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her time on The Voice. Guest Contributors Samuel Torvend, Ph.D. Samuel Torvend, Ph.D., is professor of the history of Christianity and currently serves as the university chair in Lutheran studies. As a historian of Christianity, his research focuses on the history of religious responses to poverty and food insecurity. He also teaches courses on religious art and architecture and their role in reforming movements. Among his published works are Luther and the Hungry Poor: Gathered Fragments . Kevin

university and to the public.Duke Ellington's "Sacred Concerts"Wednesday, March 15 – 8 p.m. – Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell Music CenterMembers of the university’s choral and jazz groups will present Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts.” Dr. Doug Oakman (PLU Religion as well as an expert in the music of Duke Ellington) will offer comments during the musical presentation. Illuminations from the Saint John’s Bible will be featured throughout the concert.April 2017The History of the

escaped to the United States during the Holocaust and settled in San Francisco. “I thought, ‘I need to do a Kurt Mayer segment,’” Christensen said. “And I thought, ‘Why hadn’t I thought of that before, and why hadn’t I done that while he was alive?’” Christensen had known Mayer personally—not well, she said, but very meaningfully, through her opportunity to work with him on the German translation of his memoir, My Personal Brush with History . Christensen ran into Mayer’s son, Joe, at a Powell-Heller

escaped to the United States during the Holocaust and settled in San Francisco. “I thought, ‘I need to do a Kurt Mayer segment,’” Christensen said. “And I thought, ‘Why hadn’t I thought of that before, and why hadn’t I done that while he was alive?’” Christensen had known Mayer personally—not well, she said, but very meaningfully, through her opportunity to work with him on the German translation of his memoir, My Personal Brush with History . Christensen ran into Mayer’s son, Joe, at a Powell-Heller

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A conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane PLU Student-Faculty Resea

A conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane PLU Student-Faculty Resea

A conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane PLU Student-Faculty Resea

. He received his BA in Special Education K-12 from PLU School of Education in 2019. The welcoming and supportive environment at PLU inspired him to give back to the University through continued LGBTQ+ advocacy. Justin SpelhaugTech Innovation for Social Transformation 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | March 10 Who: Justin Spelhaug, Vice President, Microsoft Philanthropies 16th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History Mr. Spelhaug’s lecture will explore the role that technology companies are taking