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My name is Patrick S. Cheng (鄭書祥), and I'm a seminary professor, theologian, attorney, and ordained minister.

I am the Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In addition to my teaching, I serve as the Pastoral Assistant at Emmanuel Church in the City of Boston.

I am the author of Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology (2011), an accessible introduction to queer theology.

I'm also the author of From Sin to Amazing Grace: Discovering the Queer Christ (2012), which rethinks the doctrines of sin and grace for LGBT people and our allies today.

My newest book is Rainbow Theology: Bridging Race, Sexuality, and Spirit (2013).  It is the first book-length treatment of theologies by LGBT people of color.

I have delivered a number of lectures across the country, including the Zerby Lecture at Bates College, the Castañeda Lecture at Chicago Theological Seminary, and the Boswell Lecture at the Pacific School of Religion.

Since 2012, I have served on the Committee on the Status of LGBTIQ Persons in the Profession of the American Academy of Religion.

Finally, I contribute to the Religion and the Gay Voices sections of the Huffington Post.

For more information about me, please click on the links to the left.

New:

• "Spiritual Temptations," First Sunday in Lent, Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA (March 9, 2014).
• Sermon: "Baptism as Coming Out," Blessed Minority Christian Fellowship, Hong Kong (October 20, 2013).

• Blog Post: "Amplify 2013: Three Hundred Queer Asian Christians in Hong Kong," Huffington Post (June 17, 2013).
• Video: Jefferson Mendoza, "Live, Love, Lead: Amplify 2013," YouKu (June 13, 2013).
  
• Jeffie Lam, "出櫃牧師﹕宗教「性向」無衝突「基督教義說到底仍是愛」, Openly Gay Minister: Religion and Sexuality Not in Conflict; 'Christianity in the End Is Love'" Ming Pao Daily News, Hong Kong (June 9, 2013).
  
• "Amplify," Time Out Hong Kong (June 4, 2013).
• Sermon: "God's Economy," Episcopal Divinity School (May 22, 2013).
• "Theologian to Argue for Close Links Between Christian Theology, Queer Theory," Bates News (February 28, 2013).
  
• Becky Garrison, "Re-Painting the Rainbow Christ: A Conversation with Patrick Cheng," Believe Out Loud (February 19, 2013).
• Ross Layton, "Rev. Dr. Patrick Cheng Speaks of Radical Queer Theology," Swarthmore College Daily Gazette (February 14, 2013).
  
• Blog Post: "A Scout Is Trustworthy," Huffington Post (February 11, 2013).
  
• Alli Shultes, "Rainbow Theology: A Colorful Look at the Intersection of Race, Sexuality, and Religion," The Swarthmore Phoenix (February 7, 2013).
  
• Candace Chellew-Hodge, "Sin Is Not a Crime: A Conversation with Patrick Cheng," Religion Dispatches (January 31, 2013).
• J.R. Tungol, "The Most Influential LGBT Asian Icons," Huffington Post (October 29, 2012).

Upcoming Events:

• April 25, 2014, Symposium, "Queer Life After DOMA: The Triumph of Gay Marriage in an Age of Family Values," Yale University, New Haven, CT.