PSR Community Gathers to Dedicate the Isamaeli (Eli) Mata’afa Community Garden
As part of our weekly chapel service PSR students, faculty, and staff came together with Eli Mata’afa’s family and church community to celebrate the dedication of the Isamaeli (Eli) Mata’afa Community Garden.
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
Progressive Voices of Faith: Creating a World Where All Can Thrive
This month we asked the PSR community about how their vocational and spiritual goals connect with PSR’s mission: to prepare a diverse cadre of spiritually rooted leaders with the vision, resilience, and skill to create a world where all can thrive.
PSR Students Launch New Garden to Build Community and Honor the Life of Eli Mata’afa
A community garden that began as a project in Fall 2022’s Spiritual Formation for Leadership class is now coming to fruition as a physical garden.
Meet PSR’s 2023 Distinguished Alumnx!
Learn more about the work and ministries of these five remarkable individuals who are emblematic of PSR’s mission to create a world where all can thrive!
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).
PSR Community Mourns the Loss of Paula Leslie, Wife of PSR Professor, Rev. Robert Leslie
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Paula Leslie on March 11th, 2023. Paula was the surviving spouse of Rev. Robert C. Leslie, professor of pastoral psychology and counseling at PSR from 1954-82. She is survived by her children, William (Bill) Allen Leslie of Berkeley CA, and Rev. Heather Leslie Hammer…
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.
PSR’s CLGS is Leading the Conversation Around Black Queer Theology with Two April Events
CLGS will host two marquee events exploring Black queer theology in April — the Souls A’Fire 8 Conference and the 16th John E. Boswell Lecture.
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)