Winn Collier

Winn Collier loves the church, beauty, and all the things that make up being human in God’s verdant, sacred world. A pastor for over 25 years, Dr. Collier was the founding pastor of All Souls in Charlottesville, Virginia, and also serves as the founding director of The Genesis Project, a community providing circles of friendship and contemplation for pastors and writers. The thread through all of his work is a delight in the God who exists as the blazing center of everything that is good, beautiful, and true.

Winn holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, where he focused on Religion & Literature, exploring the sacramental vision of Wendell Berry’s fiction. He’s authored five books (theology, creative nonfiction, fiction, and biography): Restless Faith: Hanging on to a God Just Out of Reach; Let God: Spiritual Conversations with François Fénelon; Holy Curiosity: Encountering Jesus’ Provocative Questions; Love Big, Be Well: Letters to a Small Town Church; and A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson. He has also written for Christian Century, Christianity Today, Washington Post, and numerous other outlets.



Winn and his wife Miska, a spiritual director and yoga teacher, have two sons (Wyatt and Seth) and live in Holland, Michigan. When they aren’t chasing down their dog Gus (a nod to St. Augustine) or planning their next hike in Colorado or walking tour in Scotland, you’ll

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