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Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work…
faculty members. “To get into a good graduate school,” Don Nothstein said, naming some of the top schools in the country, “to have something like this, especially if it gets published, is necessary.” Past Kelmer Roe fellowship recipients Doug Oakman, dean of the humanities division, and Ronan Rooney ’07 recently accomplished that feat when their co-authored paper, “The Social Origins of Q: Two Theses in a Field of Conflicting Hypotheses,” appeared in the summer issue of the Biblical Theology Bulletin
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MediaLab staff members keep up a steady workflow of award-winning documentaries. All of our documentaries are listed below in chronological order.
: Breaking Down the Food Equation.TAPPED OUT, 2013 Water is the basis of life on Planet Earth. But from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Circle and beyond, many of our major waterways and water supplies are threatened by drought, pollution and population growth. Watch The Trailer Now BEYOND BURKAS AND BOMBERS, 2013Mass media in the U.S. continually highlight events pertaining to radical Muslim organizations. However, the daily lives of average Muslims living in North America are rarely presented. Such
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October is LGBTQIA+ History Month. While we encourage engaging with these topics year-round, October is a special time to reflect on the history of LGBTQIA+ movements, moments, and iconic figures. In this exhibit, the Center for DJS, in collaboration with the PLU Library, is choosing…
Stream LGBT Studies films October 2022 Gender and Sexuality Week activities calendar Authors featured in the exhibit: “adrienne maree brown grows healing ideas in public through her multi-genre writing, her music and her podcasts. Informed by 25 years of movement facilitation, somatics, Octavia E Butler scholarship and her work as a doula, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Transformative Justice as ideas and practices for transformation. She is the
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Global studies and religion professor Erik Hammerstrom has spent his career researching and teaching about the history of Chinese Buddhism. He’s a quintessential teacher, beloved by students for leading engaging discussions, his imaginative project assignments, and planning field trips to nearby temples. It’s hard to…
open up about struggles with their personal beliefs or how they think about theology, God or the universe. How does this work compare to being a professor? In many ways, being a chaplain is the total opposite of being a professor. Oh, interesting. That’s not necessarily what I was expecting. Why is that? One of the most important things you can do when you enter someone’s room to provide spiritual care is to let go of everything. If you go in with a pre-conceived story about what would be good for
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Dr. Erik Hammerstrom, Seminar in Religion
Students of PLU, The University Congregation, and Campus Ministry. After my time at PLU, I will be the Director of Children’s Ministry at Hope Lutheran Church in Fresno, CA. Why I became a Religion Major. I feel called to ministry, and am concerned with how Christian theology has and continues to inform politics and social justice in North and South America. When one decides to study religion, they are really studying philosophy, language, psychology, history, and so much more all at once and I love
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Speaker: Tamara R. Williams, Professor of Hispanic Studies Executive Director, Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Location: Zoom
p.m. | Trauma-Informed Healing for Individual and Collective Trauma- An Embodied Approach Speaker: Sharon Suh, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Seattle University, President, Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women, Board of Directors, The Center for Mindful Eating Introduction by Karen McConnell Professor and Dean, School of Education and Kinesiology Location: Zoom 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Healing in the Disciplines: PLU Faculty Panel 1 Panel: Suzanne Crawford O’Brien
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Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be…
progress.” Now that his sabbatical is over, Dr. Torvend is balancing his roles as a researcher and an educator. “Many times, “he said, “it’s been student questions or a students’ insights that have actually prompted me to move in a new direction in my research.” Dr. Torvend’s teaching has long touched on these topics, with courses in theology of nature and Jewish and Christian views on the environment. He has also sponsored a variety of conferences at PLU that focused on environmental ethics. In many
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Originally published in 2021 Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they…
in Rome,” he said. “But I’ve made good progress.” Now that his sabbatical is over, Dr. Torvend is balancing his roles as a researcher and an educator. “Many times,” he said, “it’s been student questions or a students’ insights that have actually prompted me to move in a new direction in my research.” Dr. Torvend’s teaching has long touched on these topics, with courses in theology of nature and Jewish and Christian views on the environment. He has also sponsored a variety of conferences at PLU
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The ability of a plant to survive and thrive depends on the strength of its roots. When a plant’s roots are nourished they help anchor them in place, absorb and store nutrients for growth, and
our approximate route here. Hosted by: Angie Hambrick, AVP of DJSAmaZINE AdventureLeaves at 11am 5 spots Have you heard of ZINES? Zines, or self-published book(let)s, are a radical art form used by artists, community organizers, and activists, with roots dating back to the Dada art movement and Harlem Renaissance, Riot Grrrls feminist, and queer cultural movements. Join us for a trip to our local Sumner Pierce County Library branch, which is home to one of the largest regional Zine collections
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9:55 a.m. | March 5 | Regency Room Click here to see a recording of Dr. Ara Norenzayan's talk! Who: Dr.
Theology from the Philipps University at Marburg, Germany. He is married to Najwa Khoury and has two daughters, Dana & Tala. For more information see website. Video(s): Video Gallery, A Tough Calling: The Joys and Struggles of Pastoring in Palestine, Bright Stars of Bethlehem Selected Publications: Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible Through Palestinian Eyes (Orbis 2014) Bethlehem Besieged, Stories of Hope in Times of Trouble (Augsburg Fortress 2004) I am a Palestinian Christian (Fortress, 1995
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