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December 1, 2008 Americans Abroad By Steve Hansen When Jennifer Henrichsen came to PLU, she had every intention of majoring in biology and psychology, and then moving on to medical school. Ambitious – and admirable – plans. But halfway into her sophomore year, she had something of an epiphany: Med school was more of her mom’s dream than her own. Jenn Henrichsen ’07 found a passion for world politics and journalism. So she decided to switch directions. Radical directions. “One of PLU’s strengths
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. “For some, it literally edifies our entire being to continue studying and to have devoted time or space or structure to do that in a formalized way. “Some of us do get these advanced degrees because that’s how we gain access to resources we can redistribute in radical ways into communities. For me, a really tangible reason that I did it was because I was in a really abusive relationship, and I literally needed to get out of the state.” For the doctorally-curious Benge distills advice down to a
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radical commitment to education for all persons. NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR Sept. 28 The National Lutheran Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center. Under the direction of David Cherwien, the National Lutheran Choir has become one of the top-ranked choral ensembles in North America. While tickets are free, they must be secured on the campus prior to the concert. RICHARD D. MOE ORGAN SERIES: REFORMATION SYMPHONY Oct. 22 This concert, at 3 p.m. in
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Reformation Project Welcoming Resources Queer Virtue Book List on Religion and Spirituality by Rainbow Queer Grace, an online encyclopedia for LGBTQ and Christian life Queer Theology (includes a section for transgender individuals here) Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (Quaker) Q Christian Stories by or about Queer Christians: Preacher’s Kid, music album by Semler Can You Be Queer and Christian? Unchanged Stories Queer Eye, particularly season 2 episode 1 and season 5
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reformers insisted that the best education is an education in the liberal arts, “liberal” in that the study of the arts and sciences held the power to liberate the mind from uncritical thinking and religious parochialism. They argued that no religious litmus test should govern university education. While they promoted the study of religious subjects in departments of theology, they also argued that religious instruction cannot serve as a substitute for learning in the liberal arts. Philip Melanchthon
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, Davis, will deliver a keynote titled “Humanizing Deportation: Research and Care in the Hérida Abierta,” that features the role of storytelling in healing. Elena Calderón, University of Arizona doctoral student and formerly undocumented person, presents “UndocuJoy in Practice: Healing through Joy, Storytelling and Therapy.” Sharon Suh, professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University, explores trauma and healing from the perspectives of Buddhism and neuroscience, with attention to
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Farm Mobile Food Bank Truck Out of this encounter with a bright and hardworking student, I developed three new courses: Christian Theology of Food and Hunger; Early Christian Initiatives for the Hungry Poor; and Reformation Initiatives for the Hungry Poor. While each of these courses is situated within a historical period, students engage in service learning or research projects in the community: planting and harvesting at Mother Earth Farm in Puyallup; interviewing county leaders who direct food
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. Pastor Jen featured in the Chicago Sun for her historical ordination Having grown up in the Lutheran church, Pastor Jen was “steeped in our theology, which is all about grace and unconditional love and justice.” Her father and other family members are pastors, and she was a leader in her church group. She jokes that “it’s the Lutheran Church’s fault that I… adopted these and believed these values, these commitments.” Since queer people could not be ordained in the ELCA until 2009, as a young person
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case the story of Martin Luther and his journey from young law student to monk, to pilgrim, to theology professor, to critic of the Roman Church, to heretic and fugitive, and finally to founder of the Lutheran Reformation, which we celebrate around the world this year on its 500th anniversary,” Kracht says. “The music is descriptive of that narrative, using both music from Luther’s own time as well as music of my own composition, in a blend that ranges from Renaissance sounds to modern.” The piece
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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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