PSR’s Professors of Practice Lecture Series Spring 2023: Building a Violence-Free World with Nikole Lim

Pacific School of Religion (PSR) is proud to announce our Spring 2023 Professor of Practice lecture series, led by Nikole Lim a speaker, educator, author, and founder of Freely in Hope, a nonprofit which equips survivors and advocates to lead in ending sexual abuse. Professors of Practice is a cross-disciplinary lecture series that brings together…
Black Lives Matter: A Reflection by CLGS’s Rev. Dr. Roland Stringfellow

We cannot afford to allow #BLM to become a faded memory. The Black Lives Matter Movement IS the next chapter in our nation’s Civil Rights Movement for racial justice.
Alumnx Feature: Reverend Dr. John H. Vaughn

A profile of PSR alumnx Rev. Dr. John H. Vaughn (MDiv ‘85) the Executive Pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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.”
Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 5, Episode 8, Community-First Leadership

Season Five of the Ignite Institute’s Change Happens Now Podcast: Leaders discovering their voice, their sustaining spirituality, and their purposeful change in their work!
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.
This I Believe: Rev. Richard Nugent

The Alumnx Council of PSR meets bi-monthly. As a practice, they take turns sharing “This I believe.” We’ll post these inspiring testimonials as they are created. This month’s post is from Richard Nugent (MDiv 1996) I believe in the power of community – communities grounded in the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual growth of each…
CLGS Catholic Roundtable Project Chronicles the Lives of Queer Catholics

Queer and Catholic: A CLGS Oral History Project will be one of the first centralized oral history collections dedicated solely to the queer Catholic experience
Change Happens Now Podcast: Season 5, Episode 7, Healing Your Inner Voice

Season Five of the Ignite Institute’s Change Happens Now Podcast: Leaders discovering their voice, their sustaining spirituality, and their purposeful change in their work!
Progressive Voices of Faith: Rights for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People

Through Progressive Voices of Faith PSR seeks to amplify the faith-based perspectives of progressives on politically or culturally relevant issues.