PSR Year in Review: Celebrating an Extraordinary Year of Growth, Innovation and Academic Excellence

A look back at the successes and milestones of Pacific School of Religion’s 2022-23 academic year
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
Listen to PSR President, Rev. David Vásquez-Levy on Walk Talk Listen Podcast

Listen to PSR President, Rev. David Vásquez-Levy on the most recent Walk Talk Listen Podcast episode hosted by Maurice A. Bloem.
Badè Museum Curator Discusses Award-Winning Web Exhibition in ANE Today

Badè Museum curator Melissa Cradic writes about “Unsilencing the Archives: The Laborers of the Tell en-Naṣbeh Excavations (1926-1935)” in ASOR’s The Ancient Near East Today.
Progressive Voices of Faith: Creating LGBTQ+ Welcoming and Affirming Congregations

This Pride month, during a time of increasing verbal, legislative, and physical attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, we asked the PSR community what congregations can and should do to stand with and fight for the rights of our LGBTQ+ family.
The Danger of J.K. Rowling and TERFs to the Transgender Community: A Reflection by Ryan Cassata

This Pride Month, musician, LGBTQ+ activist and PSR alumnx Ryan Cassata shares a reflection on the very real dangers of the transphobic rhetoric from J.K. Rowling and other TERFs.
Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 6, Episode 3, Staying in Beta as a Human Being

Mo King is joined by Kevin Carroll, 76ers athletic trainer and author of the Red Rubber Ball series of books.
Transition as an Act of Co-Creation in Partnership with the Divine: A Reflection by Micah Melody Taberner

This Pride Month, MDiv student Micah Melody Taberner shares how a Transgender Christian Ethic of Liberation can give all individuals the agency to co-create their bodies, and the world, toward greater flourishing and abundant life.
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.”
Donor Spotlight: Jacob Perez (MTS ‘21)

In this Donor Spotlight, we’re pleased to introduce you to Jacob Perez, the vice president of PSR’s Alumnx Council, Youth Education Coordinator of First Christian Church in Concord, CA, and founder of the boutique digital advertising and marketing agency, VOLUME Branding.