Dr. Rachel Teubner is a 2011 graduate of Yale Divinity School and Associate in Medieval Studies at Harvard. She is married to Jonathan and brings three children to PGS: Ella, Isaiah, and Asa. Rachel coordinates weekly Sunday School for children and the weekly Adult Forum for adults, as well as confirmation and formation with teenagers. She also directs the seasonal celebrations that mark the liturgical year, including All Hallows’ Eve, Shrove Tuesday, and (her personal favorite) the annual Christmas pageant.

Rachel is a teacher of literature and theology and the author of Dante and the Practice of Humility: A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy (2023). She worked for five years at Australian Catholic University, where she was a research fellow in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Prior to her doctoral work, Rachel held jobs in bookstores, libraries, university public engagement, Catholic Worker ministries, Lutheran summer camps, and community college teaching. She holds degrees in religion and literature from St. Olaf College, Yale Divinity School, and the University of Virginia.

Rachel was born in Massachusetts and grew up in Maine. She and her husband Jonathan started their family in Charlottesville, Virginia, and after that lived in Melbourne, AU, and Berlin prior to moving to the Boston area in 2021. Dorothy Day and Joni Mitchell are among her heroes; other favorites are city walking, family cycling, picnics, black coffee, and the coast of Maine.