I am a biblical scholar and pop culture enthusiast. I view myself as a scholar-educator located between the church and the academy, accountable to and writing for both communities. I am in the ordination process with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and have experience mentoring teenagers in both the ministerial and public school contexts.
In my most recent work, I read the Bible and science fiction as mutually entangled and co-constituting discourses that together open a horizon of imagination that compels readers toward the dream of a better future. My other work examines notions of grief and the function of cultural memory in communal responses to trauma within biblical narrative. I am also interested in exploring the ways in which biblical texts, motifs, themes, and characters are entangled with artifacts of popular culture.
I am currently the Registrar at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. When I’m not at work you’ll find me exploring the Seattle food scene, curled up with a sci-fi novel, or haunting one of several local coffee shops.
Curriculum Vitae
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