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Bible Historical Jesus Social Scientific Criticism Books Jesus, Debt, and the Lord's Prayer: First-Century Debt and Jesus' Intentions (Cascade Books 2014) : View Book The Political Aims of Jesus: Peasant Politics in Herodian Galilee (Fortress Press 2012) : View Book Jesus and the Peasants (Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context) (Wipf & Stock 2008) : View Book Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts with co-author K. C. Hanson (Fortress Press 1998) : View Book

American Christianity Christianity and Race Evangelicalism Gender and Religion Religion and Politics Selected Publications American Evangelicalism and the Politics of Whiteness A New Book Argues This ‘Divine Institution’ is the Key to Understanding White Evangelical Culture” White Evangelical Voters: Trump as a Spiritual Leader Evangelical Homeschooling and the Development of “Family Values Where Are the Culture Wars? A Hard-Edged Gospel: The Rise and Fall of Mark Driscoll Government End Times? Pray

Suzanne Crawford O’Brien Professor of Religion and Culture Phone: 253-535-8107 Email: suzanne.crawford@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227-C Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003 M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1997 B.A., Willamette University, 1995 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Native American Religious Traditions Religious Diversity in North America Health, Healing, and Religious and Cultural

Paul Ingram Professor Emeritus Email: poingram@plu.edu Professional Education Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1968 Th.M., Claremont School of Theology, 1964 B.A., Chapman University, 1961 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Religions Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Religious Dialogue with the Natural Sciences Process Theology Books Living without a Why Mysticism, Pluralism, and the Way of Grace foreword by Marit Trelstad (Cascade Books 2014) : View Book Passing Over and Returning A

Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Email: killenpo@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987 M.A., Stanford University, 1976 B.A., Gonzaga University, 1974 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Christianity in North America Religion and Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest Theological Reflection and Faith-Inspired Higher Education Books The Future of Catholicism in America (New York: Columbia University Press 2019

Erik J. Hammerstrom Professor of Religion Phone: 253-535-7225 Email: hammerej@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 227H Website: https://plu.academia.edu/ErikHammerstrom Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religious Studies, Indiana University, 2010 M.A., Religion (Asian), University of Hawai'i, 2003 B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1997 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Korean and East Asian Religions Early modern Chinese Buddhism Books The Huayan University Network: The

Agnes Choi Chair, Department of Religion Phone: 253-535-7314 Email: choiaa@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-F Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of New Testament Education Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, 2010 M.Div., Tyndale Seminary, 2002 B.S., University of Toronto, 1999 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Ancient economy and the impact of the economy on the urban-rural relationship Interpretation of the

Kevin J. O’Brien Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics he/him Phone: 253-535-7239 Email: obrien@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 254 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Ethics and Society, Emory University, 2006 M.A., Theology, Union Theological Seminary, NY, 2001 B.A., Religion, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 1999 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Christian Social Ethics Environmental Ethics Books Environmental Ethics and Uncertainty: Wrestling

Michael Zbaraschuk Associate Professor of Constructive Theology Global Context Phone: 253-535-8499 Email: zbarasgm@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-D Professional Education Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 2002 M.A., Claremont Graduate University, 1998 B.A., Spanish and Humanities, Walla Walla University, 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Process Theology Radical Theology Religious Pluralism Books Resurrecting the Death of God: The Past, Present, and Future of

Micah Miller Visiting Assistant Professor Phone: 253-535-7784 Email: micah.miller@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-F Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Religion, Emory University, 2019 M.A., Theological Studies, Saint Louis University, 2013 B.A., Theological Studies & English, Saint Louis University, 2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Early Christianity, Ante-Nicene Christianity, Early Trinitarian Theology Books Origen of Alexandria