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Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction Staff
Samuel Hamilton-Poore, DMin, M.Div., DASD
is the Director of the Program in Christian Spirituality. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister with over twenty years experience in congregational ministries. He is currently completing a book project that reconnects Christian prayer with care for God’s creation. Sam is also a musician, having played in jazz and celtic folk groups over the last fifteen years. In addition to directing the program, Sam co-teaches the first year courses in contemplative listening and fundamentals of spiritual direction. |
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Deborah Arca Mooney
is the Program Manager for the Programs in Christian Spirituality. Previously, she worked for the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project helping to plan spiritual formation events for youth and youth leaders. Deborah also has a love of singing as prayer and is the music leader and cantor for a contemplative service at her church. |
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Elizabeth Liebert, Ph.D.
is Professor of Spiritual Life at SFTS. She is the author of Changing Life Patterns: Adult Development in Spiritual Direction, co-author of A Retreat with the Psalms: Resources for Personal and Communal Prayer and The Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed: Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women. Her current work is in the area of discernment and women’s spirituality. Elizabeth teaches the discernment courses in the January program. |
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Elizabeth Nordquist, M.Div., D.Min.
is Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Director of Student Services for SFTS/Southern California. She has taught the prayer class and served as Chaplain during the January intensive. |
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Rebecca Bradburn Langer M.Ed., M.Div., D.Min.
is an ordained Presbyterian minister who has worked with the DASD program in various capacities and is presently coordinating all the supervision of the students. She and Mary Rose Bumpus recently edited the book, Supervision of Spiritual Directors: Engaging Holy Mystery. Rebecca lives in Jacksonville, Florida and continues to be interested in the intersection of art and spirituality. |
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Susan Phillips, Ph.D.
is a spiritual director and supervisor in Berkeley, California. She is the Executive Director of New College Berkeley, an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union. Susan also teaches about caring practices and spirituality at several seminaries in the U.S. and Canada, and has written on the subject of spiritual direction and supervision, including the book Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction. She is active in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Susan co-teaches the first year courses in the January intensive |
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Evan Howard, Ph.D
is founder and director of Spirituality Shoppe: An Evangelical Center for the Study of Christian Spirituality. He teaches at colleges and seminaries around the country and is the author of several books including: Praying the Scriptures: A Field Guide For Your Spiritual Journey; Affirming the Touch of God; and Encountering Christian Spirituality (forthcoming 2006). He and his wife are exploring semi-monastic expression in rural Colorado. Evan teaches the History of Christian Spirituality course in the January intensive. |
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Sophia Park, Ph.D.
Sophia is a spiritual director in the Bay Area and teaches biblical spirituality and world religion at the Holy Names University in Oakland. She also teaches pastoral ministry courses in the Oakland Catholic diocese. Her emphasis is spiritual empowerment through intercultural configuration in the global context. Sophia co-teaches the first year courses in the January program. |
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