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About Dr. Ashley L. Bacchi Dr. Ashley London Bacchi received her doctorate in Jewish History and Culture at the Graduate Theological Union in May 2015. She is originally from New York and received her BA in Classics with a double minor in Art History and Philosophy from Hartwick College. She moved to California in 2005… Read More

We’re so excited to announce our Summer courses for 2021! From June through August, we have ten incredible classes to choose from: Seminary 101: Group Learning for Incoming Students Songs for Survival: Music and Religion Aging: Issues and Pastoral Care The Sacred and the Substance Advanced Writing in Theology Advanced Topics in Gender & Religion… Read More

In the summer of 2019, we filmed a series of videos with Arliss Ungar highlighting the many treasures, art, and artifacts that are housed at Starr King. This video is Episode 2 of that series. It features the Stebbins bust, the Indonesian gong, the organ, and the Charles Street Meeting House brass symbols. Click here… Read More

About Rev. Sofía Betancourt, Ph.D. Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt serves as Associate Professor of Unitarian Universalist Theologies and Ethics at Starr King School for the Ministry. She holds a Ph.D. in religious ethics and African American Studies from Yale University. Her academic work focuses on environmental ethics of liberation in a womanist and Latina feminist… Read More

Throughout Black History Month 2021, we highlighted some of the lesser known influential black figures in religion and social justice, as well as some Black voices of the future. Below you’ll find a compilation of the individuals we featured on social media. W.E.B. Du Bois “Scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois became the first African American… Read More

By Pastor Jacqueline Duhart, Director of Spiritual Care “Oh, Come On, Give Us Mercy” Snow, icy roads, power outages, in San Antonio, Texas. Really? To add to the misery, grocery stores were closed, long lines at fast food joints, food banks were overwhelmed, and hotels were full and charging oppressive prices. What is going on?… Read More

About Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud’homme Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud’homme serves as Assistant Professor of Religion and Education. She is ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister and has served as a minister of religious education in the Unitarian Universalist churches of Oakland, Davis, and Berkeley as well as the Pacific Central District. She is the co-creator… Read More

It’s been three weeks since our 9th annual Starr King Symposium. To continue the conversation, we’ve been sharing a new Story of Resistance each Saturday in January. Our third and final Story of Resistance comes from Rev. Lehel Molnár (SKSM Balázs Scholar 2018-2019):

In the summer of 2019, we filmed a series of videos with Arliss Ungar highlighting the many treasures housed at Starr King. The video below is the first of the series featuring an introduction to the history of art and artifacts of SKSM, the Earl Morse Wilbur portrait, and the Buddha statue.