Tanya Marie Luhrmann
An Anthropologist Studying the Mind
Speaker & Author
The hard work required to make god real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith.
The Author
Tanya Marie Luhrmann is the Watkins University Professor at Stanford University, where she teaches anthropology and psychology. Her books include When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God (Knopf). She has written for the New York Times and her work has been featured in the New Yorker and other magazines. She lives in Stanford, California.
Writing & Research
Talk & Video
Book Tanya For a Speaking Engagement
I enjoy speaking to different audiences about things of the spirit and matters of the mind, about mental wellness and mental health.