PROGRAM UNITS AND CHAIRS

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
Roger Anderson (Independent Scholar; rwander48@comcast.net) (first term: 2010-2013)

Arts and Religion
Susan G. Carter (Marylhurst University and The California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS); susangailcarter@yahoo.com) and Louise M. Pare (Independent Scholar; lmpare849@aol.com) (first term; 2010-2013)

Asian and Comparative Studies
Nick Gier (University of Idaho; ngier@uidaho.edu) (fourth term; 2012-2015)

Hebrew Bible
Elizabeth R. Hayes (erussell.hayes@gmail.com (first term; 2009-2012) and Anthony Finitsis (finitsak@plu.edu) (first term; 2012-2015)

History of Christianity/North American Religions
Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen (Pacific Lutheran University; ihssenbl@plu.edu) and Charlie Scalise (Fuller Theological Seminary NW; cscalise@fuller.edu), co-chairs (second term; 2012-2015)

Islam
Jocelyn Hendrickson (Whitman College; josiehen@yahoo.com) and Paul Powers (Lewis & Clark College; ppowers@lclark.edu) (first term; 2012-2015)

New Testament and Hellenistic Religions
Kent Yinger (George Fox University; (kyinger@georgefox.edu) and Amy Donaldson (Independent Scholar; amy.m.donaldson@gmail.com) (second term; 2012-2015)

Religion and Society
Kevin O’Brien (Pacific Lutheran University; obrien@plu.edu) (second term; 2011-2014) and Bruce Hiebert (brucehiebert@shaw.ca) (first term; 2011-2014)

Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Mari Kim (Pacific Lutheran University; marikim@me.com), co-chairs (third term; 2012-2015) and Michael Zbaraschuk (Pacific Lutheran University; zbarasgm@plu.edu) (second term; 2012-2015)

Women and Religion
Ardy Bass (Gonzaga University; bassa@gonzaga.edu) (third term; 2012-2015); Valarie H. Ziegler (vziegler@depauw.edu) (second term; 2012-2015)