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Third Rail Inquiry: Learning, In, Through, and For CommunityThe field of rhetoric and composition is sometimes misunderstood as one centered on teaching writers how to “fix” texts once ideas have been selected, produced, or discovered: first we think, then we write, then we revise. Once we have a moderately readable draft, our inquiry has come to an end.  We just need to “clean it up”—and at this point, the writing teacher steps up with resources, strategies, and rules. In contrast to this

faith and social justice. Dr. Coleman.  Her work includes: Not Alone: Reflections on Faith and Depression, The Dinah Project: a Handbook for Congregational Response to Sexual Violence and Making a Way Out of No Way: a Womanist Theology.  Her lecture was entitled “You Can Have It All: Theorizing Transreligious Spirituality from the Field of Black Studies.” (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) Back: New Professor of Religion

educate our military to conduct warfare in a moral and humane way? What is the relationship between the military and civilian cultures? This book is unique in that it focuses largely on the “boots on the ground” questions of how to conduct war and how to prepare our military personnel educationally to conduct wars. By contrast, many books in this field start with the more theoretical question of whether and when the resort to force, that is, the decision to go to war is moral and just.  It is not that

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ELCA college. Read more More features One Step at a Time Lutes brave the Pacific Crest Trail for months, embrace community and marvel at the beauty of their ‘backyard.’ Attaway Lutes Tad Monroe ’97 learned a lot on the football field at PLU that he has carried with him throughout his career of service. Discovery Erik Hammerstrom’s commitment to interfaith studies helps Lutes critically think about multiple perspectives. The Saint John's Bible Illuminator Suzanne Moore unveils the book at PLU on

-2016\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg","width":48,"height":64}}]} After seminary school, Monroe served as a pastor for both Trinity Presbyterian and Urban Grace churches in Tacoma for 12 years. At both parishes, Monroe spent a significant amount of effort running the social outreach programs, including tutoring, food programs, clothing drives and establishing a medical clinic. He also found himself back on the football field, coaching at Tacoma’s Stadium High School and later Franklin High

difference is a mandatory skill in today’s world. “(The seminar) strengthened my belief that religious literacy is an essential requirement for American citizens,” he said. “Whether you work in nursing, the military, business or some other field, you will encounter people of different religious backgrounds whose commitments impact the choices they make.” Hammerstrom is a practicing Buddhist, serving on the outreach and education committees for the Tacoma Buddhist Temple. But he says he’s been trained “to