Coffee with Patricia Lyons

The Rev. Dr. Patricia (“Tricia”) Lyons is currently serving on
the Bishop’s Staff as Missioner for Evangelism and Community
Engagement for the Diocese of Washington. For 17 years, she was a
chaplain, religion teacher, varsity coach and JK-12 Director of
Service Learning at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Episcopal)
School in Alexandria, VA. She has also taught as an adjunct at
the Virginia Theological Seminary, teaching evening and summer
courses to masters and doctoral students. Tricia has taught
courses in Systematic Theology, C.S. Lewis, Sigmund Freud,
Theology and Fiction, and most recently, Christian Themes in
Harry Potter.


Tricia is an honors graduate from Harvard College in the
Comparative Study of Religion. She holds a Master of Divinity
degree from the Harvard Divinity School. She received her
doctorate from the Virginia Theological Seminary. Her doctoral
thesis was a study of the stages of moral and spiritual
development of adolescents.


Tricia is the author of two acclaimed books. The first is a study
of the spiritual lives and languages of teenagers, entitled, The
Soul of Adolescence. And she recently published her second book
on faith formation, Teaching Faith with Harry Potter. She has
published numerous sermons, articles and book chapters on moral
and spiritual development theory, as well as consulted for
independent schools on moral formation and service learning
programs. She has been a speaker at the annual conferences of
regional independent school associations across the country as
well as the national conferences of NAIS. She has worked as a
consultant to individual independent schools, as well as to The
National Association of Episcopal Schools on how to handle issues
of community, diversity and justice in JK-12 independent schools.
Tricia has also been a speaker at regional and national
conferences in the Episcopal Church on faith formation, social
justice, digital ministry and evangelism.


Tricia was surprised as any that Harry Potter became something of
importance in her life and ministry. The latest developments in
God's surprising Tricia are in her role as the Hogwarts Chaplain!
That's right, Tricia's most recent Facebook video as the Hogwarts
Chaplain has over 2.5 thousand views! So your first stop should
definitely be the Hogwarts Chaplain Facebook Page to watch some
videos. Fair warning, don't underestimate the depth and
information you're about to experience!


Within our interview Tricia a provocative question arose, "Why
doesn't God autosave?" As we conclude I invite you to ponder and
respond on the Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast's Facebook Page.
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Interview with Dr. Lyons:

The Hogwarts Chaplain!


Teaching Faith with Harry Potter by Patricia Lyons


The Soul of Adolescence: In Their Own Words by Patricia
Lyons


Harvard College


Harvard Divinity School


Virginia Theological Seminary