A Century of Discovery: The Badè Museum and the Legacy of Tell en-Naṣbeh

This month, the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology marks a meaningful milestone: 100 years since the excavation project at Tell en-Nasbeh, a site whose discoveries remain at the heart of the Museum’s collection and scholarly life.
Pacific School of Religion Celebrates a Fearless Future at 2024 Commencement

On May 19th PSR celebrated its 157th commencement with the theme, Emerging Unafraid: Living Out the Courage of Our Compassion. Read more about the ceremony and see pictures of the grads and their families!
PSR Welcomes Two New Faculty to Contribute to Reimagining Theological Education

Join us in welcoming our new colleagues, Dr. Alexandra Rosado-Román and Dr. Ish Ruiz, into PSR’s growing student community and global network of spirituality-rooted leaders. Together, we make up one of the most diverse communities in theological education.
Watch MDiv Student LeJon Payne Preach at Stanford University’s Black Church: University Praise & Worship

Watch current PSR MDiv student Rev. Dr. LeJon Payne preached at Stanford University’s Black Church: University Praise & Worship.
Statement from the Badè Museum on the Conflict in Israel and Gaza

As a museum dedicated to advancing knowledge of the archaeology of ancient Israel and Palestine, the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology mourns the loss of life in modern Israel and Gaza and grieves for families experiencing terror, loss of life, and displacement throughout the region.
PSR Welcomes Most Diverse Class in its 157 Year History!

The incoming class is not only one of our largest but the most racially diverse in the school’s 157-year history. These students come from 11 states and American Samoa, two foreign countries and represent 15 different denominations.
2023-24 Badè Museum Lecture Series Announced

View the full schedule of events for The Badè Museum’s 2023-24 virtual lecture series, “Women and Gender in the Phoenician Homeland and Diaspora.”
Badè Museum’s Award-Winning Web Exhibition Profiled in The Times of Israel

Badè Museum curator Melissa Cradic talks with The Times of Israel about the museum’s award-winning, open-access web exhibition, “Unsilencing the Archives: The Laborers of the Tell en-Naṣbeh Excavations (1926-1935)”
The Soiling of the Pride Flag: A Reflection by Rev. Roland Stringfellow

The suppression of pride flags only serves to encourage people to continue to fight for the welcome and inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in public spaces. Victory will be won when the diversity represented by the rainbow flag is realized.
Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom: A Reflection by Dr. Leonard McMahon

A reflection on Juneteenth and the freedom to be fully human from PSR faculty Leonard McMahon