Susan Phillips
Susan S. Phillips served as Executive Director at New College Berkeley from 1994-2022, and prior to this role was the Academic Dean. Dr. Phillips is keenly interested in how we live our faith in daily life, drawing insight from the diverse fields of the social sciences, biblical spirituality, and practical theology. She is a sociologist and meets regularly with individuals for spiritual direction. She teaches in a wide range of contexts, serves as supervisor for spiritual directors, and consults for Christian organizations. In addition to being a regular contributor to summer classes at Regent College, she teaches at the Graduate Theological Union, Fuller Theological Seminary (Northern California), and San Francisco Theological Seminary (Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction).
Dr. Phillips served on the Board of Governors at Regent College for nine years and has served on the editorial boards of Radix, Presence, and Reflective Practice. Her most recent book is The Cultivated Life: From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy. With her husband Steve, she worships at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, and has served there as an elder.
Media & Publications
- Honest Prayer – Summer Video
- Building Temples with Our Ears – Video
- Garden or Circus? Metaphors We Live (and Die) By – Audio Publication
- Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction – Book Publication
- Shhhh! The Art of Listening in an Inattentive Culture – Audio Publication