Sam Torvend
Religion Department
Phone: 253-535-8106
Email: torvensa@plu.edu
Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 222 J
Status:Emeritus
- Professional
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
- Flowing Water, Uncommon Birth: Christian Baptism in a Post-Christian Culture (Fortress Press 2014) : View Book
- Luther and the Hungry Poor: Gathered Fragments (Fortress Press 2008) : View Book
- Daily Bread, Holy Meal: Opening The Gifts Of Holy Communion (Augsberg Fortress 2004) : View Book
- Through a Child's Eyes: Poems and Stories About War co-edited with Victor Klimoski (Plain View Press 2001) : View Book
Accolades
- K. T. Tang Award for Excellence in Research 2006