She teaches courses on religion and psychology as well as courses addressing themes of gender, sexuality, and religion. Professor Henking won the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1992. I love teaching, to watch good teaching and good learning whether enacted by colleagues, students, in specialized scholarly productions or elsewhere and to frame my work again, whether scholarly or teacherly as an ongoing process of education for myself and for those around me. Put somewhat facetiously, I have come to take seriously my own desire to remain in college. It sometimes leaves you speechless.
Education can be unspeakable.
I am pleased when they call me later for book suggestions. I am even more pleased when I open the mail to find a letter telling me of books I should read. Thus, my teaching philosophy emphasizes that, when accomplished well, neither teaching nor learning ends. Certainly mine have not. Teaching is also about vocation.