Daughtry, 48, is a former senior staffer for the Democratic


National Committee who ran the party’s 2008 convention in Denver.


As her secular career was slowing down, she started


ramping up a spiritual one, taking the pulpit at House of the Lord Church, a Pentecostal church in Washington.


Like many boomers, she kept working a 9-to-5 job during


the day and took seminary classes at night to bolster her theological knowledge.


On a bright November afternoon, she was pouring over


books in the library for her thesis. She even was mastering paperless photocopying, using a USB thumb drive in combination with a photocopier at Wesley’s new library.


She chuckled as she considered when some of her


classmates were born. “I’m glad that I came later in life – after I had a chance to experience some things and experience some knocks in the outside world before coming to this sort of secluded space of seminary.”


For Daughtry, it’s natural for boomers to return to


seminaries. “We came of age at a time of activism and doing


something, where you want to roll up your sleeves and be involved in something, somewhere,” she said. “I don’t think we’re people who check out, and would be happy sitting on the beach in Florida looking at the sun. There’s something in our ethos that craves involvement with the world around us.”


By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/05/baby-boomers-heading-back- to-seminary/


Graduates


The following are graduates from October 1, 2011 — December 1, 2011 (except where noted).


DOCTOR OF DIVINITY Mary Jo O’Brien


HEALTHEOLOGY MASTER OF SCIENCE


Carrie Lynn Mazor (September 30, 2011)


HOLISTIC HEALTH DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY


Tina R. Ferguson (September 30, 2011)


HOLISTIC MINISTRIES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE


Dale R. Lash (May 31, 2011)


Shelby A. Berezan-Gerber (September 30, 2011)


Jacqueline T. Belanger (June 30, 2011)


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY


Daniela Steiner (September 30, 2011)


HOLISTIC THEOLOGY MASTER OF SCIENCE


Suzanne Dees (September 30, 2011)


Cynthia L. Lueck (September 30, 2011)


METAPHYSICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE


Simyra A. Farooqui (August 31, 2011)


MASTER OF SCIENCE Stefan D. Brown


NATUROLOGY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Linda L. Eaton


AIHT President Michael Parker presented Reverend Beverly Love with meditation beads as a thank you for all of her hard work in organizing the first AIHT ordination. The meditation beads from Morning Dove Designs were created by Rev. Fran Bagdasarian from Cape Elizabeth , Maine . This strand includes a multicolored assortment of beads and sterling silver accents, as well as, a prayer-wheel charm designed by Eleanor Wiley.


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY


Cynthia Logan Anthony (September 30, 2011)


Hueanh T. Nguyen 9


PARAPSYCHIC SCIENCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE


Rebecca Lynn Anstett (September 30, 2011)


Laura L. Mulroney


MASTER OF SCIENCE Brenda Jean Strong


Shannan Marie Ellis (September 30, 2011)


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY


Jigisha Vipool Patel (September 30, 2011)


2010 PROGRAMS


HOLISTIC THEOLOGY MINISTERIAL BACHELOR Anna Y. Lin (September 30, 2011)


MASTER


Amanda Lynn Perry (September 30, 2011)


METAPHYSICAL SPIRITUALITY MASTER


Adelaide C. Merlo (September 30, 2011)


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