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the traditions and texts that shape our society and our world. Historical study reveals that biblical texts and art inspired by them have helped shape human civilization. So, perhaps we should study The Saint John’s Bible, a beautiful work of art illuminating a text that billions of people call sacred. Kevin O’BrienAssociate professor of Christian ethics and dean of the humanities department Five centuries ago, careful study of biblical texts helped inspire the Lutheran Reformation. Students and

university, called to study and understand the traditions and texts that shape our society and our world. Historical study reveals that biblical texts and art inspired by them have helped shape human civilization. So, perhaps we should study The Saint John’s Bible, a beautiful work of art illuminating a text that billions of people call sacred. Kevin O’BrienAssociate professor of Christian ethics and dean of the humanities department Five centuries ago, careful study of biblical texts helped inspire the

opportunities to engage the German humanities tradition. For example, in the first of the program’s two-part cultural history sequence (German 411), students spent fall semester learning about literature, art, architecture, philosophy, and religion from the earliest records of German civilization (first century C.E.) through the Baroque period (17th century). Students read and re-enacted the works of Europe’s first woman playwright, performed love poems of Germany’s troubadours, read the correspondence of

regimes that seek to destroy the Judeo-Christian foundations of Western civilization. In conclusion, I would like to discuss critical reactions to this poetry both from the 1940s and today and attempt to situate these three poets in the history of poetry of mid-twentieth- century France. I will provide brief English translations of the poems I discuss, as well as photographs of these poets in a power point. Presenters: Mary Anne O’Neil, Professor of French emeritus, Whitman College, Walla Walla

, Philosophical and Religious Studies in 2011. She is also affiliated with the Center for Jewish Studies and the Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies. Her research focuses on Polish-Jewish relations, antisemitism, and ethnic violence in Poland and in Polish-Jewish diaspora after the Holocaust. She teaches courses on the Holocaust, Modern Jewish History, East European Jewish History, History of Antisemitism, Poland in WWII, and Western Civilization, among others. She is an author of

Kundiman fellow, she is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships and residencies from Harvard’s Woodberry Poetry Room, the U.S. Fulbright Program, Artist Trust, the Fine Arts Work Center, Bread Loaf, Hedgebrook, Willapa Bay, the Jentel Foundation, Mineral School, and others. Her first solo art show, “After Preparing the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly,” was exhibited at the Frye Art Museum in 2019. She is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Western Washington University

Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar New Journalist of the Year Alumni Profiles / January 20, 2015 PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year” By Zach Powers '10 ResoLUTE Writer Kari Plog ’11 has spent her first two years as a reporter for The (Tacoma) News Tribune covering stories ranging from sexual harassment in a jail facility in Fife, to a

himself on both sides of that door throughout his lifetime. Wang, who graduated from PLU in 1988, is a semi-retired English professor in China who prepares students to go abroad, including those coming to his alma mater. CHENGDU, CHINA Students in the program, which is open to all majors and language levels, take courses at Sichuan University in western China. View the China programHe was one of the first Chinese students to come to PLU. “At that time it was extremely hard for Chinese to go abroad

commitments to care for our local waters in western Washington: an ethic of care flowing from Christian worship. Join us as we consider the ways in which worship, learning and advocacy invite congregations to give thanks to God for this primal gift and promote environmental justiceOnline registration, cost and scholarships: Conference registration opens on Wednesday, Jan. 2 and closes Monday, Feb. 11. Conference registration is $30 and includes morning refreshments, a vegetarian lunch and all conference

Course Title ARTD 101 Drawing I - CX ARTD 102 2D Design/Color Theory - CX ARTD 110 Graphic Design 1 - CX ARTD 180 History of Western Art I - CX ARTD 181 History of Western Art II - CX ARTD 201 Drawing 2: Figure Drawing - CX ARTD 202 3D Design - CX ARTD 220 Photography I: BW Photography - CX ARTD 230 Ceramics 1 - CX ARTD 280 Art Methodology and Theory - CX ARTD 315 The Art of the Book I - CX ARTD 320 Photography 2: Digital Photography - CX ARTD 355 3D Digital Modeling - CX ARTD 380 Modern Art