Pacific School of Religion

The academic year may be over, but the joy of Commencement is still with us.

Pacific School of Religion celebrated its 159th Commencement on May 24 with the theme, Metanoia: Awakened, Called, & Transformed.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓

Read the full commencement story here: https://www.psr.edu/news/pacific-school-of-religion-celebrates-class-of-2026/

From Berkeley to a global audience, the Badè Museum is helping reshape how we engage the ancient world.

Earlier this spring, Aaron Brody shared how the Badè Museum has expanded access to archaeology and scholarship through the digital sphere. Since the pandemic, the Museum has hosted years of online talks exploring the ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern world through themes connected to today’s social justice conversations, including women and gender in antiquity, disability in the ancient world, ancient Nubia, and recovering silenced histories.

In fewer than six years, these talks have reached more than 50,000 viewers worldwide through the Museum’s YouTube channel, creating access to conversations and scholarship far beyond what traditional in-person programming could reach.

The Badè Museum continues to foster deeper understanding of the ancient Biblical world through preservation, research, interpretation, and public engagement.

Every donation, whether large or small, helps us bring more of the Badè Museum collection and scholarship to communities around the world.

Please consider making a gift today: https://bit.ly/4uHlP9L

This Pride Month, join Pacific School of Religion for an evening dedicated to the power of q***r joy.

Join us next Tuesday, June 9 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET, PSR professor Dr. Ish Ruiz will offer an introduction to Q***r Theology followed by a guided discussion and Q&A exploring q***r joy as a theological, justice-oriented, and communal practice.

Rooted in the history of Pride as both protest and celebration, this online gathering invites us to reflect on how joy can become a form of resistance, healing, creativity, and collective transformation.

We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful conversation and celebration.

PSR Engage: Q***r Theology with Dr. Ish Ruiz
📅 Monday, June 9
🕓 4pm PT / 7pm ET
💻 Online

Register here: https://www.psr.edu/events/psr-engage-q***r-theology-with-dr-ish-ruiz/

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We’re live at 4 PM PST 🎓

Join us as we celebrate the Pacific School of Religion Class of 2026 at our 159th Commencement Ceremony, honoring a graduating class marked by courage, transformation, and sacred calling.

This year’s theme, Metanoia: Awakened, Called, & Transformed, reflects the journeys of our graduates as they step forward to lead communities toward justice, compassion, and collective flourishing.

Tune in live and celebrate with us from wherever you are. 💛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfe19iLShFw

Pacific School of Religion Commencement 2026 Celebrate PSR’s Graduating Class of 2026 with us at the 159th Comme...

Joy. Recognition. Community. Transformation.

Ahead of PSR’s 159th Commencement Ceremony, we honored graduating students and faculty in last week's chapel whose leadership and scholarship have deeply shaped our community this year.

Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients and especially to the graduating Class of 2026 as you prepare for commencement this Sunday.

Read more of the latest news story on our website: https://bit.ly/49J6htz

What if consumer culture shapes not only what we buy, but how we see each other?

At this year’s Graduate Theological Union Conversation: Moral Imagination and the Economics of Consumption, Dr. EunHye Grace So explored how systems of consumption train us to value people according to usefulness, productivity, and visibility.

Drawing from Aristotle and Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Dr. So offered a powerful theological vision of community rooted not in competition or accumulation, but in interdependence, mutual care, and shared flourishing.

“An economy of consumption affects moral imagination by training persons to perceive the world through utility, exchange, and disposability.”

Read the full presentation here: https://www.psr.edu/news/dr-eunhye-so-featured-in-gtu-conversation/

PSR alumnx are leading movements, nurturing communities, reimagining ministry, and embodying liberation in action.

Now’s your chance to recognize someone whose work has inspired you.

🏆 Distinguished Alumnx Award nominations are open through May 18.

https://bit.ly/4dfuZmv