15 April 2025 CLGS is proud to announce the publication of Mapping New Terrain in Queer Religious Scholarship: Essays in Honor of John Eastburn Boswell. Edited by Bernard Schlager, Executive Director of the Center, this book contains 11 essays based upon lectures given in our annual CLGS John E. Boswell Lecture series. From the publisher, Routledge Press: […]
Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event! This CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event explored the intersections of Latinidad, indigenous heritage, and Christian spirituality. Christianity has a lot to learn from our indigenous heritage! In this presentation, explored key components of indigenous spirituality that might help inform our faith and help us […]
Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Georgia Harkness Lecture Sacred Reckonings with the Doctrine of Discovery’s Betrayal: What Queerness Teaches Us About Strategies of Resistance, Embodied Joy, and Acts of Reparation with Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel The 14th Annual CLGS Georgia Harkness Lecture Recorded on Thursday, 17 October 2024 Rev. […]
Click here for a video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch! In this online workshop we discussed ways to help faith leaders and communities prepare for Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience (TDORR). We invite you to check out the video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch workshop for some ideas about how to help your faith […]
Since any time of the year is a good time to talk about the fact that religious people have been advocating for LGBTQ inclusion for quite a while, your congregation might want to the opportunity now to investigate the movement for LGBTQ equality within your tradition. You can then highlight your findings. One great place […]
On 19 June 1865 Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed in Galveston, Texas, the federal government’s decree that all previously-enslaved people in Texas were free; this proclamation was read over two and a half years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1 January 1863. It is […]
Pride festivals—held in many towns and cities across the country—are a fantastic way to reach out to LGBTQ people and our allies and let people know about your inclusive stance. It is also an important witness that people of faith can be accepting and supportive of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Your […]