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historical mission of the social work profession is dedicated to both personal development and social change; to the enhancement of individual, group, and community problem-solving capacities; and to the design and construction of a society committed to social justice and compassion for oppressed, vulnerable, and diverse populations. Professional education that prepares practitioners to pursue such a mission effectively must encourage not only intellectual rigor and professional ethics and standards, but

Pacific Northwest at Pacific Lutheran University. Author of Flowing Water, Uncommon Birth: Christian Baptism in a Post-Christian Culture and Luther and the Hungry Poor: Gathered Fragments Learn More Marit Trelstadis the Endowed Chair of Lutheran Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. Editor of Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today Learn More Jan Ruudis the Pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by The Narrows in Tacoma. Has served communities in Cameroon, France, Madagascar and

By Maria Flores '20Division of Social Sciences A yearlong sabbatical in 2017-18 provided Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Dr. Michael Schleeter, and Dr. Seth Dowland with opportunities to rethink their courses and pursue scholarly interests. For Dr. Dowland and Dr. Schleeter, sabbatical was a time to step away from teaching and service obligations so that they could focus on scholarship relevant to their teaching.  For Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen, sabbatical provided an opportunity to teach and serve in a

Kevin J. O'Brien Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics Full Profile he/him 253-535-7239 obrien@plu.edu

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Christian Responses to Plagues and Public Health: Two Perspectives from the History of Religion Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Lecture Description:  Through the discipline of religious history, this lecture the responses of two Christian bishops to a third-century Ebola-like plague and a sixth-century bubonic plague. Through primary texts we will explore how these events shaped theological views and social activity of bishops Cyprian of Carthage

Christian Responses to Plagues and Public Health: Two Perspectives from the History of Religion Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Lecture Description:  Through the discipline of religious history, this lecture the responses of two Christian bishops to a third-century Ebola-like plague and a sixth-century bubonic plague. Through primary texts we will explore how these events shaped theological views and social activity of bishops Cyprian of Carthage

publicAbout the speakers Renate Wind is a Lutheran pastor who served as professor of biblical theology and church history at the evangelical university in Nurenberg. She is a well-known Bonhoeffer scholar and was awarded the prestigious German “Evangelical Book Award” in 1993 for her landmark biography, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Spoke in the Wheel. Dr. Wind has lectured extensively in Europe and North America; and has recently published her newest book, Being Christian in the Empire: Following Jesus as