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  • The value of a college education increases when graduates have a better understanding of religion’s diversity and influence in regional, national, and global life.

    PLU professor curates an Oxford Univ. museum collection at the intersection of religion, medicine and disability More Why Study Religion? The Study of religion engages enduring questions about the meaning of life in a context of liberal arts learning. Quick Facts New Class PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community. More Information Why Study Religion?The value of a college education increases when graduates have a better understanding of religion’s

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  • Major in Religion 32 semester hours RELI 499: Capstone Research Seminar (offered only in Spring semester) 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line One: Christian Traditions (RC): RELI 212, 220-229,

    253.535.8499 www.plu.edu/religion/ zbarasgm@plu.edu Michael Zbaraschuk, Ph.D., Chair Religion is an attempt to understand the meaning of human existence. Different religious and cultural communities express that meaning in many ways. Located within an ELCA-related university, the Department of Religion stands within a Lutheran Christian and global context. In a university setting this means the serious academic study of the Bible, of the history of the Christian tradition, of Christian theology

  • 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…

    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

  • Each year, the Department of Religion hosts a number of events, including the Lutheran Studies Conference and the David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture.

    Lectures in ReligionEach year, the Department of Religion hosts a number of events, including the Lutheran Studies Conference and the David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture.The 2014 Lutheran Studies Conference While the Lutheran movement began in Germany and then spread quickly to Scandinavia during the sixteenth century, Lutheran schools were established throughout most of the world by the end of the nineteenth century thus creating a global educational presence. Through its relationship with the

  • Georgia Tech will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in their REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology.  The program website  includes program details, contact information, and instructions for application.   The application deadline is February 15, 2017 .  The full-time,…

    Aquatic Chemical Ecology Research at Georgia Tech Posted by: alemanem / January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017 Georgia Tech will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in their REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology. The program website includes program details, contact information, and instructions for application.  The application deadline is February 15, 2017.  The full-time, 10-week program will start May 22 and run until July 28.  Participants will receive

  • In a nutshell… What: REU Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech When: 10 weeks from May 16 through July 23 Stipend: $7000 Room: Provided Deadline: March 1st  @ 5 PM Eastern Contact: Benita Black – REU.Coordinator@biosci.gatech.edu For more information and to apply please visit: https://reu.biosciences.gatech.edu/home

    REU: Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech Posted by: alemanem / January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 In a nutshell… What: REU Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech When: 10 weeks from May 16 through July 23 Stipend: $7000 Room: Provided Deadline: March 1st  @ 5 PM Eastern Contact: Benita Black – REU.Coordinator@biosci.gatech.edu For more information and to apply please visit: https://reu.biosciences.gatech.edu/home Read Previous APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and

  • THE PROGRAM Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer research program supported by the National Science Foundation REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program. ACE at Georgia Tech gives you the opportunity to perform exciting research with our faculty in the schools of Biological Sciences,…

    . The following three areas comprise the research activities covered by faculty in the Aquatic Chemical Ecology program: Area 1. Biological and geochemical transformations of chemicals in aquatic ecosystems. Area 2. Sensory biology and ecology of aquatic chemical communication. Area 3. Ecological roles and consequences of chemicals in aquatic environments. SYNOPSIS What: REU Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech When: 10 weeks from May 21 through July 28 Stipend: $7,000 Room: Provided Deadline

  • New Delete Religion Academic Programs all programs program website Religion Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts Meet the Professors More Stories Visit About In a world where most social and political conflicts contain a religious dimension, it becomes increasingly necessary to have a better understanding of religion’s diversity and influence in regional, national, and global life. When you study religion at PLU, you’ll discover the history, thought, and practice

  • Sometimes 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.

    Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLUSometimes 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 our culture, our religious tradition, and our moment in history. It’s not just PLU faculty who are saying this: increasingly

  • Originally Published in 2014 Sometimes 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…

    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