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    NEWS – Faculty Publications/Articles/Lectures

    Sarah Zager
    Protecting Our Neighbors: Ethics Beyond Encounter In Minnesota

    Tim Rainey
    Breathe: A Black Church Story

    Trish Zimmerman
    Briar Cliff University Hosts Annual Sr. Ruth Agnes Ahlers Lecture

    Professors Edmund Santurri and Jamie Schillinger (‘93) published articles in the Journal of Religious Ethics (along with alumna Diana Fritz Cates ‘83, Professor of Religious Ethics and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Iowa). This issue is a multigenerational display of St. Olaf professors and alumni in a premier journal of religious ethics!

    Edmund Santurri
    Moral Dilemmas and the God of Christianity: Philosophical-Theological Investigations

    Jamie Schillinger
    Divine Commands, Dilemmas, and the Limits of Moral Responsibility

    Veena R. Howard, Diana Fritz Cates (’83)
    Dharma Saṃkaṭa in the Mahābhārata: Existential Struggles and Real Repercussions

    Professor Jason Ripley recently published a series of lectionary commentaries on the Gospel of John for Luther Seminary’s Working Preacher.

    Jason Ripley

    1. “The Lord’s ‘Banquet’”: Commentary for Maundy Thursday (April 17, 2025)
    2. “The Martyrdom of Jesus”: Commentary for Good Friday (April 18, 2025)
    3. “The Gospel of Mary”: Commentary for Easter Vigil (April 19, 2025)
    4. “The Truth Will Make Us Free”: Commentary for Reformation Sunday (October 26, 2025)