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
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.
Progressive Voices of Faith: Religion and Politics
Each month we reach out to the Pacific School of Religion (PSR) community to get their perspective on important, often polarizing issues. In October we asked PSR alumnx, faculty, and students about religion and politics ahead of the midterm elections.
PSR Alumnx Dr. Sarai Crain Becomes CA’s First Sexual Assault Evidence Outreach Coordinator
Congratulations to PSR alumnx Dr. Sarai Crain, chosen as California’s first-ever sexual assault evidence outreach coordinator.
Biblically Rooted Call for Reproductive Justice at Recent CLGS Lavender Lunch
An intersectional, faith-based, and sometimes provocative counterpoint to the dominant Conservative Christian view of reproductive justice.
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.