Author & Episcopal Priest

Roger Joslin

Writing at the intersection of psychedelics,
embodiment, and the sacred.

North Fork of Long Island  ·  Two books in print  ·  Memoir forthcoming

The Rev. Roger D. Joslin

Roger Joslin
  • Episcopal Priest, ordained 2005
  • North Fork Ministries, Greenport NY
  • Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Study, 2016
  • Camino de Santiago, twice
  • University of Texas, BA & MA
  • University of Sussex, Graduate Study
  • Episcopal Theological Seminary SW

One of twenty-four clergy selected for a landmark psilocybin study at Johns Hopkins University. The experience changed everything — not by introducing new truths, but by illuminating patterns that had been present all along.

Roger Joslin is an Episcopal priest serving two congregations on the North Fork of Long Island, where he founded The Garth Project, an ecology of spiritual practice. He has been a runner, a pilgrim, a sailor, and a contemplative. He has walked the Camino de Santiago twice. He sails a 43-foot Shannon ketch named Entangled.

He was ordained in 2005, after more than twenty years in the architectural woodwork business. His first assignment was to plant a church in Bentonville, Arkansas — the headquarters of Walmart — on the principle that all are welcome. All Saints grew to become the fifth-largest and most diverse congregation in the Diocese of Arkansas.

He has been interviewed by Michael Pollan and featured in The New Yorker and The Economist. He is the author of two books and is completing a third.

Published & Forthcoming

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Forthcoming Memoir

A Priest’s Passage: Psychedelics, Embodiment, and the Sacred

Manuscript Complete

A memoir weaving together participation in a landmark Johns Hopkins psilocybin study, two pilgrimages across the Camino de Santiago, and six decades of seeking the sacred in ordinary life. One of only twenty-four clergy to participate in the Hopkins study, Joslin makes the case that psychedelics can serve the church rather than threaten it.

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In Print

School of Love: Planting a Church in the Shadow of Empire

Morehouse Publishing

What it takes to create a theologically progressive religious community in the midst of fundamentalism and a pervasive corporate mentality. The story of All Saints, Bentonville — planted in the shadow of Walmart, built on the conviction that all are welcome.

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In Print · 20,000+ Copies Sold

Running the Spiritual Path: A Runner’s Guide to Breathing, Meditating, and Exploring the Prayerful Dimension of the Sport

St. Martin’s Griffin

The first major publication to comprehensively examine the spiritual connection between running and meditation. For twenty years the essential guide for runners seeking a contemplative dimension in their practice.

Media & Coverage

The New Yorker

May 26, 2025

“This Is Your Priest on Drugs”

Michael Pollan’s feature on the Johns Hopkins psilocybin study for religious leaders. Roger Joslin is quoted directly: “I’m more awake. I just am. The experience made me a better person and a better priest.”

The Economist

August 21, 2025

“High Priests: Why Scientists Gave Magic Mushrooms to the Clergy”

Feature coverage of the Hopkins study and its implications for the future of religious institutions, with extended commentary from study participant Roger Joslin.

The Suffolk Times

June 13, 2025

“An East End Priest’s Faith Intensified by Psilocybin”

By Charity Robey. A detailed profile of Roger Joslin’s ministry at North Fork Ministries, his participation in the Hopkins study, and his work integrating psychedelic experience with pastoral care.

On Being with Krista Tippett

Featured

“Preparing to Run as Prayer”

Conversation on embodied spirituality, running as contemplative practice, and the integration of physical movement and prayer.

The Psychedelic Christian Podcast

December 11, 2021

Episode 009 — Interview: Rev. Roger Joslin

A 71-minute conversation on growing up Baptist in Texas, becoming an Episcopal priest, and how the Johns Hopkins psilocybin study irrevocably changed his life.

The Living Church

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“Bargains of Justice”

Published in the flagship journal of Anglican opinion and theology, on the intersection of justice, prophetic ministry, and the life of the church on the East End of Long Island.

Spirituality & Practice

Book Review

Review: Running the Spiritual Path

“Joslin inspires us to bring intention and purpose to any activity we do regularly, seeking communion with God whether we are cooking, cleaning the house, or commuting.”

Episcopal Ministries

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“Four Years In, Common Ground Garden Has Come a Long Way”

Coverage of The Garth Project’s Common Ground Garden at Holy Trinity, Greenport — an ecology of spiritual practice rooted in the land of the North Fork.

Ligare

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Recommended Videos

Featured by Ligare, the Christian Psychedelics Society, among recommended resources at the intersection of psychedelics and Christian faith and practice.

Quest Magazine — Theosophical Society

Fall 2023

“God on Psychedelics: Tripping across the Rubble of Old-Time Religion”

A review of Don Lattin’s book in which Roger Joslin is named as one of the primary voices transmitting views from “the front lines of the newest new age.”

The Suffolk Times

May 2017

“New Vicar Will Lead Two North Fork Churches”

The arrival of Roger Joslin on the North Fork, taking the helm of Holy Trinity Greenport and Church of the Redeemer Mattituck.

For Press Inquiries

 

Available for interviews, podcasts, and speaking engagements

Roger Joslin speaks on psychedelics and religion, the future of mainline Christianity, embodied spirituality, pilgrimage, and contemplative practice.

There was my life before psychedelics and there is my life afterwards. This is an exploration of how I was transformed — and how that transformation is available to others. — Roger Joslin, A Priest’s Passage

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