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  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies Samuel Torvend, Ph.D., ’73 has spent his life studying religion and politics. “I wrote my senior thesis on religion and politics and I have never strayed from that,” Torvend said. The alumnus…

    PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

  • Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Welcome! We, Rose McKenney and Adela Ramos, are excited to share with you the work of the 2020 class of Environmental Studies students.

    2020 Environmental Studies Capstones Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Welcome! We, Rose McKenney and Adela Ramos, are excited to share with you the work of the 2020 class of Environmental Studies students. It has been our distinct pleasure to teach and guide this cohort of smart and passionate students whose work, as you will see, addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time. We hope you will join us in congratulating them for completing meaningful Capstone projects and for concluding their

  • Professors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    2021 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, literature, chemistry, philosophy, art, political

  • Professors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    2022 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, chemistry, cultural studies, dentistry, geosciences

  • 24 semester hours, completed with a grade of C- or higher and with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher in those courses. (Please see the comprehensive list of courses in the program.

    Environmental Studies Minor Requirements:24 semester hours, completed with a grade of C- or higher and with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher in those courses. (Please see the comprehensive list of courses in the program.) 1. Multidisciplinary Courses in Environmental Studies Four semester hours Students select one of the following multidisciplinary courses that anchor their understanding of environmental issues. This course should be completed prior to enrolling in ENVT 350

  • Learning about the environment offers opportunities to integrate studies of nature and natural systems with those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of

    Why Study Environmental Studies?Learning about the environment offers opportunities to integrate studies of nature and natural systems with those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of ideas and values. Environmental studies also offer tools and knowledge with which to respond to many of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the coming century. We live in an increasingly endangered and altered world: plants and animals are driven to extinction

  • 8:30am–11:30am Anxiety: Practical Insights and Interactive Tools and Resources Regency Room, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public Focus of this time will be to discuss Anxiety,

    Lutheran Studies Conference Schedule Pre-Conference 8:30-11:30am Conference (12:30-5pm) Dining Options for the Lunch & Dinner Sunday, October 1, 2023 Community members, faculty, students, congregations and church leaders are welcome to join in a common reading of the book Love Without Limits and attend a Sunday morning, Oct. 1 at 9:45am discussion of the book with the author prior to the conference. Congregations are encouraged to join students in reading the Knutson lecture speaker’s book

  • 10:00am–12:00pm Scandinavian Center, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public Speakers and Facilitators: Rev. Kristin Luana Baumann, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Issaquah WA Rev.

    Lutheran Studies Conference ScheduleThursday, September 26th, 2024 Interactive PreConference 10:00am–12:00pm Scandinavian Center, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public Speakers and Facilitators: Rev. Kristin Luana Baumann, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Issaquah WA Rev. Seth Novak, ELCA SW Synod Native American Work Team Rev. Terry Kyllo, Executive Director of Paths to Understanding Rev. Jen Rude, University Pastor, PLU Cynthia Savini (Makah, Jamestown S’Klallam and Quileute), PLU

  • Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually

    Lutheran Studies Conference Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually mean remains an open and disputed question. While children growing up in this country repeat the words, “with liberty and justice for all” in the pledge of allegiance, the nation’s history offers another story in which women, immigrants, persons of color, refugees, sexual

  • For students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons, there are a variety of ways to engage in Lutheran Studies at PLU.

    Engaging in Lutheran StudiesFor students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons, there are a variety of ways to engage in Lutheran Studies at PLU. For undergraduate students, a number of university courses support the study of the Lutheran tradition. They include but are not limited to: History of Western Art II; The Book in Society; German Civilization to 1750; Early Modern European History, 1400-1700; European Reformations; Modern Germany; Christians in Nazi Germany; Music History I