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at Augustana University in Sioux Falls studying religion, Pastor Jen did not anticipate being able to pursue ministry. She went on to Pacific School of Religion for their Master of Divinity program, where she began connecting with out queer pastors who shared her frustration with the ELCA rules against ordaining openly (non-celibate) queer people—she calls the group who shared that frustration “rogue Lutherans,” and they formed a group known as Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries. She explained to

Genocide Studies Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture Annual Raphael Lemkin Lecture Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars and Lemkin Essay contest Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies The Department of Religion Courses throughout history, political science, english, social work, and more. Campus LifePLU is committed to creating inclusive living communities that foster a sense of belonging and comfort for all students. Residential Life at PLU

, One Table: Jesus in Political Perspective” – Jesus’ historical activity was deeply political, and his political aims were formulated within an agrarian empire. This presentation will consider the disconnection between Jesus’ historical politics and the post-Easter Christian tradition, and the continuity of his political aims in connection with his table. Douglas E. Oakman has been teaching at PLU since 1988. He was ordained in 1982 and is a pastor of the ELCA. He was chair of the Religion

depredation. Thus, a Lutheran education is inextricably linked to promoting life, health, and wholeness for others, other-than-human creatures, and the earth itself. Our commitment to the promotion of peace and a just and sustainable society flows from such a commitment to wholeness. Read more … Editor: Dr. Samuel Torvend, University Chair in Lutheran Studies Contributors: Dr. Lynn Hunnicutt (Economics), Dr. Doug Oakman (Religion), the Rev. Dennis Sepper (University Pastor), Dr. Samuel Torvend (Lutheran

semester, PLU faculty will explore the pandemic phenomenon through the lens of diverse disciplinary fields. These include: Biology, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Literature and the Arts. The course also includes a panel of PLU alumni in the health and care professions that have been invited to reflect on their experience of the crisis from the vantage point as practitioners. The

semester, PLU faculty will explore the pandemic phenomenon through the lens of diverse disciplinary fields. These include: Biology, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Literature and the Arts. The course also includes a panel of PLU alumni in the health and care professions that have been invited to reflect on their experience of the crisis from the vantage point as practitioners. The

Studies and director of vocational reflection in the PLU Wild Hope Center for Vocation. That tradition started with Martin Luther and his Reformation—his spirit of challenging the status quo and structures of power, to provide greater access to education and “free inquiry beyond prescribed limits,” as Trelstad puts it. In the 1500s, Luther built upon his education in history, religion and critical questioning and began to imagine new models for challenging the way things were. The same tradition