Pacific School of Religion
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Pacific School of Religion is an ecumenical seminary located in Berkeley, California. It maintains covenantal relationships with the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church and the Disciples of Christ, providing all necessary expectations for candidates to their ordained ministries. These three denominations account for half of PSR's students. It has also maintained close relationships with the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, the African Methodist Episcopal Church as well as many other denominations. Over the years PSR has provided training for clergy from twenty-four religious traditions including Buddhists, Jews, pagans, Pentecostals, and Roman Catholics.
The school was founded in San Francisco in 1866 as the Pacific Theological Seminary. This makes it the oldest Protestant seminary west of the Mississippi. It moved to Oakland shortly following its foundation, and then to Berkeley in 1901, where it has remained since, at its current location since 1926.
The school was one of the first American seminaries to focus on both pan-denominational issues as well as the importance of the world's religions. In 1971 it graduated its first openly gay student and has remained a leader in advocating for GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) people within the religious community.
The Pacific School of Religion joined as a member of the Graduate Theological Union of the San Francisco Bay Area in 1964. Also, throughout its history the Pacific School of Religion has cooperated and reciprocated with two neighboring Berkeley institutions, the University of California at Berkeley and the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, United Church of Christ (UCC.) The current President of PSR, since 1996, is William "Bill" McKinney, who also teaches in American religion.
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The school was founded in San Francisco in 1866 as the Pacific Theological Seminary. This makes it the oldest Protestant seminary west of the Mississippi. It moved to Oakland shortly following its foundation, and then to Berkeley in 1901, where it has remained since, at its current location since 1926.
The school was one of the first American seminaries to focus on both pan-denominational issues as well as the importance of the world's religions. In 1971 it graduated its first openly gay student and has remained a leader in advocating for GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) people within the religious community.
The Pacific School of Religion joined as a member of the Graduate Theological Union of the San Francisco Bay Area in 1964. Also, throughout its history the Pacific School of Religion has cooperated and reciprocated with two neighboring Berkeley institutions, the University of California at Berkeley and the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, United Church of Christ (UCC.) The current President of PSR, since 1996, is William "Bill" McKinney, who also teaches in American religion.
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