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Suzanne Crawford O’Brien https://www.plu.edu/religion/staff/suzanne-crawford-obrien/

Book Coming Full Circle: Spirituality and Wellness Among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest (University of Nebraska Press 2014) : View Book Religion and Healing in Native America: Pathways for Renewal (Praeger 2008) : View Book Native American Religious Traditions (Pearson 2006) : View Book American Indian Religious Traditions: An Encyclopedia (3 Volume set) co-edited with Dennis Francis Kelley (ABC-CLIO 2005) : View Book Accolades 2014-2015 K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award for Research

Contact Information

253-535-8107

suzanne.crawford@plu.edu

Area of Emphasis/Expertise

Native American Religious Traditions

Religious Diversity in North America

Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural Diversity

Religion and Ecology

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PLU sponsors “Edvard Munch and the Sea” at the Tacoma Art Museum https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/04/06/edvard-munch-tam/

artist Craig Cornwall for a printmaking workshop that covers etching and drypoint. Cornwall is a Master Printer in lithography trained at the world-renowned Tamarind Institute. He has taught workshops all over the country and operates a professional print workshop working with other artists to produce limited edition prints. Cost: $50 for members, $60 for non-members. Educator Evening with Edvard Munch and the Sea, Thursday, April 21, 5 – 8 pm, Location: TAM Educators are invited to explore the

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Professor Samuel Torvend on Martin Luther’s teachings during the plague https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/11/09/prof-samuel-torvend-martin-luther-teaching/

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Changing Lives One Book at a Time with Professor Ned Schaumberg https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/changing-lives-one-book-at-a-time-with-professor-ned-schaumberg/

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