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  • “Did Jesus believe in God?” PLU Department of Religion presents: “Did Jesus believe in God?,” a lecture by Assistant Professor Agnes Choi at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center of the UC. The lecture is free and open to the public.…

    February 21, 2012 “Did Jesus believe in God?” PLU Department of Religion presents: “Did Jesus believe in God?,” a lecture by Assistant Professor Agnes Choi at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center of the UC. The lecture is free and open to the public. It will include examine God and the Vineyard Owner in Matthew 20: 1-15. Read Previous Technology opens more collaborative possibilities Read Next Terje Tvedt talks about the sociopolitical nature of water COMMENTS*Note

  • Present for historical moment PLU Senior Morgan Root spent last week in Washington D.C., experiencing the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The following is her account of the historic occasion. There is absolutely nothing like watching the president of the United States be sworn into…

    January 26, 2009 Present for historical moment PLU Senior Morgan Root spent last week in Washington D.C., experiencing the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The following is her account of the historic occasion. There is absolutely nothing like watching the president of the United States be sworn into office as you stand with 1.5 million people. On January 20, 2009 I had the opportunity to do just that. Instead of traveling to some exotic tropical place, my own personal J-term adventure

  • Historical context Growing up Troy Storfjell held a certain admiration for the scholars he saw in the documentaries he watched. Now the PLU associate professor is one of those scholars. He’ll appear on the History Channel’s “Clash of the Gods” Series. ( Storfjell’s episodes were…

    September 11, 2009 Historical context Growing up Troy Storfjell held a certain admiration for the scholars he saw in the documentaries he watched. Now the PLU associate professor is one of those scholars. He’ll appear on the History Channel’s “Clash of the Gods” Series. (Storfjell’s episodes were previously scheduled for Sept. 14 and 21, but the episodes have been moved; keep visiting the PLU doorways for an update on when his episodes will air). “It was exciting to be that person,” Storfjell

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  • Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then…

    February 21, 2008 Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then a friend from high school pulled him aside and told him about a business idea to sell rare coins. Imhof jumped in, begging off Wall Street and opening Hertzberg Rare Coins in Tacoma. “I found myself intrigued by both the coins and the

  • Date: February 27, 2017 Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Place: Anderson University Center (Regency Room)

    The Department of Kinesiology presentsLegacy Makers: Historical Narratives on Gender and SportThe rise of women like Becky Hammon (NBA),Kim Ng (MLB), and Christine Driesen (ESPN) in sport today paints an optimistic picture of women in leadership. However, only 15% of CEOs, 20% of U.S. senators, 26% of U.S. college presidents, and 22% of athletic directors are women. This panel will explore the lived experiences of two women who have reached top leadership positions in sport. Their stories speak

  • Dr. Doug Oakman, Professor of New Testament, “Two Kingdoms, One Table: Jesus in Political Perspective” - Jesus' historical activity was deeply political, and his political aims were formulated

    , One Table: Jesus in Political Perspective” – Jesushistorical activity was deeply political, and his political aims were formulated within an agrarian empire. This presentation will consider the disconnection between Jesushistorical politics and the post-Easter Christian tradition, and the continuity of his political aims in connection with his table. Douglas E. Oakman has been teaching at PLU since 1988. He was ordained in 1982 and is a pastor of the ELCA. He was chair of the Religion

  • Q&A With Professor Michael Stasinos and Associate Professor Bradford Andrews By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, WA (Jan. 16, 2015)—In a groundbreaking merger of art and anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University Art Professor Michael Stasinos has been developing important historical illustrations…

    Art and Anthropology Faculty Join Forces for Important Historical Illustrations Posted by: Sandy Dunham / January 17, 2015 January 17, 2015 Q&A With Professor Michael Stasinos and Associate Professor Bradford Andrews By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, WA (Jan. 16, 2015)—In a groundbreaking merger of art and anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University Art Professor Michael Stasinos has been developing important historical illustrations in collaboration with

  • Marcus Borg, who serves as Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th…

    November 4, 2011 Marcus Borg, who serves as Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Jesus scholar identifies need to reclaim Christian language By Katie Scaff ’13 There’s an

  • Dr. Brenda Ihssen Byzantine conceptions of Jesus: the Christ of council, court, and monk Byzantine perspectives offer westerners a contrast to their cherished assumptions about Jesus.

    Lutheran Studies Conference Thursday, September 26, 2013Breaking rules, honoring the ordinary, opening up God: Lutheran perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth Dr. Gail Ramshaw A wandering sage and tax resister; a promoter of justice and mystical lover of the soul; the “king of kings” and liberator from kingly rule; a friend of sinners and the awesome judge of the living and the dead: it would seem that no single image can capture the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth for the 2.2 billion persons who claim