Hana Matt

Hana Matt is ChI Core Faculty in the areas of World Religions, Spiritual Direction, and Practical Theology. She has taught World Religions and Deep Ecumenism at The Graduate Theological Union and at Wisdom University over the past eight years. She earned an M.A. in World Religions from the Graduate Theological Union and a certificate in Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care from the Pacific School of Religion. For seven years she has worked as a Spiritual Director to clients of all religions. In addition, she teaches graduate courses in “Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care in Each of the World Religions”. Her three years of studies at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley focused on the Bible, Christian Spirituality, Spiritual Direction, and Comparative Religion. For seven years she lived in Jerusalem and studied Jewish and Christian Spirituality, and Islam at The Hebrew University. Previously she spent two years studying Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Japan. For three years she studied Islam in the Islamic Studies Center in Hawaii. She also lived for two years in India, studying Hinduism at The Adyar Institute in Madras, and at Sattal Institute in Nanital, Uttar Pradesh. Her forthcoming book is Spiritual Direction From Each of The World Religions.

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