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  • Faculty Spotlight: Blake Couey

    Faculty Spotlight: Blake Couey

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    Blake Couey (Religion) wrote the introduction, annotations, and excursuses for the book of Isaiah in the new Westminster Study Bible (Westminster John Knox Press, 2024). This study Bible is intended for use in liberal arts classes, and the invited contributors are biblical scholars who teach undergraduate institutions.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) co-wrote an op-ed with seven leading scholars… from the USA and Germany, which was published in German’s leading newspaper, DIE ZEIT, on October 17. The statement warns against the misuse of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (a Lutheran theologian who challenged the Nazi regime and was executed in 1945) to promote political violence and…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) gave a lecture on child protection at the University of Erfurt, Germany, in June, and she joined scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines and over 75 countries at the annual conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Uppsala, Sweden, in August.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Blake Couey

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    Blake Couey (Religion) published an article  “The Poet-Prophet in Leonard Cohen’s ‘Isaiah’” in the summer issue of Perspectives in Religious Studies. The issue honors the career of Richard F. Wilson, Couey’s undergraduate teacher and mentor at Mercer University.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia J. Bunge(Religion) published an article in the Journal of Lutheran Ethics on “Lutheran Foundations for Promoting Child Well-being and Addressing Child Maltreatment” (April 2024).

  • Blake Couey, 2023-24 Humanities and Arts Scholarship Award Winner

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    Blake Couey (Religion) was selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Humanities and Arts Scholarship Award. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus faculty member for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication that contributes to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia J. Bunge (Religion) published a chapter on “Christianity, Child Well-Being, and Corporal Punishment” in a volume entitled Faith in Law, Law in Faith. The book’s three co-editors, R. Domingo Oslé, G. Hauk, and T. P. Jackson, have led various interdisciplinary and international projects, including at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Law and…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia Bunge (Religion) gave several presentations this semester on her child-related research, including a plenary lecture for a national meeting of Lutheran Ethicists on “Protecting Children” (hosted by the ELCA and held in Chicago) and a virtual lecture for a course on “The Wellbeing of the Child: Promotion, Protection, Rights” offered at the University of…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Thia Cooper

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    Thia Cooper (Religion) will preach a sermon at the pre-Pride community worship service on Saturday Sept. 9 at the First Presbyterian Church of Mankato. A communitywide service will follow at 9:30, then a people-of-faith walk will proceed to the start of the Pride Parade to join the broader congregations for the South Central Minnesota Pride…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia Bunge (Religion) co-edited a new book… “So That All May Flourish: The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education (Fortress, 2023),” with Jason A. Mahn (Augustana College) and Martha E. Stortz (Augsburg University). The volume explores the core values, distinctive strengths, and contemporary challenges of the 27 institutions in the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities…