PSR Alumnx Bishop A. Yvette Flunder Presented Key to the City of Oakland, CA
On October 20th, PSR Alumnx, Bishop Yvette A. Flunder (MA ’97) was given a key to the City of Oakland, CA as part of the city’s first Love Life Day which honors, “those who are uplifting love and helping prevent violence in our communities.”
PSR Community Grieves the Loss of MDiv Student Isamaeli (Eli) Mata’afa
The entire Pacific School of Religion community grieves deeply for the sudden and tragic death of Isamaeli (Eli) Mata’afa. We hold his family, church, and the entire Bay Area Samoan and Tuvaluan community in prayer.
Why National Coming Out Day Matters, by Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw
In the time of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws, Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw explains why now is the time to be especially vocal about queerness and to let young people know that their identities are valid, and that their lives have value.
PSR Receives $5M Grant From Lilly Endowment Inc. To Build Innovative Educational Ecosystem
Delivered through an online platform currently in pilot under the brand name The Ignite Collective, PSR’s educational ecosystem will be funded through the third and final phase of Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative.
Progressive Voices of Faith: Reproductive Rights
This month we asked PSR alumnx, faculty, and students about their views on reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Pacific School of Religion’s Ignite Institute Launches Ignite Collective Membership
The Ignite Collective, an innovative online learning and community platform for emerging leaders seeking spiritually-rooted transformation, launches with two membership options.
New Badè Museum Lecture Series Announced
View the full schedule of events for The Badè Museum’s 2022-23 virtual lecture series, “Women and Gender Performance in the Ancient Middle East.”
Historically Large and Diverse Class Enters PSR in Fall 2022
Students from around the country are drawn to PSR for its rigorous scholarship, compassionate and welcoming community, flexible, stackable curriculum, and commitment to intersectional inclusion and social justice.
Happy 60th Anniversary to the Graduate Theological Union!
PSR is proud to be one of the earliest members of the GTU, the most comprehensive center for the graduate study of religion in North America.
New web exhibit from the Badè Museum: “New Perspectives on Ancient Nubia”
The Badè Museum is pleased to announce the launch of a new open-access web exhibition, “New Perspectives on Ancient Nubia.” Developed collaboratively with scholars in conjunction with our 2020-2021 online lecture series with the same name, this online exhibition presents decolonizing case studies of both modern and ancient Nubia. It aims to highlight the diversity…