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Diana Butler Bass

Special Visitor, Mar 2-3

Many of you recognize this name as one we hear frequently cited at our church. Dr. Bass, an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America’s most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality will be at our church the first weekend in March, and preaching on Sunday.

Activities

To prepare for her visit, our adult education class is looking at two of her recent books:

Books are available for sale in our lobby.

On Saturday, March 2:

  • 10 am Workshop for Faith Leaders: “Three Paradoxical Trends Shaping Religion.” Read more.
    Brunch to follow. Space is limited so an RSVP is required for this event no later than February 27th. Please Email frontdesk@fpcsantafe.org or call 505.982.8544.
  • 2 pm Community Presentation: Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus When Christianity is Falling Apart. Read more.

And on Sunday, March 3:

  • 10 am, Diana preaching at worship service. View video.

More information on each of these will be available on our website and in our eNews.

If you would like to share this information with others, download the flyer: Diana Butler Bass.

Diana Butler Bass

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, multiple nominations for the Library of Virginia Literary Awards, 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.

You can follow her online at www.dianabutlerbass.com, her public author page on Facebook, and Twitter @dianabutlerbass, or her newsletter, ”The Cottage” at https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/.

 

Gale Wright