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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

Lutheran Studies website. This year’s conference will be looking at differing perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth. This year, the keynote speaker Gail Ramshaw, Professor of Religion Emerita, La Salle University, Philadelphia. She will talk on Jesus as Champion, Sacrifice, Lover, and Tree of Life: The Christian meeting of history and metaphor. Her talk will begin at 7 pm. Christians have always sought for the Jesus of history. In our time, both biblical critical studies and popular literalism ask the

Pick Your Favorite Film for PLU Hebrew Idol 2015 Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 19, 2015 March 19, 2015 By Evan Heringer '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 19, 2015)—Lutes, it’s that time of year again—not just Spring Break, but also time to vote for your 2015 PLU Hebrew Idol.PLU Hebrew Idol is a film competition between students of Associate Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis. Everyone who enrolls in Finitsis’ Religion 211 course, Religion and Literature of the Hebrew

September 12, 2011 Nicolette Paso ’09 is now studying at Emory University for her master’s degree in divinity. Nicolette Paso: A journey of discovery By Barbara Clements For Nicolette Paso ’09, there was never really a choice. “I did not choose to be a religion major; religion grasped me,” said Paso this year, as she began her studies at Emory University in Atlanta to pursue a master’s of divinity. “Through classes at PLU, I became acquainted with Lutheran theology, especially [the theology of

April 11, 2011 Branding PLU’s Hebrew Idol By Chris Albert In its fourth season, Antonios Finitsis says the show just keeps on growing. This year, Finitsis, assistant professor of religion, worked closely with the Digital Media Center’s Nick Butler to revamp the Hebrew Idol logo. PLU’s Hebrew Idol is in its fourth year. This year’s finalists are “Absalom: True Confessions,” “Samson: With a Hero like this Who Needs Villians?,” and “Jephthah’s Daughter.” “I kept thinking I had to be more

September 22, 2008 Feminist theology and ethics explored An expert on feminist theology, feminist ethics and theological anthropology will deliver the 2008 David and Marilyn Knutson and Department of Religion Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University. Susan Ross will speak on “Seeking Light and Beauty: Women, Justice and Sacramentally” on Monday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Nordquist Lecture Hall, off Park Avenue South. Ross is a professor of theology and faculty scholar at Loyola

(Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt), and religion (Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul Tillich), to name a few. Beginning in our intermediate-level German courses and continuing through our upper-division literature seminars and our cultural history sequence, the German program at PLU incorporates the study of many texts, artworks, treatises, and other cultural products from several humanities fields, enabling students to approach the study of the German-speaking countries from an

November 4, 2011 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 Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Jesus scholar identifies need to reclaim Christian language By Katie Scaff ’13 There’s an

DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Humanities Kevin O’Brien answers alumni questions Posted by: Zach Powers / December 8, 2016 December 8, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (December 8, 2016)- The third episode of Pacific Lutheran University’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with Kevin O’Brien, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Dean of the Division of Humanities. O’Brien teaches courses in Christian ecological ethics, religion and environment. His research focuses on the interconnections between

out the photos from students this J-Term studying in England! Are you interested in learning more about travel away J-Term classes? See where PLU students can spend their J-Term in 2025. Lutes in Oxford are studying the contested history of religion and politics through visiting sites where people fought for freedom from imperial Christianity, where early evangelicals registered their dissent against the established order, and where future prime ministers and other members of Parliament developed