Welcome, Gentle Readers…
Since leaving full-time teaching at Westmont College, I am back in the Bay Area, still affiliated with Westmont as a fellow of the Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts, and also . . .
WRITING - My book Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies is out, available from Eerdmans.com or Amazon. I’ve done reviews and articles for The Christian Century, Sojourners, Prism, and Weavings, and have a draft of An American Sermon: Scripture Reconsidered in The Scarlet Letter under consideration. I’m also working on a book called Patient Poets about the role of poetry in healing.
TEACHING - In new places! This past spring I’ve been teaching two courses at Westmont’s Urban Program in San Francisco, a course on poetry and prayer through New College, Berkeley, and co-teaching a writing course for the UCSF-UCB Joint Medical Program.
LEADING RETREATS - I’ve been delighted by opportunities to gather with groups of women, students, families, or adult ed groups for two- to five-day retreats, and to help structure those times for learning, reflection, renewal and relaxation. See the “Retreats” page for topics.
