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  • July 31, 2010 Hebrew Idol showcases a different view of the Bible, theology By Chris Albert According to Assistant Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis, there’s one real advantage to teaching a religion course: Nobody really knows all it entails. “They think religion is confined,” he said. “People do not expect religion to be so pervasive.” Religion is too big to be isolated on the pages of books. “No,” Finitsis said, “it’s all over the place.” Case and point: Finitsis’ Religion 211 course

  • Phi Alpha Theta Council 2022-2023 Kara Atkinson (she/her) President Kara is a third-year History major with a minor in religion. Her area of emphasis is Modern Middle East history. When she’s not reading, she can be found hiking all over the Pacific Northwest and quilting in-between summits! Austin Karr (he/him) Vice-President Austin is a third year majoring in History and minoring in Religion. He is passionate about Cold War U.S history. Outside of the archives, he plays Dungeons & Dragons

  • Honoring Academic Achievement: PLU Joins Theta Alpha KappaThe United States has many scholastic honor societies. They have been a tradition in higher education since the end of the nineteenth century. These societies recognize academic excellence, and each of them is denoted by a unique combination of three Greek letters. The honor society for the study of religion is Theta Alpha Kappa (TAK). TAK was first established by Professor Albert Clark in 1976 at Manhattan College and has grown to more

  • School of Theology at Chicago Author of The Rapture Exposed and Journey Through Revelation: Apocalyptic Hope for Today Gail RamshawProfessor Religion Emeritus LaSalle University in Philadelphia Author of Treasures Old and New: Images in the Lectionary and Under the Tree of Life: The Religion of a Feminist Christian Richard JaechBishop Southwestern Washington Synod of the ELCA Author of Transforming Church Conflict: A Guide for Pastors and Leaders Samuel TorvendProfessor of Religion Pacific Lutheran

  • Erik J. Hammerstrom 韩光 Professor of Global Studies Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books

  • Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Global Studies Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern

  • Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Global Studies Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-H Status:On Sabbatical Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern

  • Douglas E. Oakman Professor Emeritus Email: oakmande@plu.edu Website: https://community.plu.edu/~oakmande/ Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Personal Additional Titles/Roles Small Groups Leader for Campus Ministry Education Ph.D., Bible, New Testament, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley , CA, 1986 M.Div., Christ Seminary - Seminex, St. Louis, MO, 1979 B.A. with Honors, Religion, University of Iowa, 1975 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Hebrew Bible New Testament History of the

  • help us understand why Ferguson should not have been a surprise. More importantly, the chastening wisdom and powerful courage of religious faith and righteous feminists light the fires of our moral imagination so we can engage the most important question: where do we go from here?Speaker Bio:Jennifer Harvey is Professor of Religion at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Her teaching, writing and speaking focus on encounters of religion and ethics with race, gender, activism, politics

  • Robert L. Stiver Professor Emeritus of Religion, Pacific Lutheran University Biography Biography Bob Stivers, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Pacific 
Lutheran University, has served thirty seven years as a teacher of
 Christian ethics. His specialty is environmental ethics. He has authored
 or co-authored seven books. He is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian
 Church and has written several social policy statements for his
 denomination.