Marvin Ellison

Marvin Ellison

Queer Spirit Podcast

Rev. Marvin Ellison, Ph.D. (he/him) is a person of faith and a gay man whose career has unfolded at the intersection of these core identities. Marvin has a B.A. in religion from Davidson College, a M.A. in religion and society from University of Chicago Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Christian social ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York. As a Professor of Christian Ethics at Bangor Theological Seminary, he taught generations of clergy and chaplains and lectured widely on ethical issues related to human sexuality, health care, and economic justice. He has published numerous essays on same-sex marriage, gender justice in Protestant Christianity, and changing patterns of family life. In addition he is the author of multiple books: Erotic Justice: A Liberating Ethic of Sexuality; Body and Soul: Rethinking Sexuality as Justice-Love; Same-Sex Marriage? A Christian Ethical Analysis; Heterosexism in Contemporary World Religion: Problem and Prospect; Sexuality and the Sacred: Sources for Theological Reflection; and Making Love Just: Sexual Ethics for Perplexing Times. In 1994 Marvin founded the Religious Coalition Against Discrimination in Maine to support civil rights protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, including the right to marry. In 1997 he founded the Maine Interfaith Council for Reproductive Choices. He has served on the “Out In Scripture” Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign’s Religion and Faith Project and the Advisory Board of the Religious Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing. After serving on the board of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. He founded a volunteer chaplaincy program at the health clinic in Portland. He developed and co-hosted the “Queer Spirit” radio series, a program sponsored by OUT Cast radio on WMPG and WERU, two community radio stations in Maine.

Marvin Ellison