R3 Contributor: Amy Steele

Reverend Amy E. Steele, PhD, is an assistant dean and adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt Divinity School.  She has advanced degrees in religion and in ethics and society from Vanderbilt Divinity School and Vanderbilt University.  Her research interests are in the writings of Howard Thurman, black women’s literature, philosophical hermeneutics, spirituality, mass incarceration, and preaching.  Her doctoral dissertation is entitled, “The Mystical Aesthetic: Howard Thurman and the Art of Meaning.” She is the mother/legal guardian of one son, Isaiah. A trusted crock-pot, music, family, friends, and karate keep them both sane. Follow her on Twitter at @mysteele.