Join us for Academy Homeroom: Gays & God with instructor Ish Ruiz, where we will explore the eastern and western religious response to the topic of homosexuality.
Beginning with a brief overview of eastern and western cosmology and how that worldview applies to the topic of homosexuality, we will then explore two traditions in detail: Hinduism and Catholicism. Attendees will learn specific doctrines pertaining to homosexuality and analyze how the different eastern and western worldview yielded these teachings. Furthermore, we will explore the impact these religious teachings have had on the cultural and political climate of today.
? While Academy events are offered for our Members, we do offer courses to the public on a wide array of topics. A catalog of upcoming Academy Homeroom courses can be found at academy-sf.com/homeroom
? If you are interested in becoming a member of The Academy, please visit academy-sf.com/club to learn more, schedule a tour, and apply for membership
About the Instructor
Ish Ruiz is a doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and a Religious Studies instructor at a Catholic high school in San Francisco. His research interests explore the intersection between religion, sexuality, justice, and education. Ish is the co-founder of a group of Bay Area queer educators in religious schools and has offered several workshops to high schools and religious institutions on the care for LGBTQ+ students. He is a co-chair of the Marianist LGBT Initiative Team, which published a resource titled Addressing LGBT Issues with Youth: A Resource for Educators. Ish has presented in conferences and has made several contributions through the media and his ministries regarding the protection of LGBTQ+ employees in religious institutions and the contributions of LGBTQ+ people to religious education. Recognizing the important role both LGBTQ+ people and religion play in society, Ish hopes to see a world where religion and LGBTQ+ people embrace each other with love and gratitude for the gifts everyone brings to each other and the world.
Join us for Academy Homeroom: Gays & God with instructor Ish Ruiz, where we will explore the eastern and western religious response to the topic of homosexuality.
Beginning with a brief overview of eastern and western cosmology and how that worldview applies to the topic of homosexuality, we will then explore two traditions in detail: Hinduism and Catholicism. Attendees will learn specific doctrines pertaining to homosexuality and analyze how the different eastern and western worldview yielded these teachings. Furthermore, we will explore the impact these religious teachings have had on the cultural and political climate of today.
? While Academy events are offered for our Members, we do offer courses to the public on a wide array of topics. A catalog of upcoming Academy Homeroom courses can be found at academy-sf.com/homeroom
? If you are interested in becoming a member of The Academy, please visit academy-sf.com/club to learn more, schedule a tour, and apply for membership
About the Instructor
Ish Ruiz is a doctoral student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and a Religious Studies instructor at a Catholic high school in San Francisco. His research interests explore the intersection between religion, sexuality, justice, and education. Ish is the co-founder of a group of Bay Area queer educators in religious schools and has offered several workshops to high schools and religious institutions on the care for LGBTQ+ students. He is a co-chair of the Marianist LGBT Initiative Team, which published a resource titled Addressing LGBT Issues with Youth: A Resource for Educators. Ish has presented in conferences and has made several contributions through the media and his ministries regarding the protection of LGBTQ+ employees in religious institutions and the contributions of LGBTQ+ people to religious education. Recognizing the important role both LGBTQ+ people and religion play in society, Ish hopes to see a world where religion and LGBTQ+ people embrace each other with love and gratitude for the gifts everyone brings to each other and the world.
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