CLGS: Drag and The Divine: An ONLINE Lavender Lunch with Mama Celeste
Tuesday (13 April 2021): 12:15pm to 1:15pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Click here for a Zoom link for this event! The music! The wine! The headdresses! No, we’re not just talking about Midnight Mass at the Vatican. We’re talking about drag! From ancient shamans to Purim celebrations, drag performance has always had a place in spiritual traditions….
CLGS: Queer and Trans Ministry: An Exploration with our Transgender Seminarian Cohort
Wednesday (7 April 2021): 12:30pm to 1:30pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Click here for a Zoom link for this event! Join us for this online Exploration of Queer and Trans Ministry! Members of the Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort, a group of trans and non-binary seminary students, will explore ministry and religious leadership in our current social and political…
CLGS: Beefcake Theology: The Formation of Gay Male Spiritual Discourse in Midcentury Softcore Pornography with Richard Lindsay. An ONLINE Lavender Lunch
Tuesday (30 March 2021): 12:15pm to 1:15pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Click here for a Zoom link for this event! Richard will discuss beefcake magazines (softcore gay male pornography) from the 1950s and 1960s that served as a site for erotic exploration and development of a nascent gay community. Of particular focus will be the creation of…
CLGS: Communities of Faith and Justice with Revs. Liz Muñoz, Altagracia Pérez-Bullard, and Daniel Vélez-Rivera. A CLGS Queer & Latinx Faith Conversation
Click here for a Zoom link for this event! 2pm to 3:15pm (Pacific Time) In this, the third event in our new CLGS Queer & Latinx Faith Conversation series, we explore three ministerial careers shaped by the pursuit of faith and justice. Each panelist will offer reflections on where we’ve been, are, and will be at Latinx Christian leaders. …
CLGS: Souls a’ Fire 7 ONLINE Conference
Join us for CLGS’ Souls A’Fire 7 Conference | An ONLINE Gathering for Black Queer Theology! 13-14 March 2021 | Register Below for Day One and/or Day Two of this Conference Register Day One Register Day Two Why this gathering is important: This event will highlight an inclusive vision among African-American pastors, parishioners, and community leaders on the topic of welcoming…
CLGS Jewish Queeries Series: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context with Golan Moskowitz
Click here for a Zoom link for this event! 1pm to 2:15pm (Pacific Time) The late Jewish American artist Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) changed the face of children’s literature and paved the way for the reconsiderations of monstrosity and Otherness that pervade contemporary media, from Sesame Street to Stranger Things. His emotionally isolated, unruly, and ethnically particular protagonists use fantasy to resist social…
CLGS Lavender Lunch: “Queer Palestinian Solidarity” with Tarek Abuata
Click here to register for this ONLINE Lavender Lunch! 12:15pm to 1:15pm (Pacific Time) CLGS and the newly-formed Palestine Solidarity Round Table (PSRT) at Pacific School of Religion are honored and excited to co-host this Lavender Lunch on the topic of Queer Palestine Solidarity. Join us in conversation and dialogue with guest speaker Tarek Abuata as PSRT and CLGS create space…
CLGS: Encuentros Latinx: Advocating for the Inclusion of LGBTQ Latinx People in Church and Society with Rev. Rhina Ramos. A CLGS Queer/Latinx Faith Conversation
Click here for a Zoom link for this CLGS event! Join us as Rev. Rhina Ramos shares her experiences as the National Coordinator For Proyecto Encuentros Bienvenida Y Gracia, a program of The United Church Of Christ. Funded by a grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, this project advances the UCC’s ONA (Open…
It’s OK Not to Be OK: An Affirming Shin Buddhist Spirituality: An ONLINE CLGS Lavender Lunch with Rev. Blayne Higa
Rev. Blayne Higa will discuss how the inclusive and affirming spirituality of Shin Buddhism serves as the foundation for his life and ministry. Within the universal embrace of boundless wisdom and compassion how does understanding our imperfections help cultivate gratitude, acceptance, and resilience?
Religious Leadership In Congregations During A Time of Pandemic
This CLGS Lavender Lunch continues a discussion (begun last Spring) on religious leadership in Christian and Jewish congregations during a time of pandemic. The coordinators of our CLGS Roundtables, who serve in a variety of pastoral and religious leadership settings, will share their experiences of religious leadership in the context of this ongoing worldwide health…