Professor Dorsey Blake Honors Mentor in “Howard Thurman: Seeking, Queering and Transcending”
On Nov 7th Pacific School of Religion (PSR) professor Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake gave the 48th annual Graduate Theological Union ‘s (GTU) Distinguished Faculty Lecture.
Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 6, Episode 9: Summoning Radical Imagination
In this episode, Mo sits down with Dave Dawkins, communication design lead at IDEO.org, to talk about this change and the importance of summoning radical imagination in this time.
President David Vásquez-Levy Announces Release of PSR’s 2022-23 Annual Report
Watch a message from PSR President David Vásquez-Levy about PSR’s 2023 Annual Report, Dreaming into Action, Unafraid Since 1866, and the work the PSR community made possible.
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.
The Genesis of CLGS, The Country’s Oldest Seminary-Based LGBTQ+ Center
Learn about the history and impact of PSR’s Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion
DMin Student Rev. Karen Van Fossan Publishes Memoir, A Fire at the Center
In A Fire at the Center, Van Fossan takes readers behind the scenes of the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict, to penitentiaries where prisoners of war have carried the movement onward, to the jail cell where she was held for protesting Line 3, to a reimagining of decolonized family constellations, and to moments of collective hope and strength.
Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 6, Episode 8: Being an Advocate for What is Possible
In this episode, Mo sits down with Leland Melvin, an NFL athlete, astronaut, scientist, engineer, photographer, and musician, who’s on a mission to inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue STEAM careers.
Alumnx William Martin looks back to move forward in his book series San Francisco: the Luxury of Eccentricity
For LGBTQ+ History Month alumnx and current DMin student William Martin (MTS ’22) talks about his book series, which chronicles his experiences as a queer human living in the Bay Area and beyond.
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.
In Search of a Decolonized Jesus: A Reflection by Leeann Younger
Doctor of Ministry student Leeann Younger (MTS ’23) shares her journey to find a decolonized Jesus, one who existed before being coopted by colonial missionaries, through her studies at PSR.