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We support teachers of religion and theology in higher education. Website: https://wabashcenter.wabash.edu

The Wabash Center supports teachers of religion and theology in higher education through meetings and workshops, grants, consultants, a journal and other resources to make accessible the scholarship of teaching and learning. All Wabash Center programs are funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.

10/19/2026

What if a virtual classroom could be more than a place to log in?

In “Virtual Teaching in Incarnational Ways: A Q***r Proposal,” the Rev Dr J.J. Warren invites us to imagine virtual theological education as more than a matter of convenience or access.

A new virtual campus pilot at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is exploring what happens when a digital space becomes more than a platform: What if it becomes a habitat for learning and community?

Read Dr. Warren’s reflection and join the conversation about what theological education can look like when we rethink the boundaries of space, presence, and community. Link in the comments.

10/15/2026

What happens to an idea when the publishers say no?

For Nancy Lynne Westfield, it took ten years, a lot of persistence, and one colleague who believed in it. Hear the story behind Thinking Teaching.

10/14/2026

Deepening Theological Engagement with AI

Jesse Mann | Drew University

This project seeks to move faculty development beyond technical AI training toward sustained theological inquiry, collaborative experimentation, and vocational reflection, with particular attention to ethics and social justice. Building on a prior Wabash small grant, the project will convene a multidisciplinary cohort of theological educators, technologists, and university partners to explore AI’s implications for theological education through site visits to AI hubs and labs, conversations with pastors and secondary school teachers using AI, and regular communal discussions of curated readings and podcasts. The project will focus especially on how AI shapes understandings of the human, non-human, and divine, while also addressing environmental harms, racial and economic inequities, and surveillance and data privacy concerns. In its second phase, the cohort will share its findings with the entire theological faculty and the wider university through faculty development sessions, public presentations, and invited talks by leading scholars of AI and social justice. Through assessment, public dissemination, and archival resources, the project aims to equip faculty and the broader university community to engage AI critically, theologically, and responsibly as higher education increasingly adopts these technologies.

10/12/2026

What happens when a student asks to break the rules?

In her latest blog post, Nancy Lynne Westfield reflects on a childhood Monopoly argument, a bold request from an M.Div. student, and a question every teacher might consider: Are our classroom rules actually serving our students and their learning?

Rules create order, but they also shape power, authority, and access. Sometimes, consistency is not the same as justice.

Through the story of one student who negotiated an alternative to traditional assignments, Dr. Westfield invites us to consider what it means to be not simply a rule keeper, but a steward of learning.

Read “Teaching As More Than Rule Keeping” and consider the reflection questions at the end. Link in the comments below.

10/11/2026

Centering Islam: Networks, Best Practices, and Peer Support in a Critical Moment

Dr. Kayla Wheeler | Xavier University

An initiative designed to support Islamic/Muslim studies program and center directors who often serve as isolated representatives of their field while carrying heavy administrative, mentoring, and public-facing responsibilities in an increasingly hostile climate marked by Islamophobia, anti-Muslim racism, anti-DEI policies, and pressures on the humanities. Bringing together a diverse cohort of sixteen scholars from a range of institutions, the project will combine an in-person retreat with four virtual meetings to foster community, reduce burnout, center self-care, and cultivate justice-oriented pedagogy, inclusive mentoring, and sustainable program leadership. Guided by six framing questions on community, positionality, care, pedagogy, curriculum, and institutional support, participants will reflect on how to thrive as teacher-scholars and directors while navigating structural inequities and crisis conditions. The project will also generate broader impact through published participant reflections, a national listserv for Islamic/Muslim studies directors, and longer-term plans for a resource guide and annual convenings, thereby creating lasting networks and practical support for a field whose faculty are too often left to work in isolation.

10/09/2026

What does it mean to care for students without allowing our concern for their
circumstances to define how we see them?

In her blog post, AHyun Lee (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) reflects on teaching amid immigration precarity and the ways that well-intentioned care can sometimes becoming limiting. She invites educators to consider how we can acknowledge uncertainty and vulnerability while still making room for students to be seen as whole people.

Read “When Care Becomes Too Careful: Teaching amid Immigration Precarity” to explore what a more expansive approach to care might look like in the classroom – link in comments!

10/02/2026

Doctoral students: as you prepare for life beyond the PhD, we invite you to think not only about your research, but about the teaching life ahead.

Join the Wabash Center for lunch, conversation, and connection with fellow doctoral students as we reflect on the transition from graduate study to the professoriate. Come meet peers, learn more about Wabash, and begin building relationships that can sustain your life as a teacher-scholar.

Do let us know you'll be coming by clicking the RSVP link available at our AAR page: https://wabashcenter.wabash.edu/gatherings/aar-sbl-annual-meetings

We hope you’ll join us!

10/01/2026

Equipping Theological Educators for AI: A Faculty Development Initiative

Dr. Denise Bell | Lexington Theological Seminary

An effort to help faculty engage artificial intelligence with theological depth, ethical discernment, and pedagogical confidence. Grounded in the doctrine of the Imago Dei and shaped by commitments to justice, accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning, the initiative will prepare faculty to experiment with AI in ways that support inclusive, creative, and spiritually grounded teaching while critically addressing concerns such as algorithmic bias, data privacy, academic integrity, ableism, and digital inequity. The project centers on a twelve-week online cohort course for sixteen faculty members, supported by librarians, academic leaders, instructional technology staff, and an external AI expert, followed by collaborative reflection to develop institutional guidelines for faithful AI use in theological education. Expected outcomes include increased faculty confidence, redesigned courses that integrate AI and accessibility standards, and the creation of shareable resources such as a “Toolkit for Faithful AI Pedagogy,” accessibility checklists, and an LTS Faculty Covenant on Responsible AI Use. Through internal formation and broad dissemination, the project aims to strengthen the teaching life at LTS and contribute a practical, justice-oriented model for AI engagement across theological education.

09/28/2026

Blazers one day. Neon and reggaeton the next.

What happened when Emily Kahm, a theology professor at the College of Saint Mary, became a Zumba instructor?

She rediscovered the joy of teaching, the importance of embodied learning, and the freedom that comes from teaching something you haven’t already mastered.

Could becoming a beginner again breathe new life into your teaching?

Read the latest on the Wabash Center blog—link in comments!

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Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
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