The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
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The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

Dialogue on Teaching, hosted by Nancy Lynne Westfield, PhD, is the podcast of The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Amplifying the Wabash Center’s mission, the podcast focuses upon issues of teaching and learning in theology and religion within colleges, universities and seminaries. The podcast series features dialogues with faculty teaching in a wide range of institutional contexts. The conversations will illumine the teaching life.  Host: Nancy Lynne Westfield, PhD Producer: Rachel Mills  Sound Engineer: Paul O. Myhre, PhD & Paul Utterback Podcast music by Dr. Paul O. Myhre, PhD

  1. Christine Hong: Silhouette Interview

    JUL 10

    Christine Hong: Silhouette Interview

    Christine J. Hong, PhD is Associate Professor of Educational Ministry and Lead Professor of the DEdMin Program at Columbia Theological Seminary.

    26 min
  2. Mentoring: Tat-siong Benny Liew

    JUN 19

    Mentoring: Tat-siong Benny Liew

    Tat-siong Benny Liew, Ph.D. is Professor, Class of 1956 Chair in New Testament Studies at Holy Cross College.  In this rich and reflective conversation, Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield and Dr. Tat-siong Benny Liew explore the complexities of mentoring within academic and theological contexts. They discuss mentoring as a relational, communal, and intergenerational practice rather than a top-down, ego-driven model. Emphasizing listening over advice-giving, they critique hierarchical approaches and advocate for mutual, organic relationships built on trust and care. Both speakers highlight the importance of multiple mentors across one’s career, including peer and reverse mentoring, and the vital role mentoring plays in sustaining intellectual and theological traditions. The episode concludes with reflections on mentoring as a form of invisible labor and collective responsibility to nurture future scholars.

    27 min
  3. Ryan Bonfiglio: Silhouette Interview

    JUN 12

    Ryan Bonfiglio: Silhouette Interview

    Ryan Bonfiglio, PhD. is Associate Professor in the Practice of Old Testament at Candler School of Theology and Executive Director of The Candler Foundry.

    34 min
  4. Donald Quist: Silhouette Interview

    JUN 5

    Donald Quist: Silhouette Interview

    Donald Quist is Assistant of English at the University of Missouri and Educational Design Manager at the Wabash Center. He is author of many articles, essays, and books including the literary tryptic To Those Bounded, For Other Ghosts, and Harbors.

    28 min
  5. Jesse D. Mann: Silhouette Interview

    MAY 29

    Jesse D. Mann: Silhouette Interview

    Jesse D. Mann is Theological Librarian with Drew University.

    22 min

  6. MAY 22

    Learning to Write, Better: Sophfronia Scott & Donald E. Quist

    Sophfronia Scott is Director of the Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Alma College in Alma, MI and author a numerous books including Wild Beautiful and Free and The Seeker and the Monk. Donald Quist is Assistant of English at the University of Missouri and Educational Design Manager at the Wabash Center. He is author of many articles, essays, and books including the literary tryptic To Those Bounded, For Other Ghosts, and Harbors.  Since ideas change lives - what does it take to write so that ideas are clear and accessible? How do we get our curiosity on the page? What is the writing life when you are a faculty member? How does creativity make you a better scholarly writer?

    39 min
  7. Eric Lewis Williams: Silhouette Interview

    MAY 15

    Eric Lewis Williams: Silhouette Interview

    Eric Lewis Williams, Ph.D. is Director of the Office of Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.

    18 min
  8. Why Teach Religion?: Eric Lewis Williams

    MAY 8

    Why Teach Religion?: Eric Lewis Williams

    Eric Lewis Williams, Ph.D. is Director of the Office of Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.  Williams quotes Zora Neale Hurston, "I was born with God in my house." Hear a scholar's story of having been raised in a Pentecostal household, mentored into the scholarship of religion with no contradiction, and working as a professor, museum curator, and higher education administrator. Williams' journey is one of curiosity, boldness, and creativity.

    26 min
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Dialogue on Teaching, hosted by Nancy Lynne Westfield, PhD, is the podcast of The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Amplifying the Wabash Center’s mission, the podcast focuses upon issues of teaching and learning in theology and religion within colleges, universities and seminaries. The podcast series features dialogues with faculty teaching in a wide range of institutional contexts. The conversations will illumine the teaching life.  Host: Nancy Lynne Westfield, PhD Producer: Rachel Mills  Sound Engineer: Paul O. Myhre, PhD & Paul Utterback Podcast music by Dr. Paul O. Myhre, PhD

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    The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    317
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