Wonderer. Wanderer. Poet-theologian. Passionate about storytelling. Passionate about words (and Oxford commas).
Christine Havens writes in a wide variety of genres–poetry, theological reflections, Bible studies, book reviews, feature articles, and more. Her work has been published in The Episcopal Journal, on the Sermons That Work website, and she has been a regular contributor to Forward Movement’s Daily Devo family email series for over two years. Her poetry has been published on the University of Iowa’s Daily Palette (http://dailypalette.uiowa.edu/index.php?artwork=415), in the Anglican Theological Review‘s Summer 2016 issue (“Fig’s Lesson”), and in Soul by Southwest, the literary journal of the Seminary of the Southwest.
In addition to writing, Christine also does freelance editing work–she did a two-year practicum at the North American Review, and has recently worked on academic manuscripts for theology, liturgy, and New Testament professors at the Seminary of the Southwest and for a Cambridge theology don. She is a writing coach for several Episcopal priests, and facilitates a writing group called the Misfit Muses.
Christine has an MA in English, with a focus in medieval literature, from the University of Northern Iowa and an MA in Religion with a Theology concentration from the Seminary of the Southwest.
Currently residing in Austin, TX, Christine is originally from Iowa.
Ripples in the Font--Spiritual Reflections and Poetry 