Former names | Starr King School for Religious Leadership, Pacific Unitarian School for the Ministry |
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Type | Graduate theological seminary |
Established | 1904 |
Religious affiliation | Unitarian Universalist Association |
President | Rosemary Bray McNatt |
Dean | Gabriella Lettini |
Students | 85 |
Location | , , United States 37°52′37″N 122°15′43″W / 37.877015°N 122.261859°W |
Website | www.sksm.edu |
Starr King School for the Ministry is a Unitarian Universalist seminary in Oakland, California. The seminary was formed in 1904 to educate leaders for the growing number of progressive religious communities in the western part of the US. The school emphasizes the practical skills of religious leadership. Today, it educates Unitarian Universalist ministers, religious educators, and spiritual activists, as well as progressive religious leaders from a variety of traditions, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, earth-centered traditions, and others.