Martin Institute Cultura Fellowship

Vision

Good societies require good people. The Martin Institute Cultura Fellowship is built around the Christian spiritual formation paradigm, which we see as a key pathway toward the development of coherent character in a way that ripples outward into society. Our aims are to: 

1. Develop a powerful community among emerging leaders around the principles of formation.
2. Help well-formed individuals get planted directly in the center of their vocations. 
3. Deliver on the “and Culture” element of the Martin Institute's mission—the development of publicly accessible knowledge regarding formation.

Mission

The Cultura Fellowship is a diverse community of next generation leaders who share a deep commitment to the integration of Christ-centered formation and public life. Our fellows are spiritually formed and culturally informed.

In theory and in practice, the fellowship aims to reimagine the perceived separation between public and private life while remaining broadly engaged with culture.

Fellows seek to balance the four interpersonal domains of interior life, friendship, vocation, and public life.

The Martin Institute provides fellows with the spiritual nourishment, friendship, mentorship, resources, and opportunities to flourish personally and vocationally.

Our Director

Michael V. Di Fuccia | Director of the Cultura Fellowship and Research Fellow for the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, Nottingham, UK.

Our Advisory Board

• James Catford (Chair)
• Eff Martin
• Patty Martin
• Steve Porter
• Gary Moon
• Mariah Velásquez

Our Fellows:

Class of 2021

Rachel Coleman | Assistant Professor of Theology at Assumption University

Dea Jenkins | Interdisciplinary Artist | Founder of Dea Studios | Executive Director of Inbreak

Brandon Paradise | Associate Professor of Law  |  Professor Dallas Willard Scholar at Rutgers Law School  

Brandon Rickabaugh | Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Research Scholar of Public Philosophy at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida | The Edmund Husserl Fellow at the Martin Institute and a Research Fellow at EIDOS

Mariah Velásquez '10 | Director of the Incarnatio Center  | Associate Director of the Martin Institute

Michael Wear | President and CEO of The Center for Christianity and Public Life

Class of 2023

Avo Adourian | Creative Director at Reform Studio

Joseph Clair | Executive Dean, Cultural Enterprise | Dean, College of Humanities | Associate Professor,
Theology and Culture at George Fox University

Trey Clark | Assistant Professor of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary | Co-Founder of The Black
Contemplative Society

Heather Ostberg Johnson '10 | Theatre Performer | Director | Creator

Kimbell Kornu | Provost's Professor of Bioethics, Theology, and Christian Formation at Belmont University

Tolu Odulesi | Tech Program Manager

Thierry Tchenko | Texas Senate Candidate 

Tamisha Tyler | Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture and Theopoetics at Bethany Theological
Seminary
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