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Robert P. Ericksen

Robert P. Ericksen

Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies

253-535-7591 (office)

E-mail ericksrp@plu.edu

Profile

Professional

Emphasis

Holocaust, Modern Germany, Modern Europe, and Western Civilization

Education

Degrees

Ph.D., University of London, 1980

Personal

Biography

Robert Ericksen has written about theologians within Nazi Germany and churches in relation to the Holocaust, with a forthcoming volume on Christian teachings about Jews and a research project dealing with the Nazi period at Gottingen University. He sits on the Board of Editors of Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte and on the Church Relations Committee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. In October 2007, Professor Ericksen was named Kurt Mayer Professor of Holocaust Studies.

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