1 August 2025 CLGS is proud to announce that PSR Professor Ish Ruíz, PhD, has been appointed Director of the CLGS Catholic Roundtable, the newest of our Roundtable projects. As he assumes the leadership of this Roundtable, Professor Ruíz writes: “I envision a Church and a world that cherishes the diversity of gifts people of […]
Across the United States on May 1, working people stood together for fair wages, respect, an end to the assault on immigrants, and more. May Day, with its radical roots in labor resistance and global solidarity, demands a reimagining through the lenses of queer of color critique and Black queer theology. In the current U.S. […]
21 April 2025 Statement from Bernard Schlager, PhD, CLGS Executive Director The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) mourns the passing today of Pope Francis (1936-2025), who was elected pope in 2013 and made modest but significant advances in LGBTQ inclusion. Francis will be remembered as a pope who brought a genuinely […]
Trans Religious Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2025-2026 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Friday, 9 May 2025 A Year-Long Leadership Development Program for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Seminarians and Religious Leaders in Training For the last thirteen years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task […]
20 November 2024 Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS/PSR Chapel Service This Community Chapel at Pacific School of Religion offered a time to gather in observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience 2024 – and to honor the faith and resilience of our trans and non-binary siblings in our CLGS and […]
After an intensive search for a new Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable, which yielded several excellent candidates, CLGS has recently hired Rev. Terence L. Mayo into this position. Welcome, Terence, to CLGS! Terence L. Mayo (he/they) is a Black queer feminist practical theologian, critical educator, and LGBTQIA+ youth advocate who strives to co-create change […]
Happy Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month! Traditionally celebrated from September 15 to October 15, this is a time to honor our Hispanic and Latinx heritage and the many contributions our culture offers to society and the world of theological education. At CLGS, and at PSR, we celebrate our familia and express our gratitude for the invaluable contributions […]
1 June 2024 CLGS is currently seeking to hire a part-time Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable. For a complete Job Description of this position, please click here. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 August 2024 JOB OVERVIEW The Coordinator provides theological expertise as well as programmatic and convening support to the African American Roundtable by coordinating […]
CLGS is proud to welcome Rabbi Yoel Kahn as our Interim Coordinator of the CLGS Jewish Roundtable. Welcome, Yoel! A Bay Area native, Rabbi Yoel Kahn graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, in 1985. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate […]
CLGS PRESS RELEASE 18 December 2023 In what is an initial – but nevertheless historically significant – step toward the celebration of committed relationships between persons of the same gender, today Pope Francis approved the blessing of couples in same-sex relationships. While today’s declaration does not overturn a 2021 ruling by the Vatican that had […]