Dr. Heesung Hwang to serve as Associate Professor of United Methodist Studies, Religious Education, and Leadership

PSR is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Heesung Hwang to the position of Associate Professor of United Methodist Studies, Religious Education, and Leadership. Following a rigorous faculty and community search process, Dr. Hwang has been selected to help shape PSR’s distinctive reimagination of theological education. In addition to bringing outstanding academic preparation and experience, she embodies PSR’s commitment to make theological education more widely accessible and impactful; bring faith to bear on the creation of a world where all can thrive; and a research agenda that centers the wisdom and needs of historically marginalized communities. In addition to her faculty appointment, she will also serve as the Academic Director of Congregational Renewal Cohorts Program—a Lilly Endowment Inc. funded program we are developing around our Theological Education for Leadership coursework.
Dr. Lisa Asedillo Awarded PSR’s 2024 Faculty Excellence Award

Join the entire Pacific School of Religion (PSR) community in congratulating Dr. Lisa Asedillo for being awarded this year’s Faculty Excellence Award!
Deconstructing Lent: a Sermon by Bernard Schlager

Bernie Schlager, PSR faculty and the executive director of CLGS, shares a sermon on deconstructing Lent: More than being called to undertake penance, self-denial, fasting, and face our temptations in life, our spiritual traditions call upon us to do the work of justice- making.
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.
PSR Congratulates Professor Rosado Roman on Completion of her Ph.D.

Dr. Alexandra Rosado Roman successfully defended her dissertation, “Decolonial Betrayals: Afro-Caribbean Decolonial Activisms in Puerto Rico”
Advent: A Season of Learning to Wait: A Reflection by PSR Dean Dr. Susan Abraham

Dean Susan Abraham shares how the season of Advent can teach us to step into ways of unknowing that are critical for our spiritual lives.
PSR Congratulates Professor McMahon on Completion of His Ph.D.

PSR professor Dr. Leonard McMahon successfully defended his dissertation, “Together and Apart: An Apophatic Approach to Self, Politics, and Race”
PSR Congratulates Professor Asedillo on Completion of Her Ph.D

PSR professor Dr. Lisa Asedillo successfully defended her dissertation, “Decolonial Hope as Praxis: Pedagogical Strategies of Freedom in the Philippines.”
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
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)