​"I am a lover of the One called by many names. Through teaching, writing, course development, speaking engagements and spiritual mentoring, I have been called to share His extraordinary presence in the ordinary expressions of everyday life."

In Brief About Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt
(For extended bio please see under "About")

SEMINARY AND CHURCH FOUNDING MINISTER
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt founded the Tree of Life Interfaith Seminary Program in 2009. She designed the program, focusing on the integration of spiritual practices from across faith traditions, and created the two–year, 26–module, curriculum, The Path of Crow: Journey to Your Inner Treasure. She directed seven classes of graduates until transferring the Seminary to the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple in 2018. In 2010, she founded the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple and served as Presiding Minister until November of 2020. 

DIRECTOR
She is the director of the Tree of Life School for Sacred Living through which she offers sacred studies courses, classes and workshops locally and around the country. 

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY
Rev. Dr. Rutt earned the Doctor of Ministry degree in 2017 from Andover Newton Theological School
​(now a part of Yale Divinity School).
​She graduated with honors and was inducted into the Jonathan Edwards Society. 
Her dissertation, The Call of the Mourning Dove: How the Sacred Sound Awakens Mystical Unity,
was awarded the ​Frederick Buechner Prize for Excellence in Writing.
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AUTHOR
Rev. Dr. Rutt is the author of five books:
Lovers in the Wilderness: Awaken Mystical Unity and Create a Joyful Life with Mantra Prayer 
(Wipf and Stock Publishers, March/April 2021)
An Ordinary Life Transformed: Lessons for Everyone from the Bhagavad Gita
(2nd Edition, Wipf and Stock Publishers, January 2021)
cThe Call of the Mourning Dove: How Sacred Sound Awakens Mystical Unity
(Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2019)
Living the Prayer of Jesus: A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
(Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2019)
The Interfaith Worship Manual: The Resource for Creating Interfaith Worship Services
(Tree of Life Publishing, 2012)

To learn more or to purchase, see the "Books" section!
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My Work

​PRINT
Rev. Dr. Rutt's  essay, "The Sheikh and the Preacher," was chosen for inclusion in the anthology, One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets, released by Wipf and Stock Publishers in 2019. In addition to posting her blog, Become a Force for Good: Rev. Stephanie's Blog, Wordpress.com, Rev. Dr. Rutt also publishes Guest Commentaries in local newsprint. 

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CLASSES
Rev. Dr. Rutt has created numerous sacred studies programs for her community through the Tree of Life School for Sacred Living. A sampling of these classes includes:
Rise Up! The Bhagavad Gita: Job Description for a Spiritual Warrior
Living Our Purpose: The Heart of Spiritual Practice
A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
A Study of the 23rd Psalm in Hebrew
The Sanskrit Mantra Course
Mantra Prayer: Doorway to the Sacred
The Interior Castle of Saint Teresa
Introduction to Meditation 
The Great Teachers Series including studies of Walter Russell, the Blessed Mother Mary and Dr. George Washington Carver
The Great Books series including studies of Peace Pilgrim, Hinds' Feet on High Places and The Legend of Bagger Vance

Class Offerings

​SERVICE
Rev. Dr. Rutt has served her local interfaith council through visioning such programs as the "To Hear How Others Pray" series which invited lay people and faith leaders of different faiths to share personal experiences of prayer as a way of highlighting all peoples' common humanity while respecting religious difference.
She led interested faith communities in right action through the "Interfaith Peace Walk" which offered a visual demonstration of how people from across faith traditions can stand and walk together in unity and solidarity while simultaneously forging a common goal for peace.
Currently, she is promoting "Interfaith Collaborations to Promote Understanding and Connection." Various houses of worship, across faith traditions, host gatherings in an effort to create opportunities for participants to get to know one another better.   

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MEMBERSHIPS
As a member of World AWAKE! (formally the World Alliance of Interfaith Clergy) Rev. Dr. Rutt served as a member of the Board of Directors and presented at their 2016 national conference offering, "Under One Sky: How to Organize an Interfaith Peace Walk." She is also a member of Spiritual Directors International, and the Sacred Dance Guild.

Spiritual Directors International

Sacred Dance Guild