sexuality and Religion

Certificate of Theological Studies

Full-time vs. Part-time
Religious Affiliation
Graduate Students by Age
Percentage of Graduate Students by Race/Ethnicity

122

Graduate Enrollment

58

Currently Enrolled DMin Students

29

States Represented

60%

Female-Identifying Students

13

Faculty

1

Adjunct Faculty

9:1

Student-Faculty Ratio
Graduate Theological Union

PSR is a founding member of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), an interreligious consortium of seminaries and institutes in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a consortium of the largest theological faculty in North America.

Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
  • More than 500,000 volumes
  • 1160 periodical subscriptions
  • 295,000 non-book holdings
  • 6,000-7,000 new titles added per year 
Ignite Institute

80 Students completed Wisdom Based Leadership Certificate

21 Episodes of Change Happens Now podcast

Center for LGBTQ+ and Gender Studies in Religion

7 Books and other publications released yearly

50+ events with 5000+ participants yearly

Theological Education for Leadership

14 courses and seminars offered in biblical studies, pastoral care, church administration, and more

21 students enrolled

Badè Museum

7000+ items in the museum’s collection

 9 yearly lectures, viewed 20,000+ times

2 in-person and 4 online exhibitions available

A Timeline of PSR’s Legacy

1866 – Enfranchised Chinese Immigrants Ahead of the Exclusion Act   

1895 – Enrolled Women During the Heart of Suffrage  

1942 – Opposed Japanese Internment During WWII

1950 – Appointed Georgia Harkness, the First Female Full Professor of Theology at a U.S. Protestant Seminary

1959 – Combined Civil Rights Activism and Scholarship

1966 – Marched for Farmworkers’ Rights

1969 – Protested the War in Vietnam

1972 –Alumnx Bill Johnson is the First Openly Gay Man Ordained in a Mainline Denomination (UCC)

1996 – Initiated First Seminary-Based LGBTQ Center

1997 – Protested Nuclear Proliferation at the United Nations

2000 – Founded the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion, The First Seminary-Based LGBTQ Center

2001 – Founded the Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific and Asian North American Religion

2015 – Protested in Support of Black Lives Matter

2016 – Standing with Standing Rock

2017 – Protested the Militarization of the Police

2020 – Reaffirmed Our Commitment to End Racism

2021 –Renewed our Commitment to Educating an Emerging Generation of Students of Color

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