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D. Min. - Portland Seminary
M.Div. - Drew University
M.A. - University of Pennsylvania
B.A. - Lebanon Valley College
Lori holds a BA in Religion and German from Lebanon Valley College, certificates in Education and English from Albright College, an MA and ABD from the University of Pennsylvania in Germanic Languages and Literatures with primary research and publications in literature and cultural studies of science, an MDiv from Drew Theological Seminary, and a DMin from Portland Seminary in Semiotics, Church, and Culture. She has additionally taken coursework in Medieval Studies and Literary Theory from Rutgers University, Fiction studies from Temple University, and Theological studies at the Universitat Marburg in Germany.
Dr. Wagner held prior positions as an Assistant Professor of German and English and as a senior university administrator (Executive Director and VP), as well as teaching adjunctly for many years across a variety of disciplines. In recent years, she has served as a doctoral advisor for DMin students at Portland Seminary, an adjunct professor at Wesley Seminary (Evangelism, UM History, Theology, and Polity, Biblical Studies, and Preaching), Portland Seminary(Preaching), and Lancaster Theological Seminary (Evangelism), and a Writing and Religion Instructor for Penn State Brandywine.
Dr. Wagner has served in pastoral positions (full time, part time, and as a church consultant) for over 27 years (appointed in the UMC since 2008) and currently serves in a part-time capacity as Pastor of St. James UCC in Havertown, PA. She additionally served one year as a Chaplain at Reading Hospital and another as a Hospice Chaplain for Compassus Hospice. Before assuming her position at ULS ,she served for several years as the Theological Content and Developmental Editor and Assisting Acquisitions Editor for the Christian publishing company ,Invite Press.
Lori is a featured weekly writer for sermons.com and former co-founder, content creator, and writer for preachthestory.com. In addition to prior publications in the field of science and literature, her current publications include The Seraph Seal (novel), The Story Lectionary (a two-year online and print lectionary circulated world-wide since 2015), Around the Table with Jesus (Bible Study and Devotional), and two upcoming books in 2025, Scandalous (Bible Study)and Slant: ReVisioning Scripture (Non-Fiction).
Her primary interests include intersections between psychology and scripture, metaphorical preaching, evangelism, and 21st century church and culture. She is currently working on a second novel, The Lucifer Complex, and anon-fiction title, The Sticking Point. She loves serving within the ULS community and finds great joy in helping our graduate students rise to their greatest potential. Lori creates a monthly newsletter for graduate students with helpful tips and supportive articles called The Spirited Friar.
Publications:
Around the Table with Jesus
215-248-7328
Mailing Address:
7301 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
