Sunday Gathering

Dr. Sarah Kornfield is Associate Professor of Communication at Hope College and affiliated professor of Women’s and Gender Studies. Her research combines rhetorical criticism and feminist theory to analyze three pillars of U.S. public culture: entertainment television, Christian religiosity, and politics. She is the author of Contemporary Rhetorical Criticism, and the recently-published book from Johns Hopkins University Press, Invoking the Fathers.

Annie Bacon is a writer and songwriter living in Ann Arbor, Michigan (via Maine and San Francisco). With ANNIE BACON + HER OSHEN she merges a literary writing style and folk-rock Americana sound to create rich and emotionally complex music. Bacon emerges from a loss-filled five years with 2024’s Storm, praised as “a landmark release” (Glide). She also composed a folk opera, co-created a full-length musical, and is working on a novel on themes of motherhood & war.