Description
The purpose of this course is to launch our conversation about the general themes that will occupy the cohort throughout the next several years -- these include engagement of the writer’s voice, the role of faith in creative writing, the writer’s sense of place in writing, the nuances of theological reflection, and the practices and concerns of writing creatively. We will spend time together mapping the features of a new approach to public theology and think together and about what it means to be a public theologian engaged in the vocation as a creative writer. Rather than providing answers, the course aims to surface questions and ideas for students to engage over the course of the program. Additionally, the course will help students and faculty establish collegial working relationships with each other so that a community of writers might be established.