ERIN S. LANE is a writer, theologian, and someone other than a mother. She holds a bachelor's degree from Davidson College and a master's degree from Duke Divinity School, both with a focus in gender studies. Mentored by Parker J. Palmer and the Center for Courage & Renewal, she works as a vocational facilitator, helping people discern their shyest and wildest questions of purpose. She resides with her improbable kin in Raleigh, North Carolina.