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Som Pourfarzaneh Graduate of Starr King (MASC, 2007) What inspired you to become a religious leader? I went to Cal (UC Berkeley) for my undergraduate degree and I studied integrative biology. I was excited about what I was doing in terms of the academic study. I knew that I wanted to be in the academy

Mandy Goheen 3rd Year M.Div. Student   What inspired you to become a religious leader? I was as a volunteer with an interfaith community-organizing group around economic justice in the (Washington) DC metro area. The work in my county was specifically around foreclosure caused by predatory lending. By taking on GE, Bank of America, and

Dear Ones, It is with great sadness that I share the news that our beloved colleague, teacher and friend Ibrahim Farajajé died last night at Alta Bates Medical Center in Oakland.  He was surrounded by a small group of family and friends who have been keeping watch over him since Ibrahim’s massive heart attack on

On February 9, 2016, Starr King School for the Ministry’s Provost and Professor of Islamic and Cultural Studies, Dr. Ibrahim Abdurrahman Farajaje, passed away. He was a beloved teacher, colleague, friend, loved one and intersectional “scholartavist”. In addition to his intellectual prowess, activism, and revolutionary vision, Dr. Farajaje was loved far and wide for his

Dear Ones— I’m writing to let you know more about an event you may already have heard about: Starr King’s search for a new faculty member.  It was wonderful to receive so many impressive applications from well-qualified people! Right now, we’re in the home stretch of the selection process, and we’ll be announcing the names

Zackrie Vinczen 2nd Year M.Div. Student   What inspired you to become a religious leader? A lot of it has to do with my upbringing. My family had five kids and I was the only boy. We were a poor family. Growing up we practiced Catholicism and church was always a safe place for me.

Dear members of the Starr King community: This morning, on behalf of the search committee, I am pleased to announce our finalists for the position of Assistant Professor of Unitarian Universalist Theologies and Ethics. They are Rev. Colin Bossen, doctoral candidate at Harvard University, and Rev. Sofia Betancourt, doctoral candidate at Yale University. Both of

This course begins with a discussion of recent historical developments in Unitarian Universalism and then extends back through time to the various antecedents of Unitarianism and Universalism in pre-Reformation Europe, all the way back to the early church and the Council of Nicea. Students will have the opportunity to explore Unitarian Universalist heritage, as well

Dear Ones: I’m writing with wonderful news in the life of Starr King: the appointment of The Rev. Sofia Betancourt as the school’s Assistant Professor of Unitarian Universalist Theologies and Ethics.  Sofia has served with distinction on our adjunct faculty for seven years, teaching courses on preaching as well as womanist theoethics, mujerista and Latina

Michelle Rockwell 2nd Year Dual Degree M.Div. and M.A.S.C. Student What inspired you to become a religious leader? I think what really sparked the change in my life was when my mom passed away eight years ago. During the last two weeks of her life, my family and I stayed with her. And despite the