The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
Education and Training for Scholars,
Faith Communities, and Activists
Upcoming Events
"Let's Talk": GTU Seminarians for Choice
Key links among women's health, social policy, and LGBT concerns are often overlooked. Join us for faciliated conversations on the spiritual, theological, and moral issues surrounding pregnancy decisions. Discussions will be grounded in a reproductive justice framework; complexities welcomed. These conversations will take place at the Starr King School for the Ministry on the GTU campus on March 16 at 5:30pm and April 13 at 5:30pm. For more information send an email here.
Christianity and Homosexuality Reconciled
The CLGS Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations will co-sponsor this workshop with the Evangelical Network for all those who want to be better equipped to address how sexual orientation, the Bible, and Christian faith are reconciled. The workshop will take place on March 20, 10:00am to 4:00pm on the PSR campus. Registration is required. Read more here...
Turning a Sermon into a Soundbite: Media Training
The CLGS Bay Area Coalition of Welcoming Congregations will sponsor two media training sessions for clergy and faith leaders (one introductory and one advanced session) on April 29 and April 30 on the PSR campus. Registration is required and space is limited. Read more here...
The John E. Boswell Lecture: Kelly Brown Douglas
On Friday evening, April 30, CLGS will be pleased to welcome the Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas to the PSR campus when she will deliver the Third Annual John E. Boswell Lecture, titled, "The Black Church and the Blues Body." Dr. Douglas is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Religion at Goucher College and has pioneered work in womanist theologies. Among her publications are "The Black Christ" and "Sexuality and the Black Church." Join us in the Bade Museum at PSR for a reception that evening at 5:30 and the lecture at 6:30.This event is free and open to the public. Read more here about this year's lecture, which CLGS is co-sponsoring with the Women's Studies in Religion program at the Graduate Theological Union. Read more about the Boswell Lectureship... And read more here about the WSR program at the GTU.
CLGS News & Commentary
Celebrating Black History Month
Rev. Irene Monroe celebrates Black History Month, first by remembering "notorious" African American entertainer Gladys Bentley, and finds in her story a cautionary tale for today. Read her commentary here. And second, by bringing to mind an often overlooked chapter in modern history for those who were "black and queer in Nazi Germany." Read that commentary here.
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles Elects Out Lesbian as Bishop
On December 5, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool as an assistant bishop, the first openly gay or lesbian priest to be elected to that office since Gene Robinson in 2003. Read the press release from Integrity here.The Rev. Irene Monroe sees both hope and trouble in this election. Read her two "Tongues Untied" blog posts on the election. The first one, about how this is a great step forward for LGBTQ people, and also the second one, about the unfinished work this election highlights around race and ethnicity in the Episcopal Church.
CLGS Applauds Passage of Federal Hate Crimes Legislation
More than ten years after the brutal murders of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., President Obama signed the first major piece of civil rights legislation to help protect LGBT Americans. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act will empower the Justice Department in new ways to investigate crimes motivated by race, color religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The Human Rights Campaign invited the Rev. Dr. Stephen V. Sprinkle to comment on this historic moment.Read Dr. Sprinkle's comments here...
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