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  • The Moba who live in northeastern Ghana and northwestern Togo are an African society that lives in patrilineal clans, in which individuals are grouped based on a common ancestor traced through the

    largest sized called tchitcheri sakab.(W: 25-30 cm). These Moba figures are erected into the ground to as deep as the waist level of the figure. These figures represent more ancient ancestors. Local clans often say that a founding member erected these bigger figures and that most of these carvings have been around for a significant time. When inquiring about these figures, individuals often state that they have been around for many generations. Today such figures are rare and only a few can be found

  • This weekly course is designed for adults beginners. It aims to develop participants’ basic Chinese language communication skills while gaining familiarity of Chinese culture.

    ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing…. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion.” (Source: Mayo Clinic.) Benefits of Tai Chi include improved strength, better balance, reduced stiffness and pain, enhanced sleep, and increased immunity. Classes will be taught by Master Instructor Yijiao Hong, a 12th

  • by Jenna Stoeber Christmas break is nearing, and with it comes a chance for faculty to catch their breath after a long and hard fall—before revving back up for another semester. The holiday break is ideal for exploring new methods of teaching, so why not…

    , invigorating the learning process for you and your students.   Contextualizing Location Our first example comes straight from PLU from History Professor Mike Halvorson, who created an interactive map of Ancient Egypt that overlaid modern-day Egypt for his course on Western Civilization. Students can zoom in on important locations and monuments, while still able to keep these locations rooted in a global context. Halvorson marks sites down the Nile River. Click to view larger. Bird’s eye view of the

  • Dr. Brenda Ihssen Byzantine conceptions of Jesus: the Christ of council, court, and monk Byzantine perspectives offer westerners a contrast to their cherished assumptions about Jesus.

    question, “Who was Jesus?” There is, however, a different question to consider: “Why is Christ?” This presentation will focus on four Christological images embedded in ancient texts and contemporary hymns that open up, rather than narrow, the Christian understanding of God. Dr. Ramshaw is a graduate of Valparaiso University (B.A.), Sarah Lawrence College (M.A.), Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D.). Her doctoral dissertation was a study of the poetry of

  • Marcus Borg, who serves as Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th…

    Christianity” that have shaped the meanings of much of Christian language and can explain why it’s becoming increasingly unfamiliar. These features are the literalization of Christian language and an understanding, or misunderstanding, of Christianity’s core message. Literalization of the Christian language—believing that all or even just some of the Bible is literally and absolutely true—is neither ancient nor traditional, Borg said. “Biblical inerrancy and insistence on the literal interpretation of the

  • 8:00 a.m. – Registration begins in the North Lobby University Center across form the Concierge Desk; Conference booklet; name badges for registered participants; banquet tickets for pick-up 9:00

    that will include a variety of singers, as well as the voice of Mahalia Jackson singing Duke Ellington’s superb jazz interpretation of Psalm 23. From the ancient Jewish community, Christians received the Psalms of the Hebrew Bible. These lyrical texts explore every dimension of human experience and thus offer Jews and Christians an honest evocative vocabulary: from profound sorrow to confident hope, from simple doubt to thanksgiving for earth and its many species. In this session, participants will

  • You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But Visiting Instructor of Chinese Xi Zhu is a true embodiment of this idea. You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But…

    . The ancient text contains three-hundred-and-five poems of unknown authorship. Professor Zhu notes, “at that stage in China, the idea of authorship or the idea that someone possessed ownership over a specific poem did not exist.” While this seems quite foreign to a world driven by ownership and copyrights, in pre-modern China, poetry was public domain and for public use. Xi Zhu was born in Ningbo, China, and earned his undergraduate degree in Shanghai. After graduating, he came to the United States

  • WHAT WILL THE SCHEDULE BE LIKE FOR THIS COURSE AND FIELD EXPERIENCE? For 2016, we will have the course content, preparation, outreach and fundraising during the spring semester.

    International. Each year Living Water builds and restores hundreds of wells around the world. In Central America, Living Water offers the opportunity to drill a well in the countries of El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Haiti.WHERE WILL WE STAY IN LEON?Our accommodations will be at a Living Water compound area near Leon. Living Water has properties that generally have two homes. One home is for the in country director, his/her family and any staff that stay within the compound area. The second

  • Spring 2024 Move Out May 13th – May 24th Traditional Halls & South Hall will close Fri May 24th @ 6pm Donation Bins starting Tues May 14th Outside Dumpsters Mon May 13th - Fri May 29th

    not able to be donated or recycled, they must go to the landfill.  During Move Out 4 large dumpsters are brought to centralize our landfill collection.  Trash totes in residence halls will be removed requiring all landfill items to be hauled to one of these dumpsters.  Landfill dumpsters open Monday morning May 13th  Please use the landfill dumpster location associated with your residence hall: Harstad – Directly behind the building. Tingelstad & Pflueger – East side of Pflueger facing Tingelstad

  • The discipline of history focuses on critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have

    teaching history in a university setting. Beyond History, our department alumni also excel in graduate programs in law, library science, education, humanities, and others disciplines. Whether you attend graduate school or not, your education will help you reach your career goals!Why Study History at PLU? History students at PLU can choose from a rich selection of courses on the history of the United States, Europe, China, East Asia and Latin America. Endowed programs in the department also support