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  • Locals embrace Lutes as they meet living legends, learn about vibrant events such as Carnival and Panorama, and develop valuable racial consciousness within a multicultural society that celebrates

    discuss racial difference and fear of white guilt, Temple-Thurston said, Trinidad is the antithesis. “I wanted a shift in their racial consciousness,” she said of students who travel there. The diversity-interested program was the first of its kind to arrive in Trinidad and Tobago. It intentionally thrusts students into the thick of cultural diversity. #LutesAwayView social media posts by Lutes who are making a difference all over the world. “Trinidadians say it like it is,” Temple-Thurston said. “It

  • , Christian social ethics, the Harlem Renaissance, race, politics and black church life. His current book project includes a religious critique of whiteness in the Harlem Renaissance. In addition, he is working on a book analyzing the reception of Bonhoeffer by liberation activists in apartheid South Africa. Dr. Williams received his Ph.D. in Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in 2011. He earned a Master’s degree in Theology from Fuller in 2006 and a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies

  • By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler…

    show first aired, the amount of scripted shows airing in the United States has gone from 266 in 2011 to 495 in 2018, rising 86 percent. By its final season, Game of Thrones was operating on a budget of $15 million an episode, raising the bar for production value and speed. The show may have had a dissatisfying ending for many, but it is the most watched show on television, its final season averaging 44.2 million viewers, according to HBO. The buzz of social media has made television a constant

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)-The seventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “failure” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila , and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown . “Open…

    implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Previous OTI topics include “Climate,” “Gender,” “Violence” and “Advocacy.” Episodes of OTI are released once per month. If you have feedback, comments or ideas for episodes, please email producer Zach Powers at powerszs@plu.edu.Conversation Highlights 6:50: How can failure present a path to success? 10:00: Developing a “thick skin” for failure and the ability to problem solve following failure. 14:00: How can

  • Brock, “Ethics, Now and Then:  Patristic Sources and Contemporary Christian Ethics” Elisabeth Ward & Ericka Michal, “Material Identity:  A Study of The Scandinavian Cultural Collection and Scandinavian Immigrants of the Puget Sound Area”  2015-16: Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Troy Storfjell, & Kelly Hall, “Language Revitalization and Critical Indigenous Pedagogy” PLU News article: Kelly Hall – Indigenous Studies Major Adela Ramos & Clay Snell, “The Lives of Animals:  Humans, Pets, and Literary Form in

  • Course Title RELI 131 The Religions of South Asia - RL, VW, GE RELI 211 Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT RELI 212 Religion and Literature of the New Testament - RL, IT RELI 215 Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean - RL, VW, GE RELI 220 Early Christian History - RL, IT RELI 221 Medieval Christian History - RL, IT RELI 224 Always Reforming: The Lutheran Heritage - RL, VW RELI 226 Christian Ethics - RL, VW RELI 227 Introduction to Christian Theologies - RL, VW RELI 229 Health

  • Kevin J. O’Brien Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics Full Profile 253-535-7239 obrien@plu.edu

  • Perspectives on Religious Ethics Savannah Phelan, Building Bridges Through Ritual: Creating Space for Native Christian Identity within the Sweat Lodge Ashley Piehl, Religiously Whaling: The Ritual, Tradition, and Identity of the Makah Nicole Plastino, “There is No God Where I Am”: Thelema as a Case Study for Legitimizing Esoteric American Religiosity Connor Rowell, The Asymptotic Theology of Israel: Near Approaches to Monotheism in Israelite Thought Sarah Smith, Joseph and Aseneth: Redefining Jewish

  • Studies Analytical Reasoning (4 semester hours) ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomics MATH 107: Mathematical Explorations (or higher level mathematics course) Math placement or High School Math will not be accepted as a substitute Ethics (4 semester hours) HIST 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society PHIL 125: Ethics & the Good Life PHIL 128: Politics & the Good Society PHIL 229: Human Rights RELI 226: Christian Ethics Communication (4 semester hours) COMA 212

  • Thursday, September 24, 2015 Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian RelationsFifth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 24, 2015 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the execution of German and other European Lutherans who resisted the National Socialist regime. Such an anniversary invites the university and larger community to consider a relationship marked by polemic, persecution, tolerance

    Dr. Samuel Torvend, University Chair in Lutheran Studies