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Originally Published in 2016 The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19 th century, has its roots in the German philosopher…
(Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt), and religion (Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul Tillich), to name a few. Beginning in our intermediate-level German courses and continuing through our upper-division literature seminars and our cultural history sequence, the German program at PLU incorporates the study of many texts, artworks, treatises, and other cultural products from several humanities fields, enabling students to approach the study of the German-speaking countries from an
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For students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons, there are a variety of ways to engage in Lutheran Studies at PLU.
College Conference, the Lutheran Academy of Scholars, and the Thrivent Fellows Program. For church leaders – lay and ordained – the university hosts the annual PLU Summer Theological Conference during the month of June, as well as four public lectures sponsored by the Department of Religion during the academic year. Department of Religion lectures are open to the university and the general public.
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Dr. Brenda Ihssen Byzantine conceptions of Jesus: the Christ of council, court, and monk Byzantine perspectives offer westerners a contrast to their cherished assumptions about Jesus.
presentation will reflect on how Eastern Christians opened their understanding of God through the theological work of bishops, the Byzantine court’s care for the welfare of imperial identity, and the Byzantine monk’s care for the welfare of the individual. Dr. Ihssen teaches religious history in the Department of Religion at PLU3:00 P.M.Dr. Samuel Torvend Luther’s cosmic Christ and care for our wounded earth While he was taught as a child that Christianity helps one escape the earth for a “better life
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Global Ambassador | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | global.ambassadors@plu.edu | Hey Lutes 🙂 I’m Alina, and I’m fourth year student, doubling majoring in Global Studies & Environmental Studies with minors in Religion, French & Francophone Studies, and Holocaust & Genocide Studies. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in three study away programs during my time at PLU.
Alina Boorse Global Ambassador she/her Email: global.ambassadors@plu.edu Biography Biography Hey Lutes 🙂 I’m Alina, and I’m fourth year student, doubling majoring in Global Studies & Environmental Studies with minors in Religion, French & Francophone Studies, and Holocaust & Genocide Studies. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in three study away programs during my time at PLU. In Spring of ’23, I did a semester program in Namibia. During J-Term 2024, I participated in a
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January Term (J-Term for short) , PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term…
the photos from students this J-Term studying in England! Are you interested in learning more about travel away J-Term classes? See where PLU students can spend their J-Term in 2025. Lutes in Oxford are studying the contested history of religion and politics through visiting sites where people fought for freedom from imperial Christianity, where early evangelicals registered their dissent against the established order, and where future prime ministers and other members of Parliament developed
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Professor of Global Studies | Global & Cultural Studies | hammerej@plu.edu | 253-535-7225 | Erik Hammerstrom has had a deep affinity with Buddhism since he was young and has spent his entire adult life in its study.
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 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 The Huayan University Network
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually
engagement. Andrew Allen has majors in Global Studies and Religion, Hannah Anderson in Religion, Andrew Larsen in Anthropology and Religion, and Christian Wold in History. Together, they have studied or worked in Italy, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Serbia, and Tanzania. 10:30 Break 10:45 Social Justice: A Biblical Principle in Contemporary Demand Dr. Antonios Finitsis, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, PLU Dr. Finitsis is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Chair of the PLU Religion Department. He
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Bachelor's Degrees Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Arts in Communication (B.A.C.) Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.E.) Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology (B.A.K.
Academic Structure College of Health Professions Kinesiology Nursing Social Work College of Liberal Studies Anthropology Economics English Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies Global & Cultural Studies History Holocaust & Genocide Studies Individualized Major Native American & Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science Publishing & Printing Arts Religion Sociology & Criminal Justice College of Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth Science & Environmental
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PLU News documents good work Lutes are doing, on and off campus, as they live and pursue lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care.
PLU professor curates an Oxford Univ. museum collection at the intersection of religion, medicine and disability In April 2023, PLU religion professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen , Ph.D., attended the Natural History Museum Late Night with PLU students at the University of Oxford. At Late Night events, the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum host tours and various evening activities offered… February 13, 2024 Equity, Faith, Justice
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Knutson Lecture
The 19th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture “Thank Goodness, God is NOT in Control!” Dr. Thomas Jay Oord Wednesday April 9, 2025 7:00 pm (Pacific time) Anderson University Center, PLU The lecture will be live-streamed on PLU’s YouTube channel Contact: Dr. Agnes Choi, Chair of the Religion Department, choiaa@plu.edu Free and Open to the Public The nineteenth annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture will be given by Dr. Thomas Jay Oord, a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi
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