Lunch Conversation: "The Complex and Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children," with Holly Taylor Coolman

Join us for a lunch discussion with theologian Holly Taylor Coolman as we explore the joys and challenges of parenting as a meaningful and formative vocation.

Parenting is among the most demanding and significant forms of everyday life—marked by moments of delight, difficulty, growth, and grace. In this conversation, Coolman invites us to reflect on parenting not simply as a set of responsibilities, but as a calling shaped by love and the long work of forming children. Drawing on both her theological work and lived experience, she offers a vision of parenting as a process of “apprenticing children to love.”

This discussion will be especially relevant for parents, but also for anyone interested in family life, formation, and the connection between faith and daily practice.

A free lunch will be provided.

About the Speaker

Holly Taylor Coolman is a theologian whose work explores the connections between Christian doctrine and everyday life. Her research engages topics such as Jewish-Christian relations, the family—especially adoption—and the broader intersections of faith, culture, and politics. She is the author of Parenting: The Complex and Beautiful Vocation of Raising Children, a thoughtful and widely praised work on the meaning and practice of parenting.