Background
Susan S. Phillips was born on June 8, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of David Lloyd and Elizabeth Manning (Smith) Sanders.
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Susan S. Phillips was born on June 8, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of David Lloyd and Elizabeth Manning (Smith) Sanders.
Phillips received from Willamette University her Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988.
Phillips worked as adjunct professor of sociology at New College Berkeley, Berkeley, California, since 1985, then became academic dean from 1992 to 1994, and since 1994 became executive director.
Susan teaches regularly for New College Berkeley, Regent College (Canada), Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction program at San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Quotations: “I write to gain understanding and to communicate with others about what I consider important. 1 am a sociologist, and I long to understand people. Most of my writing has been about relationships, with the hope of encouraging care and compassion in a society that grants little time or reward for such qualities and acts. Showing good relationships is far more compelling than describing them, so, though my writing is nonfiction, it is thick with narrative. I delight and indulge in reading fiction, which helps me understand people but, alas, my gifts, calling, and skills are not in that sort of writing."
Susan has been a member of American Sociological Association, American Academy of Religion, Society of Biblical Literature.
Susan married Raborn Stephens Phillips on July 12, 1975. Susan S. Phillips has 2 children: Andrew Stephens, Peter Sanders.
