CLGS Launches “Queering the 2024 Vote” Online Workshop
Pacific School of Religion’s Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) invites you to join us for “Queering the 2024 Vote,” a series of five impactful online workshops this Fall 2024. As we approach the upcoming US elections, this series seeks to empower LGBTQ individuals, allies, and communities to be voices and votes for positive change in our nation’s urgent need for justice, hope, love, and compassion.
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.
August is National Make a Will Month!
Through planned giving, you can help to create a world of spiritually rooted leaders where we all can thrive. Your investment in PSR helps us carry out this mission and expand our reach and impact.
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).
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.
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)
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.”
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.
Progressive Voices of Faith: Religion and Politics
Each month we reach out to the Pacific School of Religion (PSR) community to get their perspective on important, often polarizing issues. In October we asked PSR alumnx, faculty, and students about religion and politics ahead of the midterm elections.
PSR Alumnx Dr. Sarai Crain Becomes CA’s First Sexual Assault Evidence Outreach Coordinator
Congratulations to PSR alumnx Dr. Sarai Crain, chosen as California’s first-ever sexual assault evidence outreach coordinator.