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Trouble in Paradise: A Reflection on the Effects of Climate Change in the Pacific Island Nations

This Asian American Pacific Island Heritage Month, Master of Divinity student Najon Saina Tuiolemotu reflects on the ways climate change is threatening the existence of her Pacific Island Nation home.
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  • May 1, 2023
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PSR Community Gathers to Dedicate the Isamaeli (Eli) Mata’afa Community Garden

As part of our weekly chapel service PSR students, faculty, and staff came together with Eli Mata'afa's family and church community to celebrate the dedication of the Isamaeli (Eli) Mata'afa Community Garden.
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  • April 21, 2023
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PSR Faculty Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake Named 2023 GTU Distinguished Faculty Lecturer

Prof. Blake will give the 48th annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture titled, “Howard Thurman: Seeking, Queering, and Transcending” on Tuesday, November 7th at 5 pm PT
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  • April 20, 2023
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Progressive Voices of Faith: Creating a World Where All Can Thrive

This month we asked the PSR community about how their vocational and spiritual goals connect with PSR’s mission: to prepare a diverse cadre of spiritually rooted leaders with the vision, resilience, and skill to create a world where all can thrive.  
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  • April 18, 2023
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PSR Students Launch New Garden to Build Community and Honor the Life of Eli Mata’afa

A community garden that began as a project in Fall 2022’s Spiritual Formation for Leadership class is now coming to fruition as a physical garden.
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  • April 7, 2023
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Meet PSR’s 2023 Distinguished Alumnx!

Learn more about the work and ministries of these five remarkable individuals who are emblematic of PSR’s mission to create a world where all can thrive! 
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  • March 28, 2023
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Alumnx Feature: Bishop Karen P. Oliveto

A profile of PSR Alumnx Bishop Karen P. Oliveto the first openly lesbian bishop to be elected in the United Methodist Church (UMC).
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  • March 24, 2023
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PSR Community Mourns the Loss of Paula Leslie, Wife of PSR Professor, Rev. Robert Leslie

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  • March 21, 2023
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Trans Youth and the Battle for Affirming Care: a Reflection by CLGS’s Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw

Almost 100 bills are currently being proposed by U.S. lawmakers to prevent trans youth from receiving trans-affirming healthcare — healthcare that literally saves lives.
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  • March 16, 2023
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PSR’s CLGS is Leading the Conversation Around Black Queer Theology with Two April Events

CLGS will host two marquee events exploring Black queer theology in April — the Souls A’Fire 8 Conference and the 16th John E. Boswell Lecture.  
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  • March 16, 2023
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Georgia Harkness, Pioneering Theologian and Former PSR Faculty

Learn about the life and legacy of pioneering theologian and former PSR faculty Georgia Harkness (1891-1974)
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  • March 3, 2023
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Donor Spotlight: Stan Watson (MA ‘90)

As we begin our new series, “Donor Spotlight,” we are delighted to introduce you to PSR alumnx and former board member, Stanley Watson.
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  • February 27, 2023
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This I Believe: Jacob Perez (MTS ’21)

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  • February 24, 2023
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Submissions to Academic Excellence Day (AED) 2023 are now open!

The deadline to submit a proposal to present at the PSR Academic Excellence Day celebration is Friday, March 17, 2023
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  • February 22, 2023
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Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 5, Episode 10, Finding a Sense of Belonging

Season Five of the Ignite Institute’s Change Happens Now Podcast: Leaders discovering their voice, their sustaining spirituality, and their purposeful change in their work!
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  • February 22, 2023
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PSR Continues Rising Enrollment Trend While Maintaining Diversity

"At PSR, we are proud to offer a nurturing and inclusive community that provides flexible curriculum for our students, enabling them to address the most important issues facing society and their communities today."
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  • February 21, 2023
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Alumnx Feature: Bishop Yvette A. Flunder

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  • February 21, 2023
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Progressive Voices of Faith: Climate Crisis

Through Progressive Voices of Faith PSR seeks to amplify the faith-based perspectives of progressives on politically or culturally relevant issues.
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  • February 19, 2023
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Prayers to Celebrate Black History Month

Prayers shared at PSR's Community Chapel, Celebrating Black History, "Nurturing Life: Tending the Soil/Soul of the Community"
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  • February 15, 2023
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Alumnx Feature: Marvin K. White

A profile of PSR alumnx Marvin K. White a writer, preacher, visual artist, organizer, and Minister of Celebration at the historic GLIDE Memorial Church.
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  • February 14, 2023
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Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 5, Episode 9, Spiritual Vitality in Leadership

Season Five of the Ignite Institute’s Change Happens Now Podcast: Leaders discovering their voice, their sustaining spirituality, and their purposeful change in their work!
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  • February 9, 2023
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Alumnx Feature: Dr. Kit Evans Ford

A profile of PSR alumnx Dr. Kit Evans-Ford (MDiv ‘12) the founder and director of Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope in Davenport, IA
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  • February 7, 2023
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PSR’s Professors of Practice Lecture Series Spring 2023: Building a Violence-Free World with Nikole Lim

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  • February 7, 2023
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Black Lives Matter: A Reflection by CLGS’s Rev. Dr. Roland Stringfellow

We cannot afford to allow #BLM to become a faded memory. The Black Lives Matter Movement IS the next chapter in our nation’s Civil Rights Movement for racial justice.
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  • February 6, 2023
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Alumnx Feature: Reverend Dr. John H. Vaughn

A profile of PSR alumnx Rev. Dr. John H. Vaughn (MDiv ‘85) the Executive Pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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  • February 1, 2023
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PSR Stands in Solidarity and Grief with Tyre Nichols’ Family and Community

“We grieve with Tyre Nichols’ family and families across this nation who have been devastated by over-policing and police violence,” said PSR President Vásquez-Levy, “and we stand strong in our commitment to educating leaders who can bring both hope and life-giving transformation to this world.”
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  • January 31, 2023
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Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 5, Episode 8, Community-First Leadership

Season Five of the Ignite Institute’s Change Happens Now Podcast: Leaders discovering their voice, their sustaining spirituality, and their purposeful change in their work!
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  • January 27, 2023
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Pacific School of Religion Announces $3.5M Gift for Ethics Chair

The Stanley Watson Endowed Chair in Ethics is funded by alumnx and former board member Stan Watson who came to PSR to study ethics and health care in the wake of the AIDS crisis.
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  • January 26, 2023
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This I Believe: Rev. Richard Nugent

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  • January 21, 2023
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CLGS Catholic Roundtable Project Chronicles the Lives of Queer Catholics

Queer and Catholic: A CLGS Oral History Project will be one of the first centralized oral history collections dedicated solely to the queer Catholic experience
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  • December 19, 2022
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