Theologian in Residence: Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D.
Schedule
Sun, 29 Jun, 2025 at 09:00 am to Wed, 02 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
91 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake Junaluska, NC, United States, North Carolina 28745 | Lake Junaluska, NC
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All are welcome for summer worship services at the Lakeside White Tent near Stuart Auditorium at 9 a.m. for Sunday outdoor worship services with our theologians in residence. A limited amount of seating is available, and attendees may bring their own chairs. Theologians in residence will also host devotions, discussions, workshops and more during their visit. Join us June 29-July 2 to welcome Diana Butler Bass Ph.D to Lake Junaluska. Diana Butler Bass, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiringpreacher, and one of America’s most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality.
Diana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—a passion that ranges from informing the public about spiritual trends, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice, entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology, and writing books to help readers see themselves, their place in history, and God differently. She does this with intelligence, joy, and a good dose of humor, leading well-known comedian John Fugelsang to dub her “iconic,” the late Marcus Borg to call her “spontaneous and always surprising,” and Glennon Doyle to praise her “razor-sharp mind” and “mystical heart.”
She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and is the author of eleven books. Her bylines include The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN.com, Atlantic.com, USA Today, Huffington Post, Spirituality and Health, Reader’s Digest, Christian Century, and Sojourners. She has commented on religion, politics, and culture in the media widely including on CBS, CNN, PBS, NPR, CBC, FOX, Sirius XM, TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and in multiple global news outlets. In the 1990s, she wrote a weekly column on religion and culture for the Santa Barbara News-Press, which was distributed nationally by the New York Times Syndicate.
Her work has received two Wilbur Awards for Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, awards from Religion News Association for individual commentary and for Book of the Year, Nautilus Awards Silver and Gold medals, the Illumination Book Award Silver medal, Books for a Better Life Award, Book of the Year of the Academy of Parish Clergy, the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize for Church History, Substack Fellowship for Independent Writers, and Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Book of the Year.
She and her husband live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their dog and their sometimes-successful backyard garden
For those traveling to Lake Junaluska for the Diana Butler Bass, PhD lectures, consider our convenient Summer Sabbath Package!
-Enjoy Sunday-to-Wednesday lodging
-Attend inspiring lectures
-Explore the beautiful Lake Junaluska grounds
-Use promo code 'Sumrsab1' when booking.
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Where is it happening?
91 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake Junaluska, NC, United States, North Carolina 28745Event Location & Nearby Stays: