And the Old Testament. We're dimly aware of the presence of the world's great religions. My quick answer to what I am up to, is that I teach courses in Christian faith and thought. But in print, a longer answer may help.
Christian theology is disciplined thinking about the faith of the church.
From the side of contemporary experience, I ask about questions the church should not ignore. For instance, I am particularly interested in what it means that more women are doing theology, and what theology might mean for the full personhood of women. My favorite aspect of doing theology with undergraduates is encouraging them to join in rethinking our more unreflective answers to questions of faith. The questions themselves become a way to attain greater understanding. Before coming to Valparaiso, I spent much of my life in inner-city communities, including the parish where my husband and I were pastors.