Frank Rogers, Jr.
Muriel Bernice Roberts Professor of Spiritual Formation & Narrative PedagogyCo-Director of the Center for Engaged Compassion
Dr. Rogers’ teaching focuses on spiritual formation that is contemplative, creative, and socially liberative. A trained spiritual director and experienced retreat leader, his research interests include: Compassion, Contemplative Spiritual Formation, Compassion-Based Social Engagement, Narrative in Education and Formation, and Psycho-Spiritual Restoration of Trauma.
His publications include: Cradled in the Arms of Compassion: A Spiritual Journey from Trauma to Recovery (Grand Rapids, MI: Lake Drive Books, 2024)–awarded one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2023 by Spirituality and Practice; “Compassion-Based Spiritual Direction: Internal Family Systems as a Resource for Spiritual Companions” Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction 26, 4 (December 2020): 5060; “Warriors of Compassion: Coordinates on the Compass of Compassion-Based Activism” chapter in Taking it to the Streets: Public Theologies of Activism and Resistance, Editor Jennifer Baldwin (Lanham, MD: Lexington Press, 2019); Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2016); Practicing Compassion (Nashville: Fresh Air Books, January 2016) – a finalist for “Best Spirituality Book of 2016” by USA Best Book Awards; Finding God in the Graffiti: Empowering Teenagers through Stories (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2011); The God of Shattered Glass: A Novel (Eugene, OR: Emerald City Books, 2011)
Contact
Email: frogers@cst.edu
Research Interests
Compassion, Contemplative Spiritual Formation, Compassion-Based Social Engagement, Narrative in Education and Formation, Psycho-Spiritual Restoration of Trauma
Education
BA, Anderson College
MDiv, PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary
Experience
Co-Director of the Center for Engaged Compassion
Publications
“Compassion-Based Spiritual Direction: Internal Family Systems as a Resource for Spiritual Companions” Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction 26, 4 (December 2020): 50-60.
“Warriors of Compassion: Coordinates on the Compass of Compassion-Based Activism” chapter in Taking it to the Streets: Public Theologies of Activism and Resistance, Editor Jennifer Baldwin (Lanham, MD: Lexington Press, 2019)
Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus (Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2016)
Practicing Compassion (Nashville, TN: Fresh Air Books, January 2016)
Finding God in the Graffiti: Empowering Teenagers through Stories (Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press, September 2011)
The God of Shattered Glass: A Novel (Eugene, OR: Emerald City Books, January 2011)
Awards and Distinctions
Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award, General Board of Higher Education And Ministry, United Methodist Church, 2020-21
Fisher Faculty Teacher Award, Claremont School of Theology, 2018
Practicing Compassion (Nashville, TN: Fresh Air Books, January 2016) Finalist for Best Spirituality Book of 2016, USA Best Book Awards
