Rob Zahn
Pastor | Speaker | Author of LSD to Galilee

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Rob Zahn is a pastor, teacher, writer, and student of culture who is interested in the places where faith, story, music, memory, and meaning meet.

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He serves as a Lutheran pastor (ELCA) and teaches religion at the university level, where his work often explores world religions, biblical studies, ethics, vocation, and the ways people make meaning in a changing world. Rob holds a Doctor of Ministry in Semiotics, Church, and Culture, which has shaped much of his thinking about signs, symbols, stories, and the surprising ways God may be present in ordinary life.

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His book, LSD to Galilee: Incarnation in the Psychedelic Subculture, grows out of that same curiosity. Part memoir, part cultural history, and part theological reflection, the book explores the strange and often overlooked connections between the psychedelic counterculture, the Jesus Movement, Contemporary Christian Music, and the question of where God shows up when people least expect it.

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Rob’s work is rooted in a simple but persistent question:

What remains when our inherited images of God begin to fall apart?

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He writes and speaks about the future of the church, sacred doubt, pop culture, American religious history, psychedelics and spirituality, and the signs of the times. His approach is curious, grounded, and shaped by a belief that faith is often found not only at the center of religious life, but also at the edges.

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When he is not preaching, teaching, writing, or speaking, Rob enjoys being husband and dad (in reality, "husband and dad" are on the front side of this list 😉).