A Message from the Deans
We want to help Princeton University members to answer for themselves their own great questions of what to believe and how to live. We are available for individual counseling, discussions in classrooms or broader public settings, and other kinds of partnerships. We seek to engender the broadest kinds of exploration of religion, ethics, public policy, and community well-being.
Dean Boden is passionate about the intersection of the life of the Spirit and the life of the mind, and about faithful, critical conversation and action about what comprises justice and solidarity. She finds academic institutions to be particularly fruitful and diverse places to reflect on these things, and so has served for almost three…
The Rev. Dr. Theresa S. Thames (she/her/hers) is the Associate Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel at Princeton University. An ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, Theresa is a graduate of Howard University, Duke University Divinity School, and Wesley Theological Seminary. She is passionate about the intersections of theology,…
Matthew C. Weiner, Ph.D. is an Associate Dean in the Office of Religious Life. He oversees many programs including the Religious Life Council, Hidden Chaplains, and Faith Based Internships. He is…