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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Sarah Griffith

Dallas Theological Seminary

Dallas, TX

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About me

Hi, I’m Sarah—writer, worship leader, and DMin student exploring how theology shapes culture (and sometimes quietly harms it). I write on Substack about faith, humor, and advocating for women in the Church.
Come talk to me about dismantling bad theology, reclaiming Scripture, or how humor can tell the truth better than a sermon.

9:00am EDT

Registration Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room

11:00am EDT

Boxed Lunch pickup (pre-orders only) Knollcrest Dining Hall

12:30pm EDT

Opening Plenary Session - Speaking the Hard Truths Van Noord ArenaLaurie Halse Anderson

2:30pm EDT

The Beauty in Broken Things: Writing Sadness with Grace Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallTodd Davis • Kiki Petrosino

3:15pm EDT

Afternoon Snack Break Covenant Fine Arts Center Lobby; Prince Conference Center Fireside Room; Spoelhof Atrium

4:00pm EDT

Holding Both: Navigating Grief and Hope Together ChapelHillary McBride • J. S. Park

5:30pm EDT

Evening Plenary Session - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Van Noord ArenaRobin Wall Kimmerer

9:00am EDT

Reclaiming Christianity from the Christians: The Witness of Las Casas Prince Conference Center, Board RoomDaniel José Camacho

9:45am EDT

Coffee Break Covenant Fine Arts Center Lobby; Prince Conference Center Fireside Room; Spoelhof Atrium

10:30am EDT

Rewriting the Record: Literature, Memory, and the Histories We Inherit Gezon AuditoriumLaurie Halse Anderson • Ayana Mathis

11:45am EDT

Holy Hurt Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumHillary McBride

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

2:30pm EDT

A Conversation with Carrie Fountain Gezon AuditoriumCarrie Fountain • Abram VanEngen

4:00pm EDT

Making and Meaning: The Creative Rhythm of Courage and Reflection ChapelLanta Davis • Scott Erickson

5:30pm EDT

Evening Plenary Session - The Garden Has Faith in You Van Noord ArenaRoss Gay

9:00am EDT

Forms of Joy and Witness: Poetry and Prose in Conversation Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumRoss Gay • Patrick Rosal

10:30am EDT

Rituals, Mentors, Priorities and Joy: the Ingredients of My Comics Career Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomJonathan Todd

11:45am EDT

Faith, Family, Football: Eli Cranor on the Dark Side of the American Dream Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomEli Cranor

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

2:30pm EDT

A Conversation with Sarah Perry Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallSarah Perry

4:00pm EDT

Sacred Traces: Writing the Texture of Religious Experience ChapelAaliyah Bilal • Melody S. Gee

5:30pm EDT

Closing Plenary Session - Coming Down to Earth: The Embodied Word Van Noord ArenaBarbara Brown Taylor