Timothy Palmer will present a workshop, "Body & Soul: Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality," at the 2009 Anti-Heterosexism Conference: Building Community to End the Harm Caused By Heterosexism & Reparative Therapy.
All events for LGBT Inclusion
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
Thursday, February 4, 2010 (All day)
Rev. Debra Haffner will speak at the Lavender Lunch of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion.
Learning to Listen: Voices of Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church
Friday, September 16, 2011 (All day)
Two Roman Catholic universities and two interdenominational divinity schools are jointly producing More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church, a series of free public events intended to change the conversation about sexual diversity and the Catholic Church. Speakers will include, among others:
- Jamie L. Manson, columnist for National Catholic Reporter, instructor in religious studies at Fairfield University
- Deborah Word, Catholic mother of a gay son, board of directors of Fortunate Families, Leadership Team Memphis Diocese Catholic Ministry With Gay and Lesbian Persons
Pro-Queer Life: Youth Suicide Crisis, Catholic Education, and the Souls of LGBTQ People
Saturday, October 1, 2011 (All day)
Two Roman Catholic universities and two interdenominational divinity schools are jointly producing More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church, a series of free public events intended to change the conversation about sexual diversity and the Catholic Church. Speakers will include, among others:
- Dan Savage, sex advice columnist and founder of It Gets Better Project
- Dr. Rev Bob Shore-Goss, Senior Pastor/Theologian, Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley, North Hollywood, CA
Same-Sex Marriage and the Catholic Church: Voices from Law, Religion, and the Pews
Saturday, October 22, 2011 (All day)
Two Roman Catholic universities and two interdenominational divinity schools are jointly producing More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church, a series of free public events intended to change the conversation about sexual diversity and the Catholic Church. Speakers will include, among others:
- Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College, co-author of Sexuality and the U.S. Catholic Church: Crisis and Renewal (The Church in the 21st Century)
- Patricia Beattie Jung, St. Paul School of Theology, author of Catholic Sexual Ethics in the Twenty-First Century
- Michael John Perry, Emory Law School, author of Religion in Politics: Constitutional and Moral Perspectives
The Care of Souls: Sexual Diversity, Celibacy, and Ministry
Saturday, October 29, 2011 (All day)
Two Roman Catholic universities and two interdenominational divinity schools are jointly producing More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church, a series of free public events intended to change the conversation about sexual diversity and the Catholic Church. Speakers will include, among others:
- Rev. Donald Cozzens, writer-in-resident at John Carroll University, author of Freeing Celibacy and Faith That Dares to Speak
- Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, author of Building Bridges: Gay & Lesbian Reality and the Catholic Church
- Mark Jordan, Harvard Divinity School, author of The Silence of Sodom: Homosexuality in Modern Catholicism
Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, Charlotte, North Carolina
Thursday, June 23, 2011 (All day)
Rev. Haffner will present on 50 years of sexual justice and then will speak at a reception sponsored by the UU Women's Federation where she will receive the 2011 Ministry to Women Award. The Religious Institute will have a booth in the exhibit hall and we hope you will come visit.
UUA General Assembly
Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 5:00pm
Rev. Debra Haffner will present "LGBTQQI: A Primer for the A's Among Us" at the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA) General Assembly at Salt Lake City, Utah.
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