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  • Dr. Deanna ThompsonBefore fall of 2008, I was living what I call my 95% ideal life. I had married my college sweetheart, found a job at a Minnesota university close to family, and was busing being a professor, spouse, and parent of two lovely children. I was getting to teach religion to undergraduates and write and speak about the legacy of sixteenth century reformer Martin Luther and the ongoing relevance of his theology for contemporary issues like feminism and white privilege. Then cancer

  • ‘Passion Play’ entertains while asking ‘big enough’ questions Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 Passion Play shows three communities, Queen Elizabeth’s England, Hitler’s Germany, and Reagan’s America, attempting to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. The play takes the audience on a humorous, but unsettling journey as it examines the intersection of religion and politics. The play is the featured Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the national theatre honor society

  • | Registration & Breakfast Register with Laree Winer, Carol Bautista, and Alison Bryant Continental Breakfast, Room 101, Hauge Administration Building (first floor) 9:00 | Welcome, Introductions, Cohort building Dr. Joanna Gregson (Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs) Staff (Office of the Provost) Dr. Tony Finitsis (Religion, Director of the Center for Vocation) — Cohort Building Activity) 10:00 | The Educational Mission of PLU; Introduction to Lutheran Higher Education Dr. Samuel Torvend

  • July 14, 2008 Fellowship encourages senior to find calling Since childhood, Timothy Siburg’s sought to determine his life’s purpose. At PLU, the quest to find his vocation has only intensified. The senior religion and economics double major knows he wants to serve others, but he isn’t sure in what capacity. His friends tell him to stop stressing, that everything will work out. Still, he frets about choosing the right path. “For better or for worse, I feel there are certain gifts I have to serve

  • April 2, 2012 Last year’s Hebrew Idol finale included a Red Carpet entrance and a student MC. This year, the event is moving to a bigger venue – the CK in the UC. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) Hebrew Idol takes it to the next level By Chris Albert PLU students are continuing to raise the bar of creativity and effort for the Annual  Hebrew Idol, said Antonios Finitsis, assistant professor of religion. “I always think ‘Wow you guys are amazing,’” he said. “They bring it every year.” The project

  • A Year in AthensErika Tobin transferred to PLU in the Fall of 2012 after spending one year at Luther College in Decorah, IA. A Senior Religion major and Classics minor who plans to graduate in May of 2015, Erika hopes to attend seminary to get a Master’s in Divinity and become an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). After meeting with advisors in the Wang Center and examining all of her options, she chose to spend her Junior year in Athens, Greece with College

  • ‘Passion Play’ entertains while asking ‘big enough’ questions Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 Passion Play shows three communities, Queen Elizabeth’s England, Hitler’s Germany, and Reagan’s America, attempting to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. The play takes the audience on a humorous, but unsettling journey as it examines the intersection of religion and politics. The play is the featured Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the national theatre honor society

  • by Sarah Robinson, accessible from the Mortvedt Library book shelves. Giovanna Urdangarain Articles by Giovanna Urdangarain, accessible from the Mortvedt Library website. Print books in the collection on similar topics: BF637.F67F65 2009 Forgiveness and reconciliation : psychological pathways to conflict transformation and peace building BF637.F67F67 2000 Forgiveness : theory, research, and practice BJ1476.F67 2001 Forgiveness and reconciliation : religion, public policy & conflict transformation

  • Conference Speakers Marit TrelstadBeverly WallaceJennifer SmithTolu TaiwoNicole JordanAngie HambrickAviance Taylor KamauReggie WilliamsMarit TrelstadOpening Remarks: Welcome & Opening remarks: Black Bodies, the Justice of God and the Lutheran Tradition Who: Dr. Marit A. Trelstad, PLU Chair of Lutheran Studies and Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theologies at PLU Bio: Dr. Trelstad has a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University and an M.A. in

  • Mallory Drye ’24 Communication Associate she/her Biography Biography Mallory is a third-year student majoring in Communications and minoring in Marketing & Religion. Mallory joined MediaLab because she wants to take the skills she’s learned while pursuing her Communications degree and apply them to the real world. During her time in MediaLab, Mallory hopes to improve her design, editing, and portrait photography skills.