PSR Dean Susan Abraham on the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network
Prof. Susan Abraham, Thd, joined Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network co-hosts, Sr. Ebere Amakwe and Nnaemeka Ali, O.M.I., to discuss the upcoming Pan-African Theology and Pastoral conference in Nairobi.
Four Ways to Embrace Wisdom Now, From The Ignite Institute
Wisdom is the ability to hold multiple truths in tension with one another and negotiate that tension towards flourishing.
PSR President Rev. David Vásquez-Levy Preaches Opening Service at UCC Hawai’i Conference
President, Rev. David Vásquez-Levy, preached the opening service of the 200th ‘Aha Pae‘āina of the Hawai’i Conference of the United Church of Christ
A Message From PSR’s President Regarding the Tragedy at Robb Elementary
Dear PSR Community: The prophetic naming at our commencement exercises on Sunday of the desolation in Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones speaks to the desolation, grief, and anger we are once again forced to confront. The news about the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are filling our screens with…
Remembering Rosemary Radford Ruether, Carpenter Professor of Feminist Theology
We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, beloved Pacific School of Religion (PSR) and Graduate Theological Union (GTU) teacher, feminist scholar, author, and activist, passed away on Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 at 85. Ruether was among the founding mothers of feminist theology but advocated for justice for all, including people of color, the poor, oppressed people the world over, and the Earth.
Rev. Dr. John Vaughn (MDiv, 1985)
PSR Alum, Rev. Dr. John Vaughn, shares his background in ministry and how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired his path towards racial and social equity. Read the full article here.
Bishop Wilbur Choy (1918-2021)
It is with deep sadness to inform that PSR alum Bishop Wilbur Choy has passed away on December 28, 2021. He was 103 years young. Wilbur Choy was a Stockton native who graduated from PSR with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1949. He would go on to become one of the leading Bishops of…
PSR Alum Bishop Steps Into Historic Role In The Evangelical Lutheran Church
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/11/1036371531/evangelical-lutheran-church-first-transgender-bishop-megan-rohrer SAN FRANCISCO — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Saturday. The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church’s 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in Northern California and northern Nevada. “My call is … to…
Building a Thriving Campus Community Through Partnerships
PSR’s 154th commencement celebration and theme, “Never Going Back: Breaking Wide, Rising Forward,” beautifully captured our mission at this critical time and our excitement as we look towards the future. We have risen together to the realities of pandemic, protest, and polarization, and are filled with a new sense of hope and a renewed energy for what the future holds…
Open Letter from The Association of Theological Schools Latinx Presidents and Deans
We live in unprecedented times. There are over 3 million dead worldwide from novel coronavirus, and over a half a million of those in the United States alone. We read daily in the newspapers of new hotspots in India, Brazil and within the US. Merging with this wave of death has been a wave of…