Finlandia
University intends to engage the whole person. Many of our
classes and activities invite discussions concerning the larger
questions of life inlcuding questions about meaning, purpose, faith,
ethical decision-making, vocation and service, and others.
Religion & Philosophy courses within our Suomi College of Arts
and Sciences include:
Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament; Introduction
to the Bible: New Testament; World Religions; Spiritual Formation;
Readings in Spirituality; Christian Ethics in Pluralistic Society;
Biblical Topics on Vocation; History of Christianity; Christian
Thought; Introduction to Philosophy; Ethics: Classical Theories
and Contemporary Issues; Great Voices in Philosophy; Topics in Philosophy;
and Philosophy and the Environment.
Concentrations in both Christian Vocation and Religion and Philosophy
are available for those who wish to pursue religious studies.
Chapel
of St. Matthew
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Campus
Pastor René Johnson came to Finlandia University in
2005 after 14 years of teaching in the African countries of
Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. A graduate of two institutions
of Lutheran higher education, she received her B.A. from Concordia
College (Moorhead , MN) and her M.A. from Luther Seminary
(St. Paul , MN).
René
is also a faculty member and the Director of Servant
Leadership. In the classroom she is passionate about
tending to the questions related to who we are, or rather,
who we are becoming. René is committed to
helping students discover their individual callings to a way
of being for the sake of the wider world.
René
is married to Philip, and they have two sons, Simon and Neal.
She enjoys reading and the outdoors. René stays healthy
by running, swimming and practicing yoga, although she
likes to make the distinction that she is recreational, not
athletic.
“Deep
inside, our integrity sings to us
whether
we are listening or not.
It
is a note that only we can hear.
Eventually,
when life makes us ready to listen,
It
will help us to find our way home.”
-Rachel
Naomi Remen
René
Johnson
Interim
Campus Pastor and
Director
of Servant Leadership
(906)
487-7239
rene.johnson@finlandia.edu |
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