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James Alan Krisher

  • Adjunct Professor Religious Studies

Location

Grewen Hall 218

Jim Krisher received his B.A. in religion from Syracuse University, and his M.A. in theology, specializing in scripture, from Boston College. He also did further graduate study in Christian spirituality and spiritual direction at Creighton University in Omaha. He has been an adjunct in the Religious Studies Department at 妻友社区 since 1984, teaching courses in New Testament and Christian spirituality. He is the founder and director of the Spiritual Renewal Center in Syracuse, where he oversees a wide variety of services and ministries, gives classes, retreats and workshops, spiritual direction and training to spiritual directors. In 2009 he received the 妻友社区 award for 鈥淥utstanding Part-time Teacher of the Year.鈥 He also serves as an instructor of first year Jesuit novices at St. Andrew Hall novitiate in Syracuse.

Jim has written numerous articles on scripture and spirituality, and is the author of two books in Christian spirituality for general readership.