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PSR Community Stands in Solidarity and Grief with the Victims and Families of the Club Q Attack

21 November 2022 by Bernard Schlager

21 November 2022 A message from PSR President David Vásquez-Levy — The community at Pacific School of Religion stands in solidarity and grief with the victims and families of the horrendous attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs this past Saturday night. Five precious lives were lost, many more were hurt and traumatized, and a […]

Explore the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Program at Pacific School of Religion!

18 November 2022 by Bernard Schlager

Monday, 28 November 2022 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm (Pacific Time) Click here to register for this online Pacific School of Religion (PSR) event! A student panel of DMin students will discuss their experiences in PSR’s Doctor of Ministry degree program and engage in conversation and Q&A with attendees. PSR’s DMin degree program is a great […]

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04 November 2022 by Bernard Schlager

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UPDATED LGBTQ+ Latinx Health Guide on HIV/AIDS for Faith Communities: In English & Spanish!

01 November 2022 by Bernard Schlager

LGBTQ+ Latinx Health Guide on HIV/AIDS for Faith Communities A New Bilingual Resource from The CLGS Latinx Roundtable | Fe, Familia, Igualdad This guide, the newest resource created by the CLGS Latinx Roundtable, includes information on HIV/AIDS and how it has an impact on Latinx persons, families, and faith communities. In addition, this resource – […]

Why National Coming Out Day Matters

05 October 2022 by Bernard Schlager

Under the guise of “parental rights” students are being shamed into silence and teachers are being censored. LGBTQ youth in Florida, and many others states, are subjected to fearmongering tactics to prevent them from speaking honestly about their own lived experiences. In addition to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, the Department of Education in […]

Our 2022-2023 Lavender Lunch Series!

04 October 2022 by Bernard Schlager

The CLGS 2022-2023 ONLINE Lavender Lunch Series Tuesday, 13 September 2022 | 12:15pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Decolonizing Spiritual/Faith-Based Exploration and Formation Maij Mai In this online CLGS Lavender Lunch Maij Mai, Coordinator of the CLGS Asian American/Pacific Islander Roundtable, explores what possibilities can exist when cultivating spiritual/faith-based exploration and formation spaces, particularly for marginalized communities […]

Professor Julia Watts Belser: Queer Bodies: Colliding, Expanding, Flourishing | The 13th Annual | 2022 CLGS Georgia Lecture

21 September 2022 by Bernard Schlager

Julia Watts Belser, a white Jewish woman with curly brown hair, sits happily in her wheelchair in front of a pink flowering bush. She's wearing a patterned red blazer and red kippah (beret) to match.

Click here to register for this ONLINE Lecture and follow-up discussion which will be offered via Zoom! Queer Crip Revelation: Disability Dance, Jewish Text, and the Sacred Potency of Difference with Professor Julia Watts Belser The 13th Annual CLGS Georgia Harkness Lecture Thursday, 20 October 2022, at 2:30pm (Pacific Time) (Online) Join the Center […]

A CLGS Book Launch for Liberating Gender for Jews and Allies: The Wisdom of Transkeit (ONLINE)

17 September 2022 by Bernard Schlager

Click here to register for this online CLGS Event, which will be offered via Zoom Join us for the book launch of Liberating Gender for Jews and Allies: The Wisdom of Transkeit (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022), an extraordinary collection of essays by trans Jews and allies explores cutting-edge ideas about gender through the lenses of tradition, […]

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02 September 2022 by Bernard Schlager

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Queering Your Spiritual Leadership! | A Fall 2022 ONLINE Graduate Course

31 August 2022 by Bernard Schlager

Queering Your Spiritual Leadership! A Fall 2022 (7-week) ONLINE Graduate Course Pacific School of Religion 6:10pm to 9pm (Pacific Time) | Thursdays from 8 September through 20 October 2022 This 1.5-credit online course offers a brief introduction to – and broad overview of – queer spiritual leadership as expressed in the lives, writings, and […]