Search

PLU Religion class visits Sikh Temple Gurudwara Singh Sabha Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 20, 2016 February 20, 2016 By Lace M. Smith, captions by Aimee HamiltonPhotos by John Froschauer Aimee Hamilton’s undergraduate course, Religion and Culture: Contemporary Religions of South Asia, gathers for a morning site visit at the Khalsa Gurmat School in Kent. Khalsa Gurmat is a nonprofit school that emphasizes Sikh history, Punjabi language, computing, art and math. The school also functions

February 1, 2008 Conference unites art and religion Artists, musicians and scholars will gather on campus for PLU’s second “Art, Religion and Peace Conference” Feb. 12 and 13.Last held in the spring of 2005, the conference explores ways in which the visual and musical arts of religious communities promote justice and peace.“The arts have been an integral part, and remain an integral part, of religious traditions, both historically and today,” explained religion professor Samuel Torvend. Visual

Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Suzanne Crawford O'Brien and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Originally Published in 2014Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what it means to be healthy, how we experience illness, and how we work to get well is shaped by

The Trail to Social Justice: Ultrarunning Meets Dark Green Religion Posted by: Matthew / December 4, 2017 Image: Runners and researchers: Dr. Bridgette O’Brien (left) and student Collin Ray (right) collaborated on a Kelmer-Roe project about ultrarunners and gender. December 4, 2017 By Helen Smith '19PLU HumanitiesIn her free time, professor of religion Dr. Bridgette O’Brien likes to participate in ultrarunning—completing runs longer than a marathon (26.2 miles). While Professor O’Brien is out

never had to worry about understanding religious diversity in her household — it was just how she was raised. Religion studies and religious diversity weren’t on her radar until she got an internship with U.S. Rep. Adam Smith this summer. His focus on religious diversity and education inspired Nguyen to bring that essential part of her childhood to PLU this year. “Part of the reality is that PLU is a very religiously diverse place,” Interim PLU Pastor John Rosenberg said. “My job is to acknowledge

PLU Hebrew Idol competition returns with more student-produced films than ever before Posted by: Kari Plog / March 30, 2016 Image: Associate Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis honors one of the student groups at last year’s Hebrew Idol finale event. This year’s PLU Hebrew Idol competition has yielded 12 videos, more than ever before. (Photo by John Froschauer) March 30, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 30, 2016)- Dr. Antonios Finitsis didn’t

shores of Honolulu, Hawaii, to the streets of Chengdu, China. Now, the course has arrived in a more familiar locale.Utilizing Tacoma’s diverse and complicated history, Hammerstrom and 23 students have the opportunity to learn firsthand about Tacoma’s Buddhism. The upper-division global religion course is split between on-campus lecture and discussion and off-campus site visits. Most recently, students visited the Tacoma Buddhist Temple and a Korean zen temple, both within a 20-minute drive of campus

 and decorum. “That’s how kids are, they don’t know the rules.” 32:30: Civility in college classrooms. Is there too much “assumed politeness” and “self-policing?” 38:00: “At some points when somebody is feeling marginalized it may just be because they are in the fringe margins.” PLU AudioSubscribe on iTunesPodcasts, interviews and lectures featuring PLU students, faculty members and staff.Previous Episodes ``Interpret``Guests: Assistant Professor of Religion Michael Zbaraschuk and Visiting

Nation, a Coast Salish nation from Puget Sound. She didn’t know what she wanted to study by the end of her first year at PLU, so she decided to pursue her love of her own Native American heritage and the cultures of other tribes. A group on campus had been working with Crawford-O’Brien, associate professor of religion and culture, to create a new program that would involve the study of Native Americans. But that program was not  ready in time for Hall to major in it during her time at PLU. Above is a

Open to Interpretation: Advocacy (Episode 1) Posted by: Zach Powers / August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, “Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses.The inaugural episode of OTI is a discussion of the word “advocacy” among Young, Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and