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When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…
was successful,” he says. “Amidst all the horrible things happening in the US against Honduran migrants and asylum-seekers, this is a win.”PLU AnthropologyIf you think that anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Though anthropology does look at stones and bones, it also examines the politics, medicine, kinship, art, and religion of various peoples and times. This makes the study of anthropology a complex task, for it requires an understanding of the basics
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2020 Religion Capstones Dr. Erik Hammerstrom, Seminar in Religion Buddhists and Buddhism in Anime and Manga: a Study of Common Buddhist Monk Tropes in East Asian Popular Culture Janelle Brockman Personal Profile: Since I was a young girl, I’ve absolutely loved learning about East Asian culture and media. I had Japanese children’s books, became best friends at the age of 5 with a 13 year old exchange student we hosted who promised to teach me some Japanese, and I have always been a huge fan of
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2021 Religion Capstones Dr. Seth Dowland, Seminar in Religion Thursday, May 27, from 2-4pm Juliana Andrew “Operation Salvation: the Many Faces of Arctic Missions, Inc.” Abstract: This paper locates Alaska’s Victory Bible Camps and the former Victory High School in the greater timeline of evangelical Christian education initiatives and explores the presentation of each entity to prospective campers or students, established supporters, prospective missionaries, and amongst the founders and
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2022 Religion Capstones Dr. Seth Dowland, Seminar in Religion Monday, May 23, from 2:00-4:30pm Livestream of the Spring 2022 Religion Capstones starting at 2:00pm on Monday, May 23rd. Jodie Holman “Proverbs 31:10-31 as a Guise of Female Agency: The Illusion of Power & Control” Abstract: Proverbs 31:10-31 encompasses an image of the ideal woman who retains all the qualities of the superlative wife and mother. This role model of the perfect woman has been applied to generations of women. My aim
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Minor in ReligionThe minor requires 16 semester hours. Of these: Eight hours will be taken in the RC line, and eight in the RG line. Four hours must be 300-level or higher. Transfer students must take at least eight hours at PLU. Courses taken to satisfy the General Education Requirement in religion (eight hours) may be applied toward the major and minor.What Does ``RC`` and ``RG`` Mean? Christian Traditions (RC) courses examine diverse forms of Christianity within their historical, cultural
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PLU religion professor Seth Dowland discusses his new book “Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right” (Podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / March 2, 2016 Image: PLU Assistant Professor of Religion Seth Dowland. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) March 2, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2016)- PLU professor Seth Dowland’s first book, Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in October 2015. Dowland describes the book as a
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It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.
our friendship, or the jocular culture of our college house. Throughout two years living together, David and I spent countless hours discussing topics typical of college students: politics, religion, dating, etc. Our conversations were open, honest and even chippy at times. But it wasn’t until he was featured in the spring 2010 issue of PLU’s Scene magazine (now ResoLute) that I knew any details of his personal journey. Upon arranging to discuss David’s return to South Sudan, I was excited but
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)-The seventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “failure” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila , and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown . “Open…
Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin``Advocacy``Guests: Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Justin Eckstein``Climate``Guests: Associate Professor of Biology Michael Behrens and Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill``Gender``Guests: Women’s Center Director Jennifer Smith and Associate Professor of Biology Mary Ellard-Ivey``Protest``Guests: PLU President & Professor of English Thomas W. Krise
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Religion Major Capstone ProjectsAll Religion majors complete a major research project. Recent capstone projects completed by Religion majors are listed below.2019Jenise Cavness, Hesed (Lovingkindness) in the Book of Ruth Yina Finch, Out of the Branches: A Study of American Buddhist Identities at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple Raj Kumar, Justifying power through engineered faith: Monarchical leadership and prophetic Integrity in 1 Kings 22 Peanina Porter, Womanist Hope Kate Schneider, Words Have
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The Religion Department is pleased to present the 2024 Spring Capstones. Monday, May 20 – 4:00-6:30 pm and Tuesday, May 21 – 1:00-3:00 pm Xavier Hall, Room 201 May 20, 2024 - 4:00-6:30 pm4:00-4:20 pm - Sarah Lynn Seabreeze Faith and Pandemics: Lutheran Theology and Application 4:20-4:40 pm - Sage Warner Respectability Through Religious Salvation Among Women in the Nation of Islam 4:40-5:00 pm - Jackson Helt Salvation and the Kingdom of God 5:00-5:20 pm - Isabelle Esposito What Is At Stake for
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