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Professor of Religious Studies and Co-director of the Center for Jewish Studies – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2015 Lutheran Studies Conference | Dr.
Yaakov Ariel Professor of Religious Studies and Co-director of the Center for Jewish Studies – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office Location:null Website: http://religion.unc.edu/_people/full-time-faculty/ariel/ Biography Biography Dr. Yaakov Ariel will be presenting The Complicated Road to Mutual Recognition: Interfaith Dialogue and the changing realities of Christian-Jewish relations in America. The presentation will follow Christian-Jewish relations in America since the turn of
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Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | killenpo@plu.edu | Patricia O’Connell Killen, professor emerita, taught courses in the Department of Religion and in the International Core at PLU from 1989 through 2010.
Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Email: killenpo@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987 M.A., Stanford University, 1976 B.A., Gonzaga University, 1974 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Christianity in North America Religion and Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest Theological Reflection and Faith-Inspired Higher Education Books The Future of Catholicism in America (New York: Columbia University Press 2019
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PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.
Lutheran educational institution on the western frontier of America could play in the emerging future of the region. They wanted the institution to help immigrants adjust to their new land and find jobs, but they also wanted it to produce graduates who would serve church and community. Education—and educating for service—was a venerated part of the Scandinavian and Lutheran traditions from which these pioneers came. Although founded as a university, the institution functioned primarily as an academy
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Professor of History, Emeritus | Department of History | sobania@plu.edu | Dr.
will focus on paintings found in Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora churches, including churches in the Northwest. As a scholar of Kenya, Sobania’s research and publications—based on the on the extensive collection of oral traditions and remembrances—focus on ethnic identity and formation of pastoralist societies in pre-colonial northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. His publications on this present the history of these herding peoples from the perspective of the rural areas up, rather than from the
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The Pacific Lutheran University Archives and Special Collections preserves physical and digital records of permanent historical value related to the operations of Pacific Lutheran University, the
Search the Archives and Special Collections Search The Pacific Lutheran University Archives and Special Collections preserves physical and digital records of permanent historical value related to the operations of Pacific Lutheran University, the experience of Scandinavian immigrants in the Pacific Northwest, and the history of Parkland and Pierce County. The Archives and Special Collections also serves as the regional repository for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For more
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A degree in Earth Science at PLU prepares you for entry level jobs in the geologic professions as well as continuing study at the graduate level.
Geological Society of America National Association of Geoscience Teachers Society for Sedimentary GeologyMany PLU graduates pursue advanced degrees in graduate programs at research universities. A master’s degree provides an opportunity for further personal and professional training as well as an advantage for career advancement in industry and or government agencies. A Ph.D. degree in a geological specialty prepares graduates for college-level teaching and for employment as a research scientist in
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The Department of History is proud to present our senior capstone presentations. Click on each student name below to see their presentation title and synopsis.
Drinking in the British Military in Colonial India”Nathan Couch“The Transformation from Ale to Beer in Early Modern Britain” Nathan Couch This project examines the role that hops played in the development of brewing beer in the 18th Century, while also looking at how brewing beer shaped 18th Century British and Scottish society. Hops changed the way beer was made; moving the production away from ale and ale wives and into the hands of men who produced and traded hopped beer. Todd DizonDrunken Bonds
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One smoky August afternoon Dr Beth Kraig and I decided to beat the heat and take shelter in the cooling confines of the University of Washington, Tacoma library, to have a cheery chat about plagues. We thought this would be a fun topic to discuss,…
Melbourne University during a particularly challenging moment for Australian historians. In 2002, a historian named Keith Windshuttle published a book called The Fabrication of Aboriginal History, which claimed that historians had grossly exaggerated the extent of frontier violence against Aborigines in colonial AustraliaSo I went to the University of Oxford for doctoral research on Elizabethan diplomacy, while Beth traveled to Bellingham to complete her MA in History, then to Chicago for an MA in
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a. Purpose: The University’s Purchasing Card (P-Card) program is a fast, flexible purchasing tool, which offers an alternative to regular university purchasing processes and provides an efficient
1. Program Overviewa. Purpose: The University’s Purchasing Card (P-Card) program is a fast, flexible purchasing tool, which offers an alternative to regular university purchasing processes and provides an efficient and effective method to purchase supplies, travel-related expenses, conference registrations, etc. b. Benefits: Departments save time and effort by tracking their spending through the Bank of America online system, Works. The P-Card program is more cost effective than issuing a paper
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Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), describes a society whose members, constantly fearing the loss of personal reputation, ask themselves this question like a reprimand: What will people say? The title’s timeless alliteration also displays how words shape reputation’s near relation–memory. Soniah Kamal’s Unmarriageable (2019),…
through the aftermath of British rule and the imprint of the English language on the multiple languages spoken in the country. Simultaneously, the novel challenges Britain to redress its colonial history. Kamal is under no allegiance to false unification. She represents the pluralistic perspectives of Pakistan through a diverse cast of characters. Her novel aims to unsettle the British literary canon in order to make a place for itself, more characters of color, and non-English languages not only in
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