In Episode 2 of Inside the Abbey, Rebecca Hall and Santi Rodriguez interview Irit Umani about spiritual commitment and service. Irit Umani, the Executive Director of Trinity Center, a faith-based organization conducting programs that serve the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the poor and homeless in Austin. Before moving…
In the first episode of the Inside the Abbey podcast, Rebecca Hall and Santi Rodriguez interview Janet Davis about The Art of Stillness. This book, by Pico Iyer, has been a helpful guide for Janet to live in the present moment. Janet enjoys speaking, teaching, and offering spiritual direction. She…
Sarah Kapostasy, LPC, is the founder of Sarah Kapostasy Consulting. She has provided education and training to a variety of professionals, particularly within the field of public health, for the past 10 years. Sarah was formerly a Mental Health Specialist with the CARE program at Austin Travis County Integral Care,…
The Rev. Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski is the Duncalf-Villavoso Professor of Church History at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. He is also the Dean of Community Life and Diversity. His areas of research are Anglican and Episcopal history, Jewish-Christian relations ancient and modern, Anglican ecclesiology, and contemporary interfaith dialogue.…
Dr. Suzie Park is the Associate Professor of Old Testament at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX. She has a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. Dr. Park's primary research interest centers on literary and theological interpretations of the Old Testament. In particular, she is…
Stephanie Hawley, Ph.D. is the Chief Equity Officer of the Austin Independent School Board. Before Austin ISD, Hawley had been serving as the associate vice president of equity and inclusion at Austin Community College and has also worked in positions at City Colleges of Chicago, Morton College, Oklahoma City University,…
J. Doug Harrison is a spiritual director, ethicist, and artist. For many years his passion has been teaching in undergraduate and graduate schools. More recently, he has invested his resources in personal development, community formation, leadership, consulting, and writing. As an academic, he has learned to think critically and to…
Dr. Scott Bader-Saye is the Helen and Everett H. Jones Chair in Christian Ethics and Moral Theology and academic at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin. Dr. Bader-Saye has a M.Div from Yale University and a Ph.D. from Duke. His current research centers on theological readings of gender and transgender. Other…