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community? How do different individuals move through the communities they belong to? What happens when they transgress their community’s values or agreements? In this college-level, alternative perspectives introduction to the novel and narrative, we will explore these and other questions—about marriage, family, friendship—through our reading of three novels written by one of the most influential literary figures of the twenty-first century: Jane Austen (1775-1817). Although she wrote her novels in the

include analyzing Climate-Fiction narrative patterns and subsequent public responses through the disciplinary approaches of narratology and political communications. The results from this research found the following to be key aspects of effective Climate-Fiction narratives: the themes balance alarm with hope and empowerment through utilizing efficacy-building information, the characters are emotionally engaging, the plot structure concentrates on specific climate issues rather than the generalized

experience of black women in the United States, and how this informs Lutheran theology and ethics.2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Short break2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | PLU Alumni, Staff and Administration Panel on Black Bodies and Justice, Ta Nehisi Coates’ book Between the World and Me with responses from Dr. Wallace and Dr. Williams.Say Her Name: The Impact of white Supremacy on the Bodies of Black Womxn Tolu Taiwo, M.S., Assistant Director for Outreach and Prevention at PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Nicole Jordan, PLU

4. Learning and research within communityLutheran education is indelibly marked by a love of liberal and collegial learning. It was, in fact, a group of Wittenberg scholars – working together – who launched the reform of education, ethics, language study, marriage, music, social welfare, and theology – to mention only a few. Such reform began with the serious questioning of the status quo, a questioning which led the authorities of church and state to brand Luther as a heretic and a criminal

by Douglas Oakman Men and Women Making Friends in Early Modern France edited by Lewis C. Seifert and Rebecca Wilkin Coming Full Circle: Spirituality and Wellness among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest by Suzanne Crawford O'brien Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right by Seth Dowland The Science of Chinese Buddhism: Early Twentieth-Century Engagements by Erik Hammerstrom An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism: Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics by Kathryn D. Blanchard and

Kevin J. O'Brien Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics Full Profile he/him 253-535-7239 obrien@plu.edu