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The Deans for Religious Life have been appointed by the university to provide leadership, services and programming in matters of religion, spirituality, and ethics.
The current Deans represent the Christian, Jewish and Unitarian Universalist traditions and it is their responsibility to support all religious traditions represented at Stanford. They
strive to ensure that students, faculty
and staff have access to honest, lively,
thoughtful and supportive contexts in
which to pursue their spiritual journeys
on the Stanford campus. While each participates in and leads
worship and study in his/her own
religious community, as a multi-faith
team they work with all who comprise
the university-students, faculty, staff,
trustees and alumni-to promote
dialogues, ceremonies and friendships
which gather people of varied backgrounds.
In addition to officiating at life-cycle
ceremonies and worship services, the
Deans initiate educational programs
exploring the connections between
mind and spirit, such as delving into the
relationships between and co-existence
of sexuality and spirituality; practical,
first-hand experience in spirituality and
service; scripture studies; workshops
for interfaith families; student-run
interfaith dialogues; and grief and bereavement workshops. Likewise,
the Deans lead formal and informal
classes on a range of topics, including
anger and forgiveness, contemporary
and traditional readings of religious
texts, feminist approaches to religion,
and urban studies, as well as taking
a number of religious and ethical
seminars directly into the residences.
The Deans create multi-faith
worship opportunities in response
to significant events in the life of the Stanford community, raise and
respond to social justice issues and
work throughout the university to
address specific religious concerns.
Additionally, they serve on a number of
administrative committees and work
collaboratively with other university
offices on issues that affect the quality
of life at Stanford.
The Deans for Religious Life are
committed to welcoming students of all
genders and sexual identities, all religious
and non-religious traditions, and
all cultural backgrounds. Please feel
free to call us to schedule a visit, or
attend one of our programs.
~ Rev. Scotty McLennan, Rev. Joanne Sanders,
and Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann
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