Reading fiction doesn’t help us escape the world.

It helps us live in it.

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We condemn J.K. Rowling’s transphobia.

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text supports all gender identities. Read more about our values here.

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In 28 weeks of What Matters, you’ll meet weekly with a tight-knit cohort of 24 students. You'll read in community, learn from spiritual leaders and artists, and build clarity and intention around your values.

The program is divided into three units, each focused on a different text, and the curriculum is designed to give you the support and resources to chart your own path to what matters.

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Travel with Vanessa to Bath!

Next August, we will gather in Bath for a walking pilgrimage dedicated to Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. In classes led by Margaret H. Willison and chaplaincy led by Vanessa Zoltan, pilgrims on this trip will examine Austen’s sparkling satire on Gothic fiction through the theme of doubt. Grab your spot today on this special trip to the U.K next August!

Not Sorry C.A.M.P.

The 48 hours we spent together in Monticello, New York earlier this month were... simply unreal. We ate meals together, had an incredible live show, sang together, witnessed Vanessa and Casper act out the whole first half of the Sound of Music, and so much more. To learn more and sign up for word of future events like it, click here!

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Series 1

In the premiere episode, Casper and Vanessa talk about why they are starting this project.

Series 2

With new co-host Matt Potts. Matt and Vanessa discuss, “How do we react to frustration productively?”

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