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Major in Religion 32 semester hours RELI 499: Capstone Research Seminar (offered only in Spring semester) 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line One: Christian Traditions (RC): RELI 212, 220-229,
to anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. (4) RELI 239 : Environment and Culture - RL, VW This course focuses on ways environments and environmental issues are shaped by human culture, with particular attention to ways that religious traditions are responding to environmental degradation and environmental injustices. An introduction to humanistic study of the environment and the intercultural study of religion, the course equips students to more thoughtfully and critically analyze ideas and traditions
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On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…
community members and Parkland youth to meet, talk about personal experiences and begin the process of building relationships and understanding others. She founded the Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management and now is its student president. In the spring of 2013 she received a Kurt Mayer Holocaust Studies Fellowship and spent the summer conducting research on issues in Israel/Palestine; she was accepted to participate in a peace conference hosted by the Kroc Institute at the University of
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Raphael Lemkin’s dedication to the punishment and prevention of genocide, primarily through international legal intervention, was founded on a belief in the fundamental rights of all peoples.
action.”11 That is, the Holocaust became possible when one logic—the horrific, falsified logic of Rosenberg and his fellow fascists—became the sole basis by which the German state operated. The language of political belonging, of singular logic, means that a person’s ability to take part in the nation rests on political recognition of their identity being fundamentally similar to the rest of its citizens. But, as Arendt pointed out in lucid terms, in any nation, “only people of the same national
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Raphael Lemkin’s dedication to the punishment and prevention of genocide, primarily through international legal intervention, was founded on a belief in the fundamental rights of all peoples.
action.”11 That is, the Holocaust became possible when one logic—the horrific, falsified logic of Rosenberg and his fellow fascists—became the sole basis by which the German state operated. The language of political belonging, of singular logic, means that a person’s ability to take part in the nation rests on political recognition of their identity being fundamentally similar to the rest of its citizens. But, as Arendt pointed out in lucid terms, in any nation, “only people of the same national
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In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure By President Loren J. Anderson Welcome to our 2009 University Fall Conference. This morning we gather and prepare to launch the 120th year in the life of Pacific Lutheran University. We do so with…
laboratory. This past spring the Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education was established and fully funded by the Benson Family Foundation, and throughout the year, progress continued on funding fully the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies. Another key to advancing our quality initiative is to continue to seek funding from non-traditional sources. Already this year we have secured more than $2 million in federal and state support so that both the safety and quality of living in Hinderlie
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The Spanish word, Duende (du-end-ay), has come to refer to the mysterious power that art has to deeply move a person. Soon-to-be graduates in the Department of Art and Design chose this word to rally around for their senior exhibition in the University Gallery, opening…
as “innocent” and “pure” icons in art but the impressionistic nature of children shows that they have been used in history as pawns and even catalyst themselves of conflicts. I have extended my research to include and compare historical altercations outside of the United States that have heavily involved civilian children such as the Holocaust in Germany and the conflict in Derry, Ireland. To be able to process and get perspective when studying such dark history, I try to never forget to escape
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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Africa and the Holocaust”SpeakersFree and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredWednesday, October 25Edward KissiRobert P. EricksenEdward KissiKeynote Opening Address: “Sub-Saharan Africans and the Holocaust” Who: Dr. Edward Kissi, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida Bio: Dr. Edward Kissi is associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the
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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust”ScheduleFree and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredAll Times Posted are Pacific Standard (PST)Wednesday, November 6thThursday, November 7thFriday, November 8thWednesday, November 6th7:00 p.m. – Opening Keynote Address: “From the Ottoman Empire to the Holocaust”, AUC Regency RoomProfessor Devin Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies, Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education“Sephardic Jewish Voices and Experiences in the Holocaust”SpeakersFree and Open to the Public - Registration RequiredWednesday, November 6Devin NaarBeth Griech-PolelleDevin NaarKeynote Opening Address: “From the Ottoman Empire to the Holocaust” Who: Professor Devin Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies, Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, University of Washington-Seattle and Sephardic Studies Program Chair Bio: Dr. Devin E. Naar is the
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Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationWomen and the Holocaust Free and Open to the Public. Please register online to help with our planning. Monday, October 17Tuesday, October 18Wednesday, October 19Monday, October 17 7:00 p.m. – Music of Remembrance (Eastvold Auditorium, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) Free and open to the public. Music of Remembrance presents a community-wide free concert at the Eastvold Auditorium at Pacific Lutheran University. The concert
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