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My name is Patrick S. Cheng (鄭書祥), and I'm a seminary professor, theologian, attorney, and deacon in the Episcopal Church.

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.

I currently chair 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:

• "EDS Faculty Spotlight: The Rev. Dr. Patrick S. Cheng," Vimeo (March 20, 2014).
• "Tenure Announcement: The Rev. Patrick S. Cheng," EDS Website (March 2, 2014).
• "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).
• 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:

• Respondent, "Sexual Disorientations: Queer Temporalities, Affects, Theologies," 14th Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquium, Drew Theological School, Madison, NJ (September 26-28, 2014) (invited).