Karen R. Keen is a writer, scholar, and spiritual director, a unique blend of vocations combining her love of scholarship with practical life application. Her interests include biblical interpretation, spiritual biography, practical theology and formation, and religious histories (especially Baptist, evangelical, and Ignatian traditions). Karen is the author of several books, including The Word of a Humble God: The Origins, Inspiration, and Interpretation of Scripture, The Jesus Way: Practicing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, and Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships. She is also co-editor of Christlike Acceptance Across Deep Difference. Karen earned her MS in education (counseling) from Western Oregon University, MA in exegetical theology from Western Seminary, and ThM in biblical studies from Duke Divinity School. She also holds a certificate in spiritual direction from the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ), an order of Catholic sisters in the Ignatian tradition. When she’s not writing, Karen mentors young adults through Bakos Project.
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