Join us for conversation and a book signing by Karen Keen. In Karen’s words:
My goal is to generate meaningful reflection on questions like: What is the Bible? How is it used in faith communities and the public sphere to generate positive or negative impact? In what ways are people’s thinking and behavior influenced by interpretations of it? What value does the Bible have for the average person in everyday life? How does it point us toward God?

I am especially interested in making biblical scholarship accessible to a general audience. I enjoy teaching in an academic setting but I also love dialoguing at the local coffee shop, facilitating Sunday School groups, or musing over the meaning of life and God with those who are religiously disaffected.

Alongside teaching, I have the privilege of seeing how God is moving in the lives of people who come my way for spiritual care. I stumbled onto the practice of  spiritual direction by accident. Several years ago, I needed help knowing that God was still active in my life. Someone pointed me to a spiritual director and it was life-changing for me. Eventually, I completed a certificate program with the Faithful Companions of Jesus, a congregation of Catholic sisters in the Ignatian tradition. While pursuing graduate studies at Marquette University, I served campus staff at the Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality, where I also received additional mentoring. Now I work in private practice as The Redwood Center for Spiritual Care & Education. I particularly enjoy doing spiritual direction with small groups to help counter the isolation that many people experience.