PLU speakers available to visit congregations

Faculty from Pacific Lutheran University’s Religion Department are available to speak to congregations under the Faculty Speakers’ Bureau. To learn more, contact them directly or Marit Trelstad, chair of the PLU Religion Department, at 253-535-7232 or marit.trelstad@plu.edu. Speakers and topics include:

Erik Hammerstrom on religion in China today and Buddhist ethical issues, hammerej@plu.edu.
Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Christian history, ihssenbl@plu.edu.

Kevin O’Brien, Christian ethics, obrien@plu.edu.

Douglas Oakman, Historical Jesus, oakmande@plu.edu.

Antonios Finitsis, Old Testament, finitsak@plu.edu.

Joseph Hickey-Tiernan, New Testament, hickeyjj@plu.edu.

Seth Dowland, American religious history, dowland@plu.edu.

Samuel Torvend, History of Christianity, torvensa@plu.edu.

Lynn Hofstad, Christian and feminist theology, lynnhofstad@yahoo.com.

Agnes Choi, New Testament, choiaa@plu.edu.

Marit Trelstad, Lutheran theology in Namibia, marit.trelstad@plu.edu.