Sixty years of theological collegiality
PCTS is a uniquely interdisciplinary theological society that hosts a two-day Meeting twice a year in Berkeley, California for the purpose of engaging in critical exchange over a variety of topics. Papers are posted on this website and are read before each Meeting.
PCTS members Norm Gottwald, Jack Elliott, and Herman Waetjen have collaborated on the formation of The Center and Library for the Bible and Social Justice, which has published its first book Liberating Biblical Study: Scholarship, Art, and Action in Honor of the Center and Library for the Bible and Social Justice.
April 13-14, 2012
Established in the 1940s, the Pacific Coast Theological Society sought to respond to the need for critical inter-disciplinary and ecumenical exchange. Evolving over the years, this mandate has continued and expanded as the Society has engaged in topics such as the dialogue between religion and contemporary science, the interchange among a variety of faith traditions, and other issues of public discourse. The Society affords a rare opportunity for sustained, critical conversation among diverse theological perspectives.
The Society is currently funding the Patricia Codron Memorial Endowment, named for a long-time member who died on March 11, 2009. Proceeds from the endowment will be dedicated to awarding an Annual Prize to the West Coast author of the book that best reflects the overall purpose of the Society.