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Director for External Relations | Wild Hope Center for Vocation | torvensa@plu.edu | 253-535-8106 | Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of early, medieval, and reformation Christianity as well as historical courses on the reform of social welfare, Christian responses to local and global hunger, Christian art and architecture, and Christian rituals.
Samuel Torvend Director for External Relations Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific Lutheran University, 1973 Books
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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
Humans?: The Christological Controversy of Jesus’ Humanity and Divinity in Late Antiquity According to Gregory of Nazianzus 5:20-5:40 pm - Sigourney Orstad Black and Womanist Theologies of the Cross 5:40-6:00 pm - Karalee James Jephthah’s Daughter: interpretations throughout the years 6:00-6:20 pm - Josiah Devine Johnson Divine Politics and Societal Grace: Religion and Politics in Troubles Ireland. 6:30-7:30 pm - Reception & AwardsMay 21, 2024 - 1:00-3:00 pm1:00-1:20 pm - Kassidy Short Challenge
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Originally Published in 1990 It would appear that Louis XIV never said: “L’ état, c’est moi.” The researches of modern historians have produced no credible witness attesting that France’s Sun King pronounced this coldly witty laconism. But just try to find a modern history of…
passions of the present and to tell the story of the past objectively. In Ranke’s famous phrase, history should be recounted as it really was: “wie es eigentlich gewesen.” For Ranke and for others, the painstaking discovery, examination, and criticism of archival documents was like a laboratory method whereby the historian’s labor could transmute the showy dross of a momentous tale into the pure gold of historical truth. Fustel de Coulanges’s expression of this ideal was typical: “L”histroire n’est pas
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You are invited to join PLU Chemistry Alumni and the Master’s Industrial Internship Program in the UO’s Knight Campus for a panel discussion about how to launch your career in industry and get a master’s degree at the same time! Virtual Alumni Panel & Info Session Friday, November 20th…
: Doug Smith, PLU Chemistry 2015 Chemist, Interplastic Corporation – Minneapolis, MN Jesus Rosales Soto, PLU Chemistry 2015 Scientist, Lonza – Bend, OR Jacob McKenzie, PLU Chemistry 2018 Interned at Los Alamos National Lab – Los Alamos, NM Now in UO PhD program Kaylena (Brevick) Druckman, Chemistry 2012 Last at ACG Biologics Now on hiatus. Why It’s Special: In just over a year, you can gain: 9-months work experience (this year’s average annualized internship compensation is just over $60,000) A
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Lutheran Studies Conference
Without Limits: Jesus’ Radical Vision for Love with No Exceptions (2022) by Jaqueline Bussie. The author may join us for the adult forum on the book. Please encourage your congregation to read ahead! There will be a book signing following the Knutson lecture and there is a special morning event with Dr. Bussie for congregations on Oct. 4 as well.This will be an online Zoom event to make it possible for congregations and community members to tune in and contribute from multiple locations: together and
Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies -
Speakers: Rev. Dr. Renate Wind and Rev. Dr. Mark Brocker When: Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. Where: CK Hall, Anderson University Center Free and open to the public
publicAbout the speakers Renate Wind is a Lutheran pastor who served as professor of biblical theology and church history at the evangelical university in Nurenberg. She is a well-known Bonhoeffer scholar and was awarded the prestigious German “Evangelical Book Award” in 1993 for her landmark biography, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Spoke in the Wheel. Dr. Wind has lectured extensively in Europe and North America; and has recently published her newest book, Being Christian in the Empire: Following Jesus as
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Kirsten deLohr Helland received rave reviews for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Oklahoma! at The 5th Avenue Theatre.
Where are they now?Our Alumni go on to do some amazing things, read about some notable alums below.Kirsten Helland '10Kirsten deLohr Helland received rave reviews for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Oklahoma! at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Recently, she has held roles in Lizzie Borden and Jesus Christ Superstar (Village Theatre); New Voices (Contemporary Classics); Rosie the Riveter! (AMT – 5th Avenue Theatre); The Pajama Game (Seattle Musical Theatre); My Funny Valentine (5th Avenue Theatre
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Kirsten deLohr Helland received rave reviews for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Oklahoma! at The 5th Avenue Theatre.
Where are they now?Our Alumni go on to do some amazing things, read about some notable alums below.Kirsten Helland '10Kirsten deLohr Helland received rave reviews for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Oklahoma! at The 5th Avenue Theatre. Recently, she has held roles in Lizzie Borden and Jesus Christ Superstar (Village Theatre); New Voices (Contemporary Classics); Rosie the Riveter! (AMT – 5th Avenue Theatre); The Pajama Game (Seattle Musical Theatre); My Funny Valentine (5th Avenue Theatre
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Dr. Marit Trelstad, PLU Chair of Lutheran Studies
accounts in Hebrew Scriptures, to the Psalter, to the stories of Jesus and the disciples, and continuing throughout history, the People of God have sung. Each era of time, each place on earth, has left a remnant of song in the sung repertoire of the church, a remnant which provides a glimpse into the practice and theology of each era and place. The Reformation initiated by Martin Luther marked a new direction in the church’s song, spurring a new wave of creativity that continues today across the whole
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In September of 2019, the SCC opened a new exhibit “Living History and Nordic Identity: Bringing the Past to Life in the Present” based on KD Williams’ capstone project for her BA in
include the Glamfolk (known to SCC members for their booth in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at the Norwegian Heritage Festivals), The Northwest Viking Alliance, Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), Empire of Medieval Pursuits, and a couple international medievalist fighting groups including Historical Medieval Battles (HMB) and Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA). Her exhibit explored the ways that re-enactors use a variety of arts, crafts, fighting styles, lived experiences, and extensive
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