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Rebecca Wilkin Professor of French Phone: 253-535-7313 Email: wilkinrm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-G Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000 M.A., University of Michigan, 1996 B.A., Brown University, 1994 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Early modern women philosophers: Elisabeth of Bohemia, Gabrielle Suchon, Louise Dupin Enlightenment political philosophy: equality, freedom, contract theory, rights Early modern French
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, Associate Professor of French, PLUBio: Professor Wilkin specializes in intellectual history in early modern France–skepticism, stoicism, Descartes and Cartesianism–from the standpoint of feminist criticism. She also works on Counter-Reformation culture: mysticism, demonology, and missionary encounters with the native peoples of North America. She teaches francophone literature from Europe, North America, and Africa. Conference ScheduleKevin P. SpicerPresentation Title: “The Plight of Erna Becker-Kohen
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alcoholic beverage and, to some extent their alcohol cultures to the wider world.” The quote is saying that alcohol has many purposes to show status, power, culture, religion, community, and more. Yes, there are people who do drink but there are others who would follow the temperance movement. In the Women’s Christian Temperance Union view of temperance as “sober and pure world” by abstinence, purity, and evangelical Christianity. During 1998 to 2015, scholars have developed two groups about temperance
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university. That gift – almost $107,000 provided by 67 generous alums – sought to endow the Meant to Live program, part of PLU’s signature “Wild Hope Project.” “Meant to Live is the convergence of a gift from the Class of 1958 and homecoming, where an alumnus of the university can speak to students about his or her life’s work,” said Samuel Torvend, project director of the Wild Hope Project and professor of the history of Christianity. This was the first year that Meant to Live was officially associated
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for her for many reasons: there is a course offered on Ancient Greek which is important to studying the New Testament, Greece has such a rich religious history, CYA has a balance of structure and independence, and it fit perfectly with her major and minor. While in Athens, Erika was able to take classes in Modern Greek (which she was able to practice by going to cafés and talking to locals) and Ancient Greek, a monotheistic religion course, a religion class on Orthodox Christianity, a philosophy
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Sharon Jansen English Department Phone: 253-535-7321 Website: http://sharonljansen.com/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., English, University of Washington, 1980 M.A., English, University of Washington Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Medieval literature Early-modern history, politics, and literature Women’s literature, in particular writing by medieval women, early-modern women, and feminist texts from the fifteenth through mid-nineteenth centuries (from Christine de Pizan through Caroline
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Theiss, both of whom shared this Huguenot Protestantism, as well as a strong pacifist, non-violent attitude rooted in Christianity. However, there were a number of conservative Christians who according to the Bible did not recognize the authority of the clergy. In addition, there were Roman Catholics, those that were wary of religious dogma of any kind and, of course, the Jews being sheltered. Professor Pauline Kaurin The diversity of this faith community can be seen poignantly in Pastor Trocme’s
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study of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. He’s looking at early detection, and at discerning differences between the results of normal aging and diseases such as Alzheiemer’s. Cullum counts his years at PLU as among the most important in his life. He met his wife of 37 years, Heike (Wilhelm) Cullum ’81, in Spanish class when they were freshmen and made lifelong friends in a supportive, fun environment. He noted that a number of professors became important role models for him. “Looking back
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