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By Rev. Dr. Carla E. Roland Guzmán The use of Latinx is transgressive and liberative!!! Why does the Latinx Roundtable uses Latinx (LRT)? Language matters. Language not only describes our understanding of the world about us, but language can also shape our reality. Although I am a Latinx person from Puerto Rico, I often talk about […]
In July the Jewish Roundtable of CLGS hosted a Summit for LGBTQ Jewish clergy on Confronting Trumpism. Forty spiritual leaders gathered for plenaries, workshops and worship. The rabbis and cantors were a diverse group: ranging in age from their twenties to their eighties; serving in academia, varying sized congregations, and social justice organizations; differently abled; […]
The Coalition of Welcoming Congregations (CWC), a program of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) is offering free workshops to Bay Area communities of faith to explore issues of intersectional justice. You’ll have the opportunity to engage one or more issues such as racial justice, immigration, and trans inclusion. Workshops are […]
Five Pacific School of Religion (PSR) students joined CLGS Executive Director Bernie Schlager in July for CLGS’ 5th Annual “Communities of Liberation” course, an Immersive Learning Experience located in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Offered in coordination with PSR and CELAC Freire, a progressive Spanish-language school in Cuernavaca, this immersion experience included daily intensive language classes, conversations with local […]
In October 2018, the long-awaited canonization of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will take place. One ceremony at the Vatican, in Rome, will be presided by the Pope. The other celebration takes place in San Salvador at the Fiesta del Pueblo. Salvadorans from all walks-of-life are gathering to commemorate and honor Archbishop Romero as the first […]
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; […]
CLGS is hiring a Major Gifts Officer. Download this information as a PDF. Job Summary The CLGS Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is responsible for the planning and implementation of the Center’s Endowment Campaign [80% of the position]; the MGO will also provide ancillary support for the CLGS Annual Fund [10%], and the CLGS Annual Spring […]
The Supreme Court’s ruled today in the Masterpiece Cake case that the state of Colorado had followed a flawed process against the baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple because it was not neutral in its approach to religion. At the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion […]
“…for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen.” I John 4:20 NRSV Many Christians are placed in a quandary by religious leaders who promote a view of sexuality and gender based upon a perspective of “one size fits all.” Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and […]
Rev. Ann Jefferson reflects on why she is attending the Souls A’ Fire conference on Black queer theology again this year “Now more than ever” – “For such a time as this” – “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for” All of these phrases capture the spirit of why I am so greatly anticipating […]