David Dault
David Dault PhD was Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Christian Brothers University, Memphis Tennessee. He is an Emmy-nominated TV producer and writer. He is host and Executive Producer for Things Not Seen: Conversations About Culture and Faith. He also co-hosts the podcast The Francis Effect. He earned a PhD in Theological Studies at Vanderbilt University. He lives with his family in Chicago.
Background
As a teacher and minister, David Dault has touched many lives over the last fifteen years. David got his start as a volunteer youth pastor in college. In the late 1990′s he was hired to lead the High School Ministries program at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Georgia, and from 2003 to 2008 he served as pastor for Central Presbyterian Church, a small rural parish south of Nashville, Tennessee. He moved to Memphis with his family in 2009 to join the Religious Studies faculty at a small liberal arts college.
David sees his work as a Spiritual Director as a continuation of his pastoral vocation. “In the classroom, I work with students to train them to think about religion,” David says, “but that kind of interaction is not the same as being part of someone’s journey as they try to live and explore their faith. That’s what I miss most about ministry, and Spiritual Direction is my way of staying in contact with that journey.”
Coming from a diverse background of faith himself, David is an effective mentor to those who identify with both Protestant and Catholic Christian traditions. His style draws from the listening practices of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) as well as the mystic and doctrinal writings of the early Church. In the past he has served as a prayerful guide to those discerning a call to ministry, those who find themselves in turmoil and crises of faith, and to those exploring the spiritual life with little or no faith background.
Trained as a theologian, David holds a doctorate in Religion from Vanderbilt University, as well as a masters degree in Religion from Vanderbilt and another masters degree in theological studies from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of Spiritual Directors International, and abides by their Code of Ethical Conduct. [1]
Editorial board
Institute for Christian Socialism Editorial board members March 2021 were:
Lindsey Long Joyce — Ministry and Social Justice, Filipe Maia — Marxism and Christianity, Kazembe Balagun — Race and Class, David Horstkoetter — General Politics, Klem-Mari Cajigas — Senior Researcher, Michael Gibson — Film, Literature and Arts, David Dault — Law and Religion, ML Miller — Healthcare and Medicine.[2]
Occupy Memphis
DSA supporter
David Dault is a supporter of Memphis Democratic Socialists of America.[3]
Tennessee DSA closed Facebook group
Tennessee Democratic Socialists of America closed Facebook group, accessed September 17, 2017.[4][5]
- This group is for members and activists of DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) in Tennessee, and anyone interested in joining DSA and Democratic Socialism[6]
Members included David Dault.
Memphis DSA public Facebook group
Memphis Democratic Socialists of America public Facebook group members, as of April 26, 2017 included David Dault.