Program cover 2018-03-28.pdf 1 3/28/18 12:58 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K “ I need the rigor and radicalism of friendship to be a poet, to be anything, really.” —NATALIE DIAZ THANK YOU, UNDERWRITERS CONTENTS 4 WELCOME 91 SCHEDULE ABOUT US 19 T Thursday CALVIN PARTNERS CONSULTANTS 27 F Friday 39 S Saturday 6 FESTIVAL FACTS 50 Festival Circles 6 Campus Map 51 Book Signings 8 The Festival Experience 52 Lunch Forums FESTIVAL OF FAITH & WRITING MOBILE APP 9 New and Notable in 2018 45 SPEAKERS MADCAP COFFEE BREAKS + POP-UP CAFÉ FESTIVAL STORIES 80 EXHIBIT HALL MEDITATION BREAKS EXHIBIT HALL MAP DAILY YOGA FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS 1 8 Receptions READING & WRITING WORKSHOPS LUNCH FORUMS 28 SPONSORS FESTIVAL BOOKSTORE SIGNATURE SPONSORS EXHIBIT HALL FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL EARLY EVENING KEYNOTES ENDOWMENTS AN EVENING OF SONG AND SPOKEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORDS WITH PARKER J. PALMER AND CARRIE NEWCOMER MEDIA PARTNERS FESTIVAL DAILY 48 Sponsor Advertising 3 1 Festival Basics STAY CONNECTED HAVE A QUESTION? REGISTRATION DESK FESTIVAL INFORMATION CENTER WAYFINDING ETIQUETTE THEATER TICKETS EMERGENCY INFORMATION MEDIA PRODUCTION 5 1 Calvin Campus 411 WI-FI QUIET SPACES ON-CAMPUS SHUTTLES INFANTS SMOKING AREAS DINING / ON-CAMPUS BOXED MEALS DINING / OFF-CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION WELCOME DEAR READERS, On the opening page of this program you’ll see a quote from an interview Natalie Diaz did with The Creative Independent on the physicality of her writing process, a conversation in which the importance of community looms large: “I need the rigor and radicalism of friendship to be a poet, to be anything, really.” She reminds us that we need friends—not followers—if we want to read and write with clarity and creativity and nuance. We need robust relationships that expand our vocabularies for both joy and pain and give us loving contexts for hard conversations. We honor the communal nature of stories here at the Festival of Faith & Writing, which could also perhaps be called the Festival of Faith & Reading. For these three days, we celebrate the sway of stories by reading out loud to each other. We listen and we open ourselves to new-to-us worlds by making the kind of connections over coffee and tea that are only possible with eye contact. There is a subtle irony at the center of reading. As adults, we generally understand reading be to be a solitary pursuit, something done alone, perhaps even for the sake of being alone. And yet most of us first learned to read—first fell under the sway of story—because the adults in our lives loved us enough to read out loud to us. Mothers, fathers, older sisters, uncles, grandparents, teachers, they all read us stories—to delight, to calm, to teach. They read us stories to welcome us deeper into this new-to-us world and the mysteries of being alive, green eggs, ham, and all. For many of us, story time gave way to chapter books that we furtively read under covers with our flashlights after bedtime because we couldn’t wait to find out what Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys or Hermione would discover next. The whole world of books opened up to us even as we started to read— and often write —alone. And yet, reading and writing are deeply communal practices. Despite the solitary appearance, reading and writing are both active bids for connection—to other people, other places, to the natural world, to God. Insofar as the Festival offers more events over three days than any one person can possibly attend, it might seem as overwhelming as your social media feeds or your reading list, and you might be tempted to despair. Instead, I urge you to embrace your limits over these three days. Don’t worry about having more conversations, have deeper conversations. Have fun! And together, let’s recover the ritual of reading to each other, because, as William Stafford suggests, “If you don’t know the kind of person I am / and I don’t know the kind of person you are / a pattern that others made may prevail in the world / and following the wrong god home we may miss our star.” Warmly, Lisa Ann Cockrel director of the Festival of Faith & Writing managing director of the Calvin Center of Faith & Writing 4 WELCOME #FFWgr2018 #FFWgr 2018 FFW ABOUT US STUDENT COMMITTEE CALVIN Launched in 1990 by Calvin CCFW HUDSON-TOWNSEND PARTNERS College’s English department, the STUDENT FELLOWS Festival of Faith & Writing (FFW) Sarah Bass SPONSORS is now the flagship initiative Gwyneth Findlay Admissions Pete Ford of the Calvin Center for Faith & African and African Diaspora Studies Chloe Selles Writing (CCFW). The Festival Art and Art History Isabelle Selles continues to be made possible Calvin Alumni Association by the generosity of donors Alexandra Boa Calvin Institute for Christian to the CCFW’s endowment, Bastian Bouman Worship the dedication of the English Brianna Busscher Center for Excellence in Preaching department, as well as partners Madalyn Buursma Chapel and donors throughout campus Caroline Carlson Communication Arts and Sciences and in our community. Yolanda Chow Education Lauren Cole English STAFF Ale Crevier Frederik Meijer Chair in Dutch Amanda Davio Language and Culture Lisa Ann Cockrel, FFW director; Rachel DeHaan Geology, Geography, and CCFW managing director Environmental Studies David Fitch Jon Brown, CCFW creative director Gender Studies Rae Gernant Amanda Smartt, Henry Institute for the Study CCFW program coordinator J. Andrew Gilbert of Christianity and Politics Erin Haagsma Sarah L. Turnage, Mellema Program in Western CCFW program coordinator Katie Haan American Studies Nicole Hellinga Philosophy Daniel Hickey President’s Advisory Team FESTIVAL PLANNING Michelle Hofman for Diversity and Inclusion COMMITTEE Alyssa Johansen Psychology Jennifer L. Holberg, Alexandra Johnson Religion CCFW co-director Juliana Knot Science Division Jane Zwart, CCFW co-director Annaka Koster Sociology and Social Work L. S. Klatt, CCFW faculty fellow Alissa Lucas Student Life Division Debra Rienstra, CCFW faculty fellow Julia McKee Deborah Visser, CCFW faculty fellow Hannah McNulty SUPPORTING SERVICES Katie Munshaw Audio-Visual CCFW ADVISORY BOARD Sarah Nichols Box Office Carly Palmatier Scott Hoezee, chair Campus Ministries Micah Phua Jon Brown Campus Store Leeann Randall Lisa Ann Cockrel Communications and Marketing Sarah Rumple Don Hettinga Calvin Dining Services Isaac Shin Jennifer L. Holberg Event Services Hannah Spaulding Robert Hudson Financial Services Emily Stroble L. S. 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