TCP reading groups
Faculty-led reading groups encourage and equip students within our faculty fellows’ spheres of influence. These informal groups typically meet in faculty homes once a month during the academic year, to share a meal and study literature related to faith, vocation, and calling.
Undergrad Reading Group
Led by American Culture Studies Prof, Dave Walsh (you can call him Dave), this specifically Undergrad reading group meets once a month on Sunday evenings to explore deep questions about faith, culture, and our walk with God… And there will always be snacks!
Click below learn more about this group, see what they’ve read in semesters past, and get in contact with Dave.
Design & Visual Arts Reading Group
As a cross-discipline community of students, alumni, artists, creatives, and designers, this group meets once a month on Monday nights with Prof. John Hendrix, Chair of the Illustration and Visual Culture MFA program in the Sam Fox School of Art & Design.
This group leans into the Christian calling to image our Creator, and ponders questions of faith, meaning, and seeking God’s gift of wonder in life. There will always be a fun ice breaker and loads of delicious homemade treats.
Click below to learn more about this group, see what they’ve read in the past, and join the group!
Law Reading Group
Meeting a stone’s throw away from WashU’s Danforth campus, Law Prof, John Inazu hosts a reading group in his home every 3-4 weeks during the academic year. Together this group considers how Christian faith shapes the study and practice of law—not only in big questions of justice but also in the ordinary habits of professional life.
Click below to learn more about the law reading group, the articles for the 26/27 academic year, and to get in touch with Prof. Inazu about joining the group.
Arts & Sciences Community Group
This group is a cross-discipline group of graduate students, community members, and faculty that meets monthly with Dr. Abram Van Engen and Dr. Jen Heemstra to discuss what it means to be a Christian scholar, scientist, and teacher in a non-Christian setting.
Click below to learn more about this new group and sign up to join!
The Bard & The Bible Community Group
This NEW! community reading group is led by Drama and English prof, Dr. Claire Sommers. For the fall semester, Dr. Sommers will walk through Biblical allusions, theological debates, and Christian values presented in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. This group is open to all disciplines.
To learn more about this new group or to join, click below!
Occupational Therapy Discussion Group
Emily Somerville, OTD, OTR/L and Mandy Mack OTD, OTR/L, CLC, lead a monthly lunchtime discussion group with learners in Occupational and Physical Therapy at the WashU Medical School. Together they take on the quandaries of faith and practice as learners and practitioners made in the image of God.
For more information, or to join the group, click the link below.
WashU Medical School Discussion Group
In partnership with CMDA—St. Louis, Dr. Theo Vander Velde leads a dinner discussion group for med school learners and faculty with no advance prep required to participate.
This group seeks to address difficult issues of faith, ethics, and theology that face Christian practitioners day in and day out.
Click the link below to learn more about this group, what they’ve discussed in the past, or to contact Dr. Vander Velde.
Olin Business School Reading Group
This reading group is taking a break at the moment. If you are a business student interested in joining this group, contact Mark Leary at leary@wustl.edu to learn more.
International Student Reading Group
Prof. Andrew Tuch leads this reading group for international students at WashU. They will be taking a break this semester. Contact andrew.tuch@wustl.edu.