james b. martin-schramm professor of religion luther college

JAMES B. MARTIN-SCHRAMM Professor of Religion

Luther College Decorah, Iowa 52101 (563) 387-1251 Office [email protected]

http://www.luther.edu/marschja/ CURRICULUM VITAE [Revised: August 9, 2016] CURRENT TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Ethics, Energy, and Climate Policy • Duties to Future Generations • Case Studies in Ethics • Ethics and Technology • Dietrich Bonhoeffer

STUDENT/FACULTY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Hannah Sackett, Academic Administrative Assistant, copy-editing work for Eco-Reformation: Grade and Hope for a Planet in Peril, December 2015 – May 2016.

• Jamison Stallman, Academic Administrative Assistant, background research for Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach, 2013-2014.

• Callie Mabry, Internship Supervisor, Luther College Greening Churches Project, June-July 2012. • Kristi Holmberg, “Capitalism, Climate Change, and Christian Discipleship,” Student-Faculty

Summer Research, June-July, 2011. • Rachel Bruns, Peer Mentor, Religion 241: Christian Ethics, Fall 2009 and Fall 2010. • Brandon Reed, Climate Justice book manuscript research assistant Spring and Fall 2009. • Kristin Reitz, “Energy Policy Topics,” Student-Faculty Summer Research, June-July, 2007. • Megan Selvig, “Calculating Luther’s Carbon Footprint,” Student-Faculty Summer Research,

June-July, 2007. • Gretchen Zelle, Peer Mentor, Religion 241: Christian Ethics, Fall 2006 • Magdalena Johnson, “Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste and Environmental Racism,” National

Conference for Undergraduate Research, 2003. • Kirsten Hoffstedt, “Christian Ethics and Immigration Policy,” Spring 1996.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND A. Institutions: Ph.D. Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, 1996 Major Field: Christian Ethics M. Phil. Union Theological Seminary in New York City, 1993 Major Field: Christian Ethics M. Div. Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1987 Major Field: Parish Ministry B.A. Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1981

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Major Field: Honors Program--Doctrines of Human Nature B. Languages: German: Reading proficiency Spanish: Reading proficiency Biblical Greek: Reading proficiency PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A. Administrative Responsibilities:

Director, Luther College Study Centre, Nottingham, UK, 2017-17. Interim Director, Center for Sustainable Communities, Spring 2014. Research Chair, Center for Ethics and Public Life, 2008-2011. Head, Department of Religion and Philosophy, 2005-2007. Director, Paideia Capstone Program, 1998-2005. Member, Paideia Endowment Governing Board, 1998-2005; chair, 1998-2001.

B. Teaching Positions: Full Professor, Department of Religion, Luther College, 2006 to present. Associate Professor, 1999-2006. Assistant Professor, 1996-1999; tenured Spring, 1999. Instructor, 1993-1996. Teaching Assistant, "Introduction to Christian Ethics," Union Theological Seminary, Spring

1993. Teaching Assistant, "Dietrich Bonhoeffer," Union Theological Seminary, Fall 1992. Teaching Assistant, "Introduction to Christian Ethics," New York Theological Seminary, Spring

1991. Travel Seminar Guide and Group Discussion Leader, experiential and cross-cultural education,

five trips to Mexico and Central America, Center for Global Education, Augsburg College, 1985-90.

C. Other Professional Experience: Director, Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC, 2015-present. President, Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC, 2014-2015. Secretary, Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC, 2005-2014. Associate Pastor, Emanuel Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN, 1987-90. Director for Communication and Development, Center for Global Education, Augsburg College,

Minneapolis, MN, 1987-90. Intern Pastor, Christ Lutheran Church, Marine on St. Croix, MN, 1985-86. PREVIOUS ACADEMIC LEAVES AND SOURCES OF SUPPORT 2014-2015

Awarded a year-long sabbatical, Paideia Supplemental Grant, and H. George and Jutta Anderson Faculty Development Grant to support research and writing of Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach (Orbis Books, 2015).

2007-2008

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Awarded a year-long sabbatical and Paideia Supplemental Grant that supported research related to campus sustainability initiatives and two book projects: The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming, (Presbyterian Church [USA], 2008) and Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Public Policy (Fortress Press, 2010).

2001-2002 Awarded a year-long sabbatical and Paideia Supplemental Grant that supported research and writing of a co-authored book: Christian Environmental Ethics: A Case-Method Approach (Orbis Books, 2003).

Spring 1996 Awarded a $10,000 grant from the Pew Global Stewardship Initiative that provided a two course release to complete a book project: Population Perils and the Churches' Response (World Council of Churches Publications, 1997).

PUBLICATIONS A. Books and Monographs. Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach, co-authored with Laura Stivers and Daniel Spencer,

Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2015. Christian Ethics: A Case Method Approach, 4th edition, co-authored with Laura Stivers and Christine

Gudorf, Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2012. Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Public Policy, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming, commissioned by the Advisory

Committee on Social Witness Policy, Presbyterian Church (USA), Fall 2007; approved without amendment by the 218th General Assembly of the PCUSA on June 27, 2008, http://www.pc-biz.org/Explorer.aspx?id=1537&promoID=10.

Christian Environmental Ethics: A Case-Method Approach, co-authored with Robert L. Stivers, Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2003.

Population Perils and the Churches' Response, Geneva: World Council of Churches Publications, 1997.

Population, Consumption, and Ecojustice: Challenges for Christian Conceptions of Environmental Ethics, Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Dissertation Services, 1996.

B. Edited Book-Length Volumes. Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril, co-edited with Lisa E. Dahill, Eugene, OR:

Wipf & Stock Publishers, (Under contract for publication in November 2016). Fidelity to Earth: A Festschrift in Honor of Larry Rasmussen, co-edited with Daniel T. Spencer,

Union Seminary Quarterly Review, Vol. 58, Nos. 1-2, 2004, 1-201.

C. Chapters in Books and eBooks. “Lutheran Theology and the Environment: Bonhoeffer, the Church, and the Climate Question,” in

Eco-Lutheranism: Lutheran Perspectives in Ecology, Lutheran University Press, 2013. "Toward an Ethic of EcoJustice," in Moral Issues & Christian Responses, 8th edition, Patricia

and Shannon Jung, eds., Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012, 259-263. “Financing A Large Wind Turbine Project: The Luther College Experience,” in Campus Climate

Leadership: Reports from the Field (October 2008 - December 2010), Toni Nelson, ed., American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org//files/documents/acupcc-implementer-compendium-2008-2010.pdf

“Human Rights and Climate Change,” in God, Creation, and Climate Change, Karen


Bloomquist, ed., Geneva: Lutheran World Federation Studies, Vol. 02, 2009, 33-46. “Christian Perspectives on Population Issues,” in A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice, and the

Environment, Laurie Ann Mazur, ed., Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2009, 365-371. “Marriage as a ‘Yes’ to God’s Earth,” in Earth and the Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the

Planet, David Rhoads ed., New York: Continuum Publishing Company, 2007, 182-187. "Incentives, Consumption Patterns, and Population Policies: A Christian Ethical Perspective," in

Christianity and Ecology, Dieter Hessel, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Mary Evelyn Tucker, eds., Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000, 439-452.

"Population, Consumption, and Ecojustice: A Moral Assessment of the United Nations 1994 International Conference on Population and Development," in Consumption, Population, and Sustainability: Perspectives from Science and Religion, Audrey Chapman, Rodney Peterson, and Barbara Smith-Moran, eds., Washington, DC: Island Press, 2000, 219-244.

"Population--Consumption Issues: The State of the Debate in the Field of Christian Ethics," in Theology for Earth Community: A Field Guide, Dieter Hessel, ed., Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1996, 132-142.

"Population Growth and Resource Consumption: Lessons in Sustainability," in The Christian Mandate for Stewardship, Richard Wright and Harold Heie, eds., Wenham, MA: Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities, 1995, 1-50.

"Population Policies and Christian Ethics," in Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population and Consumption Issues, Laurie Mazur, ed., Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1994, 310-317.

"Pick Up Your Cross and Follow," in Working For Peace: Three Essays on Lutheran Pacifism, Division for Life and Mission in the Congregation, American Lutheran Church: Augsburg Publishing House, 1987, 16-21.

D. Refereed Articles.

“What Powers Us? A Comparative Religious Ethics of Energy Sources, Power, and Privilege,” coauthored with Christiana Z. Peppard, Julia Watts Belser, and Erin Lothes Biviano, Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, Vol. 36, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2016, 3-25.

“Lutheran Theology and The Environment,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, March/April 2013, http://www.elca.org/What-We-Believe/Social-Issues/Journal-of-Lutheran-Ethics/Issues/March-2013/Lutheran-Theology-and-the-Environment.aspx

“Conventional Energy Options,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, November 2009, http://www.elca.org/What-We-Believe/Social-Issues/Journal-of-Lutheran-Ethics/Issues/November-2009/Conventional-Energy-Options-9.aspx

“Assessing Climate Policy Proposals: Ethical Guidelines,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, April 2009, http://www.elca.org/What-We-Believe/Social-Issues/Journal-of-Lutheran-Ethics/Issues/April-2009.aspx

“Human Rights and Climate Change,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, February 2009, http://www.elca.org/What-We-Believe/Social-Issues/Journal-of-Lutheran-Ethics/Issues/February-2009/8-Human-Rights-and-Climate-Change.aspx.

“The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming,” commissioned by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and approved without amendment by the 218th General Assembly of the PCUSA on June 27, 2008, http://www.pc-biz.org/Explorer.aspx?id=1537&promoID=10.

“The Automobile and Its Threats to Our Planetary Welfare,” Word & World, Vol. 28, No. 3, Summer 2008, pp. 260-272, http://wordandworld.luthersem.edu/issues.aspx?article_id=776.

“A Lutheran Intellectual Tradition: Distinguishing Features: Discernable Threats,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, November 2006, http://www.elca.org/jle/article.asp?k=673.


“Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Tribal Sovereignty, and Environmental Racism,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, Vol. 5, No. 10, October 2005, http://www.elca.org/scriptlib/dcs/jle/article.asp?aid=605.

“Harvesting Controversy: Genetic Engineering and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, November 2003, http://www.elca.org/scriptlib/dcs/jle/article.asp?aid=192.

“Yes and No: Should North American Lutherans ordain openly gay or lesbian persons to the ministry of Word and Sacrament, and if so, should gay and lesbian pastors be required to remain celibate?” in Dialog: A Journal of Theology, Vol. 40, No. 1, Spring 2001, 17-18.

"Consuela's Dilemma: Refugees and Immigration Policy," Theology & Public Policy, Vol. 8, Nos. 1&2, Summer/Winter 1996, 57-62; Co-written with Luther student, Kirsten Hoffstedt

"Justification and the Center of Paul's Ethics," Dialog: A Journal of Theology, Vol. 33, No. 2, Spring 1994, 106-110.

"Population Growth, Poverty, and Environmental Degradation," Theology & Public Policy, Vol. 4, No. 1, Summer 1992, 26-38.

E. Other Articles. “Fractured Options in a Messing World of Ethics,” Agora: The Liberal Arts at Luther College,

Fall 2015, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp.30-34. “A Lutheran Ethic of Environmental Stewardship,” Intersections, No. 36, Fall 2012, 13-20,

http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Education/Colleges-and-Universities/Resources/Intersections.aspx

“Energy Choices are Moral Choices,” Metro Lutheran, June 2010, op-ed page, http://metrolutheran.org/2010/06/energy-choices-are-moral-choices/#more-4352.

“Financing A Large Wind Turbine Project: The Luther College Experience,” The ACUPCC Implementer, October 2009, http://www.aashe.org/blog/financing-large-wind-turbine-project-luther-college-experience.

“The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming,” Agora: Luther College in Conversation, Vol. 21, No. 2, Spring 2009, pp. 17-26.

“Christian Ethics, Climate Change, and Future Generations,” Agora: Luther College in Conversation, Vol. 21, No. 1, Fall 2008, pp. 28-31.

“Swirling Waters: A sacred resource and a human right. What do we do about scarcity?” in The Lutheran, May 2008, pp.17-18.

“Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Tribal Sovereignty, and Environmental Racism,” The Cresset, Advent/Christmas, 2006, pp. 7-15.

“Teaching Apocalypse,” Agora: Luther College in Conversation, Vol. 16, No. 2, Winter 2004, 39-40.

“Water: A Sacred Resource,” A Matter of Spirit, a publication of the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center, Seattle, WA, No. 62, Spring 2004, pg. 8.

"Values and General Education Requirements at Luther College," Agora: Luther College In Conversation, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, Fall 1996/Spring 1997, 87-90.

"The Role of the Church in Evaluating Economic Systems," Agora: Luther College in Conversation, Vol. 7, No. 1-2, Fall 1994/Spring 1995, 40-42.

"Cairo Beyond Abortion," Sojourners, Vol. 23, No. 9, November 1994, 10-11. "Population Growth and Justice," in Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Population Issues,

Washington, D.C.: The Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics, 1993, 16-22. Reprinted in Hunger Notes, Vol. 19, No. 4, Spring 1994, 11-16.

"Justice as the Goal," The Egg: An Eco-Justice Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4, Fall 1992, 12.


F. Abstracts and Book Reviews.

James M. Childs, Jr., Ethics in the Community of Promise: Faith, Formation, and Decision, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2006. Reviewed in Trinity Seminary Review, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2008, 35.

Richard L. Fern, Nature, God and Humanity: Envisioning an Ethics of Nature, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Reviewed in Religious Studies Review, Vol. 29, No. 4, October 2003, 363.

Dieter Hessel and Larry Rasmussen, eds., Earth Habitat: Eco-Injustice and the Church’s Response, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001. Reviewed in Union Seminary Quarterly Review, Vol. 56, Nos. 1-2, 2002, 243-247.

Daniel Maguire, Sacred Energies: When the World's Religions Sit Down to Talk about the Future of Human Life and the Plight of the Planet, Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2000. Reviewed in Religious Studies Review, Vol. 28, No. 2, April 2002, 150-151.

David A. Crocker and Toby Linden, eds., Ethics of Consumption: The Good Life, Justice, and Global Stewardship, New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998. Reviewed in Contemporary Justice Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, Spring 2000, 465-68.

John C. Schwarz, Global Population from a Catholic Perspective, Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1998. Reviewed in Religious Studies Review, Vol. 25, No. 4, October 1999, 396.

Kenneth Kearon, Medical Ethics: An Introduction, Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1995. Reviewed in Religious Studies Review, Vol. 23, No. 4, October 1997, 383.

Michael J. Stelamachowicz (ed.), Peace and the Just War Tradition: Lutheran Perspectives in the Nuclear Age. Reviewed in Book Newsletter of Augsburg Publishing House, Vol. 528, July-August, 1987.

G. Dictionary Entries and Book Endorsements. Book jacket endorsement, Kathryn D. Blanchard and Kevin J. O’Brien, Eco-Virtue: Christian

Environmentalism Beyond Fundamentalism. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2015. Book jacket endorsement, Larry L. Rasmussen, Earth-Honoring Faith: Ethics in a New Key. New

York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Book jacket endorsement, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 12, Berlin: 1932-1933, Larry

Rasmussen, ed., Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2009. “Population,” Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: The Spirit of Sustainability, Vol. 1, Willis

Jenkins, ed., Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2010, 313-316. “Population, Consumption, and Christian Ethics,” Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, Vol. II,

Bron Taylor, ed., New York: Thoemmes Continuum, 2005, 1296-1298. "Population," Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement, 2nd ed., Nicholas Lossky, et al., eds.,

Geneva: World Council of Churches Publications, 2003, 913-915. “Technology and the Healing of Human Life,” sidebar in Healing Creation, Geneva: Lutheran World

Federation, 2003. Book jacket endorsement, David Toolan, At Home in the Cosmos, Orbis Books, Summer 2000.

"Our Demographic Future: A Prediction for the Next 50 Years," Population Today, Vol. 23, No. 12, December 1995, 4-5.

PAPERS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS A. Refereed Papers.


“Teaching Climate Change and Climate Justice in Religion/Religious Studies Classrooms,” with Daniel T. Spencer, Religion and Ecology Group and Transformative Scholarship and Pedagogy Group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta Georgia, November 23, 2015.

“Climate Justice and Protestant Energy Ethics,” remarks offered within a three-person panel addressing the topic, “What Powers Us? Interdisciplinary and Comparative Religious Moral Foundations and Methods for Twenty-First Century Energy Ethics,” Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethicsw, Chicago, Illinois, January 9, 2015.

“Bonhoeffer, the Church, and the Climate Question,” Ecclesia & Ethics: An Eco-friendly and Economically-feasible Online Biblical Studies and Theology Conference, St. Andrews University, Scotland, May 25, 2013.

“Non-Profit Institutions and Community Wind Projects,” Windpower 2012, Annual Meeting of The American Wind Energy Association, Atlanta, Georgia, June 6, 2012.

“More Heat Than Light: A Christian Ethical Assessment of U.S. Energy Policy, Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 2009.

“The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming,” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago, Illinois, November 3, 2008.

"Ethical Reflection about Water Disputes in the Pacific Northwest: The Benefits of an Ecojustice Approach," Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Boston, Massachusetts, November 7, 2001.

"Student-Centered Learning and Environment Ethics," co-presented with Daniel T. Spencer at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Orlando, FL, November 22, 1998.

"Population, Consumption, and Poverty: Challenges Facing Christian Ethics and Population Policy," Christianity and Ecology Conference, Harvard University, Center for the Study of World Religions, April 17, 1998.

"Population, Consumption, and Ecojustice: A Moral Assessment of the United Nations 1994 International Conference on Population and Development," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Albuquerque, NM, January 5, 1996.

"The Lutheran Two Kingdoms Doctrine: Methodological Analysis and Critique," presented at the Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, St. Paul, MN, April 21, 1995.

"Population Growth, Development, and Justice," delivered at Population and the Quality of Life: A Dialogue on Values, the 21st Annual International Health Conference, Arlington, VA, June 26, 1994.

"Population Growth, Poverty, and Environmental Degradation: A Constructive Ethical Response to a Pressing Eco-Justice Issue," delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Washington, DC, November 23, 1993.

"A Critical Appraisal of James Nash's View of Rights in Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility," panel paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Savannah, GA, January 8, 1993.

"Four Modern Interpreters of Paul: J. Christiaan Beker, E.P. Sanders, Arland Hultgren, Alan Segal and Implications of Their Conclusions for Christian Ethics," paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, DC, February 28, 1992.

B. Other Academic Papers and Professional Presentations.

“Local Jurisdictions Going Solar with Leases and Power Purchase Agreements,” Solar Powering Iowa conference, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 24, 2016.


“Climate change is an Ethical Issue,” Root River Conference of Pastors, Southeastern Minnesota Synod (ELCA), Mabel, MN, November 10, 2015.

“Caring for Creation in a Global Society,” keynote presentation at the 80th Annual Association of Lutheran College Faculties Conference, Pacific Lutheran University, September 25, 2015.

“Why Lutherans Care About Creation,” workshop presentation at the ELCA Southeast Minnesota Synod Assembly, Rochester, Minnesota, May 9, 2015.

“Earth Ethics: Challenges for the 21st Century,” four presentations at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, Carefree, Arizona, March 15-20, 2015.

“Bonhoeffer, the Church, and the Climate Question,” Religion Forum, Luther College, February 25, 2014.

“Climate Justice and U.S. Energy Policy,” plenary address to the annual meeting of the Methodist Federation for Social Action, Des Moines, Iowa, October 20, 2012.

“Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Social Ministry,” remarks presented to a meeting of retired executives of Lutheran Social Service Agencies, Decorah, Iowa, October 11, 2012.

“The Business Case for Sustainability: The Luther College Experience,” panel remarks at Finding Iowa’s Way: Economic Solutions for a Healthier Environment, the annual conference of the Iowa Environmental Council, Des Moines, Iowa, October 4, 2012.

“The Energy Stewards Initiative of Lutherans Restoring Creation,” Root River Conference of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, September 11, 2012.

“Lutheran Theology and the Environment: Bonhoeffer, the Church, and the Climate Question,” Association for Teaching Theologians in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, August 14, 2012.

“A Lutheran Ethic of Environmental Stewardship,” plenary address at the “Vocation of a Lutheran College” annual conference, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, July 31, 2012.

“Lutheran Perspectives on Ecological Issues,” five one hour-long lectures presented to the Lay School of Theology, Northwest Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, March 9-10, 2012.

“Iowa Leadership in Wind Energy Education,” panel remarks at the annual meeting of the Iowa Wind Energy Association, April 27, 2011.

“Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Environmental Racism, and Tribal Sovereignty,” public speech sponsored by the Center for Ethics and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, April 18, 2011.

“Climate Justice and U.S. Energy Policy,” Philosophy Forum, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, April 18, 2011.

“Luther College’s Integrated Renewable Energy and Campus Sustainability Initiative,” Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Denver, Colorado, October 12, 2010.

“Hydraulic Fracturing and ELCA Social Policy,” ELCA Consultation on Hydraulic Fracturing,” Hickory, Pennsylvania, September 23, 2010.

“Ethical and Religious Values on Energy Policy,” The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science, Star Island, New Hampshire, July 24-31, 2010.

“Sustainability, Higher Education, and Climate Change,” Spring convocation address, Waldorf College, March 15, 2010.

“Sustainability: The Intersections of Faith and Learning,” Annual Meeting of Lutheran Academic Deans, Santa Fe, NM, November 6, 2009.

“Christian Ethical Perspectives on U.S. Energy Policy,” University of North Texas, Denton, TX,


October 20, 2009. “The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming,” Paideia Texts and Issues

Lecture Series, Luther College, March 3, 2009. “Future of Global Energy and Environmentally Driven Turbulence,” invited participant in two

online consultations convened by the Energy and Environmental Security Directorate, U.S. Department of Energy, February 16 and February 19, 2009.

“Human Rights and Climate Change,” prepared remarks offered at a Consultation on Climate Change, hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago, Illinois, October 31, 2008.

“Christian Ethics and Climate Change,” panel remarks at Responding Faithfully to Climate Change, convened by the Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, Switzerland, October 4, 2008.

“Greening our Congregations,” two workshop presentations at the 27th Annual Rural Ministry Conference, “The Gospel On The Land, The Gospel For The Land: Issues of Evangelism & Environment,” Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, March 3, 2008.

“The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming,” presentation of draft social policy statement for the Presbyterian Church, USA to a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy in New Orleans, LA, Friday, October 26, 2007.

“The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming,” presentation of draft social policy statement for the Presbyterian Church, USA to a meeting of the Theological Educators for Presbyterian Social Witness in Richmond, VA, October 12, 2007.

“Constructive Engagement: The United Nations Population Fund in China,” keynote speech delivered at the 2005 Roe v. Wade Dinner co-sponsored by the United Nations Association of San Diego and the Coalition for Reproductive Choice, January 20, 2005.

“Protecting the World: Environment,” panel remarks presented at Meant To Live: Because You Can Change the World, a student-organized conference on vocation at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, November 6, 2004.

"Religion, Faith, and Values: Key Elements to Achieving Sexual and Reproductive Rights,” panel remarks presented at Countdown 2015: Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health for all, a global roundtable conference sponsored by the International Planned Parenthood Federation in London, England, September 2, 2004.

"Families: Exploring the Richness and Reality of Various Forms of Community; panel remarks presented at Countdown 2015: Reproductive and Sexual Rights and Health for all, a global roundtable conference sponsored by the International Planned Parenthood Federation in London, England, September 1, 2004.

“Report of an Interfaith Delegation to China, “ panel remarks presented at a luncheon reception hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, November 24, 2003. See http://catholicsforchoice.org/topics/international/documents/2003unfpainchina.pdf

“Making the Connections Between Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation,” keynote speech at Caring for Creation Now, an ELCA conference in Mundelein, Illinois, November 5, 2003.

“Taking on Water: Justice and the Cost of Species Conservation,” panel remarks presented at a meeting of the Lutheran Academy of Scholars at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, July 11, 2003.

“Toward an Ethic of Ecojustice: Reasoned Ethical Reflection about Environmental Policy Disputes,” presented at a Public Affairs Seminar sponsored by the Luther Institute, Washington, DC, March 4, 2002.


“The Lutheran Intellectual Tradition and Christian Ethics,” panel remarks presented at the Lutheran Academic Officers Conference, Chicago, IL, November 19, 2001.

“Moral Deliberation and Water Rights Dispute Resolution,” plenary address at Meeting Our Needs for Water Responsibly, a conference focusing on the ethical and spiritual questions underlying water management, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, June 22, 2001.

"Race, Population, and Environmental Justice," session convener, Religion and Ecology Section, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 21, 1999.

"Religious Perspectives on Population Growth and the Environment," panel remarks presented at the 32nd Meeting of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (ICPD+5), New York, March 26, 1999.

"Building Constructive Partnerships Among Religion, Government, and Civil Society," panel remarks presented at the International Forum for the Operational Review and Appraisal of the Implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD+5),in The Hague, Netherlands, February 7, 1999.

"Teaching Issues in Critical Feminist Social Ethics: Ecology," panel remarks presented at a symposium honoring Dr. Beverly Harrison at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, San Francisco, CA, January 8, 1999.

“Limited Resources and Population Growth: Making the Hard Choices,” plenary address and related classroom presentations for The Annual Batalden Symposium on Applied Christian Ethics at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, April 3-4, 1997.

"Values and General Education Requirements at Luther College," panel remarks presented at a Luther College Text and Issues Symposium, The Future of Liberal Arts Education at Luther College, November 5, 1996.

"Population, the Environment, and Consumption" at Women, Poverty, and Population: A Call to Engagement for People of Faith, an interfaith conference sponsored by the Centre for Development and Population Activities in Washington, DC, February 10, 1996.

"Reflections on George Forell's Essays on Justification and Justice, Law and Gospel, and The Place of Theology in the Church," panel remarks presented at the Meeting of Lutheran Ethicists at the Madonna Retreat Center, Albuquerque, NM, January 4, 1996.

"Population Growth and Resource Consumption: Lessons in Sustainability," paper presented at The Christian Mandate for Stewardship, sponsored by the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities, Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, Mancelona, MI, August 19, 1995.

"Cairo as a Watershed: An Assessment of the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development," sponsored by the Justice, Peace, and Environment Center at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, Saturday, February 11, 1995.

"Moral Values, Population Policy, and Sustainable Development," plenary remarks delivered at Bringing Cairo Home: Peace, Prosperity, and Democracy, a one-day conference convened by the President's Council on Sustainable Development and the Agency for International Development, at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, December 19, 1994.

"The Role of the Church in Evaluating Economic Systems," panel remarks presented at a Luther College Text and Issues Symposium, The Economy and the Goal of Justice in American Society, November 15, 1994.

"Population Growth and Consumption Issues: The State of the Debate in the Field of Christian Ethics," paper presented at Theology for Earth Community conference, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, October 6-9, 1994.

"Models for Teaching Eco-Justice," conference workshop presented at Down to Earth Theology, sponsored by The Center for Theology and Land of Dubuque, IA, April 30, 1994.


"Population Policies and Christian Ethics," paper delivered at Religious Perspectives on Population, Consumption, and Environment convened by The Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, Chicago, IL, February 11, 1994.

"Population Growth and Justice," panel paper presented at Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Population Issues, PREPCOM II, United Nations, New York City, May 17, 1993.


C. Media Interviews and Editorials.

The Gazette, October 24, 2015, “Tour Showcases Decorah’s Leading Solar Efforts, http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/local/tour-showcases-decorahs-leading-solar-efforts-20151024.

Midwest Energy News, June 26, 2014, "In Iowa, Critics Say Utility Policies Are Holding Back Cogeneration," http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/06/26/in-iowa-critics-say-utility-policies-holding-back-cogeneration/

The Progressive Magazine, July 2013, “Wind Takes Iowa by Storm,” http://www.progressive.org/wind-takes-iowa-by-storm.

KWWL News, October 27, 2012, "Luther College Dedicates Iowa's Largest Solar Energy Production Facility." http://www.kwwl.com/story/19933224/luther-college-dedicates-iowas-largest-solar-energy-production-facility

The Des Moines Register, July 28, 2012, "Luther's Lofty Green Ambitions." http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120728/LIFE/307280007/Luther-s-lofty-green-ambitions

U.S. Department of Energy, July 18, 2012, "Luther College and Decorah, Iowa, Partner to Create a Clean Energy Future." http://energy.gov/articles/luther-college-and-decorah-iowa-partner-help-create-clean-energy-future

Iowa Public Radio, July 16, 2012, "Solar Energy." http://news.iowapublicradio.org/post/solar-energy

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 12, 2012, "Practicing Sustainability--Gaining Ground in the Region." http://wpr.org/regions/lax/LAXaudioarchives.cfm

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, December 27, 2009, “Ethical Guidelines to Steer Climate Change Policy.” http://gazetteonline.com/opinion/guest-columns/2009/12/27/ethical-guidelines-to-steer-climate-change-policy.

Iowa Public Radio, June 13, 2008, “Why are these things happening? Religious and scientific reflections on recent natural disasters in Iowa.”

KWLC Radio, June 24, 1995, “The President's Council on Sustainable Development,” The National Christian Reporter, September 23, 1994, "Don't Overlook Broader Context of

Worldwide Population Issues." WABC Radio, New York City, Sunday, September 11, 1994, "Religion on the Line.”

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE A. Luther College--Governance. 1. Current Responsibilities:

Elected member, Appointment, Tenure, and Promotion Committee, 2012-2014. Chair, Fall 2013. Appointed Member and Chair, Energy and Water Committee, Campus Sustainability Council,

Fall 2008 to present. Liaison, American College University Presidents Climate Commitment, Fall 2008 to present. Director, Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC, June 2005 to present.

2. Past Responsibilities: Elected Member, Environmental Studies Board, 2008-2011. Faculty Advisor, Global AIDS Coalition, 2004-2009.


Appointed Member, Africana Studies/History Search Committee, Fall 2008. Appointed Member, Strategic Planning Core Planning Team, “Connecting Sustainability,

Stewardship, and Global Citizenship,” May 2007-08. Faculty Advisor, Students Encouraging Economic Development Through Solidarity (SEEDS),

2005-07. Appointed Head, Department of Religion and Philosophy, 2005-2007. Elected Member, Assessment Committee, 2003 -2007. Appointed Member, Sense of Vocation Program Steering Committee, 2000-2005. Faculty Advisor, Hunger Concerns Group, 2004-2006.. Appointed Coordinator, Paideia Capstone Program, 1998-2005. Appointed Facilitator, Art Department, Spring 2005. Appointed Member, Environmental Studies Board, 2003-2004 (Sabbatical replacement). Chair, Biblical Studies Search Committee, Spring 2004. Chair, Christian Theology Search Committee, Fall 2003. Chair, Biblical Studies Search Committee, 2000-2001 Appointed Member, Luce Professor Grant Committee, Fall 2000.

Appointed Member, Faculty Handbook Revision Project, 2000-2001. Appointed Member, Health Insurance Task Force, Spring 2000. Elected Member, Human Subjects Review Board, 1999-2000 (Sabbatical replacement)

Appointed Member, Enrollment Taskforce, Strategic Planning Initiative, 1999-2000. Appointed Chair of the Paideia Endowment Governing Board, 1998-2001. Elected Member, Faculty Interests Committee, 1997-2000; chair, Spring 2000 Appointed Member, Library and Information Services Council, 1998-1999. Appointed Member, Search Committee for the Executive Director of Library and Information

Services, 1998-99. Faculty Advisor, Hunger Concerns Group, 1997-1999. Appointed Chair, Campus Pastor Call Committee, Spring 1997. Volunteer Member, Steering Committee for Luther College Habitat for Humanity House Project,

1996-97; Chair, Family Liaison Sub-Committee, Spring 1997 Appointed Member, Honors Committee, 1996-97. Appointed Graduate Honors Advisor, 1996-97

Appointed Faculty Representative and Co-Chair of Campus United Way Campaign, 1995. Appointed Member, Nobel Peace Prize Planning Committee, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2000-01. Appointed Member and Secretary, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, 1994-95. Appointed Member, Interpersonal Violence Hearing Board, 1994-95. B. Luther College—Community Life. 1. Chapel Sermons

“Isaiah 45. Courage and the Christian Moral Life,” September 4, 2015. “Genesis 41. What We Need is Here: Knowledge is Power, September 13, 2013. “Ephesians 6: 10-17 and Resisting Authorities,” September 26, 2012. “Within Limits: Remember the Sabbath,” October 7, 2011. “Preparing the Way: Hebrews and Bonhoeffer,” December 3, 2010. “Global Health and Climate Change,” January 16, 2009. “Ruth,” September 8, 2008. “Eschatopraxis: Living the Future Now,” September 18, 2006. “Contrasting Portraits of Environmental Stewardship in Genesis 1-2,” September 7, 2005. “The Promise of Peace: A Sermon by Dietrich Bonhoeffer,” November 11, 2004.


“A Lutheran Intellectual Tradition,” November 14, 2003. “Sexuality,” (Diversity Week Chapel Series), October 1, 2002. “James of Jerusalem,” October 23, 2000. "Jonah," September 13, 1999. "Sacred Places: Faith and Learning in the Classroom," September 14, 1998.

"The Sermon on the Mount," September 18, 1997. "What Shall We Render Unto Caesar: Christians and Politics," October 29, 1996. "Ethics and the Reformation," Reformation Day, October 31, 1995. "Commemoration of Dietrich Bonhoeffer," April 10, 1995.

"Covetousness and Global Resources," March 24, 1994. 2. Campus Speaking Opportunities

“An Introduction to Professional Ethics,” professional development workshop for Luther College Resident Life staff, August 19, 2013.

“Why we need a federal Clean Energy Standard,” Environmental Politics and Policy class, mock Senate hearings, March 30, 2012.

“Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Environmental Racism, and Tribal Sovereignty,” Social Work seminar, May 1, 2012.

“Ethics and Climate Policy,” guest speaker in Environmental Studies seminar, May 3, 2011. “Climate Justice and U.S. Energy Policy,” Religion Forum, April 28, 2011. “Ethics and Energy Options,” guest speaker in Social Welfare Policies class, April 28, 2011. “Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Environmental Racism, and Tribal Sovereignty,” plenary speech at

Student Research Symposium, May 7, 2010. “Sustainability and Institutional Change at Luther College,” guest speaker in Environmental

Sociology, April 29, 2010. “Population, Poverty, and the Environment: A Matter of Justice,” Upper Midwest Global Poverty

Conference, November 21, 2009. “Luther’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals and Strategies,” Church Youth Fest, November 14,

2009. “Luther’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals and Strategies,” Northeastern Iowa Synod Assembly

Seminar, June 6, 2009. “Luther Energy 101,” Campus Sustainability Initiatives presentation, Luther College, February

19, 2009. “Luther’s Sustainability Initiatives,” Luther College Women’s Club, March 18, 2008. “U.S. and International Policy Regarding Climate Policy,” panel remarks at teach-in on Global

Warming Solutions, sponsored by the Environmental Studies program, January 31, 2008 “Resources for Ethical Decision-Making,” Paideia Capstone Faculty Development Workshop,

August 1, 2007. “Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste Storage, Tribal Sovereignty, and Environmental Racism,” Nobel

Peace Prize Forum Saturday Seminar, March 11, 2006. “Should Luther College Reduce Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions?” Environmental Studies, Brown

Bag Lunch, February 15, 2006. “Treading Water: Recent ELCA Decisions about Same-Sex Unions,” The Religion Forum,

September 20, 2005. “Luther College and Wind Energy Production,” Luther College Board of Regents, October 29,

2004. “Women’s Reproductive Health in China: The United Nations Population Fund as a Catalyst for

Change,” Women’s Studies Brown Bag Lunch, March 25, 2004. “Marriage in the Christian Tradition,” Focus, September 28, 2003


“Faith, Hope, and Love,” Last Lecture Series, January 23, 2002. “Poverty, Population, and the Environment,” in Economics 55, Environmental Economics,

November 22, 2002. “Christian Ethics and the Death Penalty,” panel remarks during forum sponsored by Amnesty

International student chapter, October 5, 2000. "Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Jews," in Religion 70: Hate, Holocaust, and Hope, April 20, 1999.

"Morality and Politics in an Election Year," First Year Honors Program, October 2, 1998. "Stewardship and the Environment," panel discussion organized by Environmental Concerns for

Earth Day, April 23, 1997. "Global Population Growth and Environmental Degradation," Earth Week Activities, April 24,

1996 "Hope and Environmental Activism,” Earth Week Activities, April 25, 1995.

"Global Ecological Degradation and Christian Environmental Ethics," in Paideia II 50B: Perspectives on the Body and Nature, January 15, 1996.

"Leonardo Boff and Liberation Theology," Latin American Concerns Group, November 28, 1995.

"Reflection on the Church's Role in Political Advocacy," in Political Science 52: Politics and Religion, September 13, 1995.

"Challenges Posed by Global Population Growth," in International Studies 10: Global Perspectives, September 12, 1995.

"Population Perils," two session Lutherlag course, July 26-27, 1995. "Population Growth and International Security Issues," in Political Science 70A: National

Security and Civic Responsibility, April 18, 1995. "Global Environmental Degradation and Population Growth," in Paideia II 50B: Perspectives on

the Body and Nature, January 19, 1995. "Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Jews," in Religion 70: Hate, Holocaust, and Hope, January 13,

1995. "Moral Issues Related to Global Population Growth," guest lecturer in International Studies 39B:

Introduction to Peace Studies, November 7, 1994. "Reflections on Cairo and the ICPD," Paideia II: Biodiversity, September 30, 1994. "Reflections on Cairo and the ICPD," Luther College Women's Concerns Group, September 20,

1994. "Population Perils," one session Lutherlag course offered twice July 25-29, 1994. "Christian Responsibility for Eco-Justice," Earth Day speech, April 22, 1994. 3. Other Service

Drafted comments for Luther College and Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC submitted on several occasions in a public docket (NOI-2014-0001) opened by the Iowa Utilities Board regarding issues related to distributed generation:

https://efs.iowa.gov/cs/groups/external/documents/docket/mdaw/mje4/~edisp/218361.pdf (February 24, 2014)

https://efs.iowa.gov/cs/groups/external/documents/docket/mdaw/mjm1/~edisp/235633.pdf (June 24, 2014)

https://efs.iowa.gov/cs/groups/external/documents/docket/mdaw/mjyx/~edisp/261526.pdf (October 24, 2014)

https://efs.iowa.gov/cs/groups/external/documents/docket/mdaw/ntm4/~edisp/538871.pdf (June 12, 2015)

https://efs.iowa.gov/cs/groups/external/documents/docket/mdaw/njg5/~edisp/689684.pdf (July 15, 2015)


Organized and co-led a Luther College alumni tour on “Bach and Bonhoeffer: Music and Conscience” to Germany and the Czech Republic, June 14-27, 2015.

Member of the team responsible for drafting a successful $700,000 multi-year grant proposal to the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, 2012-2013.

Convened the “Energy and Climate Planning Group” during the strategic planning initiative for the Center for Sustainable Communities, Spring 2013.

“Enterprise Risk Management: Clean Energy Investments at Luther College,” Business Officers of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest,” Luther College, October 29, 2012.

“The Prospects of Wind and Solar in the United States,” Lutherlag 2012, July 23-25, 2012. “Becoming a Sustainable Community,” President’s Council, Luther College, May 5, 2012. “Promoting Sustainability on Campus: The Luther College Experience,” Concordia College,

April 20, 2012. “Luther’s Wind Project: Motivations and Impact,” Luther College Lunch Connection, The

Center for Changing Lives, Minneapolis, MN, February 24, 2012. Co-led the Nordic Choir Companion Tour to the British Isles, May 21 – June 1, 2012. Organized and co-led a Luther College alumni tour on “Bach and Bonhoeffer: Music and

Conscience” to Germany and the Czech Republic, June 9-21, 2010. Organized and led a trip for five students to attend the annual meeting of the American Wind

Energy Association in Los Angeles, CA and also to visit the Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository near Las Vegas, NV, June 3-8, 2007.

Coordinator of Vocation visitor, Rev. Heidi Neumark, February 13-16, 2005. Author and Reader, distinguished service award citation for Jerry Aaker, Homecoming 2002. Author and Reader, distinguished service award citation for Terry Fretheim, Homecoming 2001.

Instructor, facilitated a 4 session series on the ELCA's study document on economic justice, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread," Lutherlag, July 1997.

Coordinator of Oen Fellow, Larry Rassmussen, April 10-12, 1997. Organized discussion group comprised of 30 students and 15 faculty and staff to read and discuss on six occasions Rasmussen's Earth Community, Earth Ethics.

Organizer, "Service Learning and the work of Bread for the World," Orientation Week, September 1, 1996.

Liturgist, memorial service for Rachel Koski, Luther College, Center for Faith and Life, May 14, 1995.

Preacher, funeral service for Rachel Koski, Maple Grove Lutheran Church, Maple Grove, MN, May 16, 1995.

Adult Forum, "The Church as a Community of Moral Deliberation," Luther College Campus Congregation, January 16, 1994.

C. Decorah Community Activities. 1. Adult Forums

“An Update on Luther’s Wind Project,” Decorah Lutheran Church, May 1, 2011. “The ELCA’s Draft Social Statement on Genetics: Overview and Discussion,” First Lutheran Church, April 3 and 10, 2011. “Contrasting Portraits of Stewardship in Genesis,” Decorah Lutheran Church, February 24, 2008. “Contrasting Portraits of Stewardship in Genesis,” First Lutheran Church, December 16, 2007. “Global Warming: Personal Responses,” First Methodist Church, November 11, 2007. “ELCA Sexuality Taskforce Recommendations,” First Lutheran Church, January 16, 2005. “Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Tribal Sovereignty, and Environmental Racism,” First Lutheran

Church, January 9, 2005.


“The Relevance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for Christian Ministry Today,” Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, March 7, 2004.

“Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Jewish Question,” Decorah Lutheran Church, April 27, 2003 “Our Ministry of Healing: Health and Healthcare Today,” five sessions, First Lutheran Church,

March 4, 18, 25 and April 1, 8, 2001. “The Cider House Rules,” First Lutheran Church Youth Group, March 7 and 14, 2001. “Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace,” Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, October 8, 2000.

"Ethics and Biotechnology," First Lutheran Church, March 29 and April 5, 1998. "Ethics and Biotechnology," Decorah Lutheran Church, March 1 and March 8, 1998.

"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread," First Lutheran Church, five-sessions, Spring 1997. "A Comparison of the ELCA Sexuality Statements," Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, April 9,

1995. "Reflections on Cairo and the ICPD," Decorah Lutheran Church, March 12, 1995.

"Moral and Theological Perspectives on Population Growth," Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, October 16, 1994.

"Reflections on Cairo and the ICPD," Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, October 2, 1994. "The Church and Human Sexuality: A Lutheran Perspective," six sessions, First Lutheran

Church, Decorah, IA, April 10--May 15, 1994 2. Other Service

Group facilitator, Greening of the Church book discussion group, First Lutheran Church 2013-2014.

Appointed member, Call Committee, First Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, August – December 2012.

“Climate Justice and Luther’s Carbon Footprint Reduction Initiatives,” Decorah Rotary Club, March 13, 2012.

“Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste, Environmental Racism, and Tribal Sovereignty,” Decorah High School Courage to Act Day, March 3, 2011.

“Climate Change: Policy and Politics,” League of Women Voters “Hot Topics” presentation at the Decorah Public Library, November 12, 2009.

“Sufficiency,” mid-week Lenten Sermon at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa, February 27, 2008.

“Peace with Creation,” mid-week Lenten sermon at First Lutheran Church, April 5, 2006. “Journey Together Faithfully: ELCA Studies on Sexuality, Part II,” panel remarks at a meeting of

the Upper Iowa River Conference, Decorah Lutheran Church, May 1, 2004. “Investigating Allegations of Coercion in U.N.-Sponsored Population Programs in China,”

Decorah Rotary, October 21, 2003. “The Relevance of Bonhoeffer for Church and Society Today,” Upper Iowa Conference of

Pastors, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cresco, Iowa, November 4, 2003. “Waiting in Hope, Living in Righteousness,” sermon at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, July

21, 2002. AAU boys basketball coach, 5-6th grade boys, 1997-1999, 2002-2004

Church Council, First Lutheran Church, 1997-2000; elected secretary, 1998. "Challenges Posed by Global Population Growth," Decorah Lions, November 14, 1995. "Reflections on Cairo and the ICPD," Decorah Rotary Club, January 24, 1995. "Population Perils," L'Chaim Center for Theology and Life at Luther College, three sessions, Fall

1994. “Binding the Strong Man," sermon at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, June 12, 1994. "The Unexpected Presence of God--in Humanity," midweek Lenten sermon preached at First


Lutheran Church, March 9, 1994. D. Regional and National Church-Related Activities. 1. Adult Forums

“Skull Valley: Nuclear Waste Storage, Tribal Sovereignty, and Environmental Racism,” Zumbro Lutheran Church, March 12, 2006.

“Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Jewish Question,” Christ Lutheran Church, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, October 13, 2003.

“Skull Valley: Ecojustice, Tribal Sovereignty, and Nuclear Waste Disposal,” Reformation Lutheran Church, Washington, DC, March 3, 2002.

"Population Perils and the Church's Response," St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa, November 11, 2001.

"Population Perils and the Church's Response," Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minnesota, May 6, 2001.

"Population Perils and the Church's Response," St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa, October 11, 1998.

"Christian Ethics and the Vocation of the Saints," St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa, September 29, 1996.

"Reflections on Cairo and the ICPD," Trinity Lutheran Church Seniors Group, Moline, Illinois, July 5, 1995.

2. Other Service Invited Speaker, “Practicing Joyful Stewardship: Luther’s Sustainability Initiatives,” Loras

College, April 30, 2015. Invited presentation, “Unlocking the Financial Value and Process for the Renewable Energy

Puzzle: The Luther College Experience,” panel remarks at the 2013 conference of the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability, November 9, 2013.

Invited presentation, “ACUPCC Energy Efficiency Challenge: Measure, Manage, Mitigate & Master,” panel remarks at the 2013 conference of the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability, November 8, 2013.

Coordinator, ELCA Colleges and Universities section of Lutherans Restoring Creation website, March 2010 to present.

Invited Member, ELCA Climate Change Taskforce, January 2010 to present. Elected Board Member and Chairperson, Iowa Interfaith Power and Light, October 2009 to

present. Board Member and Chairperson, Winneshiek Energy District, May 2010 to present.

Elected Board Member, Iowa Wind Energy Association, 2008-2010. On-Line Discussion Facilitator, Lutheran World Relief Book Club, facilitated discussion of

Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Time, Fall 2005. Invited Participant, “ELCA Roundtable Discussions on the Church and Public Life,” convened by

Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and held in Chicago, IL, September 18-19 and October 16-17, 2003.

Retreat Leader, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Life Together,” one-day retreat for pastors in the ELCA’s Northeastern Iowa Synod who are in their first call. American Martyrs Retreat Center, Cedar Falls, IA, May 20, 2003.

Sermon, “Seeing the World Differently,” Holden Village Retreat Center, Chelan, WA, January 20, 2002.

Summer Teaching Staff Coordinator, Holden Village Retreat Center, Chelan, WA, Summer 1999


Appointed Delegate, represented Pacific Lutheran University at the inauguration of Wartburg College's 15th president, Jack R. Ohle, April 10, 1999.

Sermon, "Mercy," Holden Village Retreat Center, Chelan, WA, June 6, 1999. Sermon, "The Consecration of Christian Stewardship," Christ Lutheran Church, Marine on St.

Croix, MN, November 16, 1997. Teaching Faculty, Holden Village Retreat Center, two weekly series (Basic Issues in Christian

Ethics and Challenges for the 21st Century), Holden Village, Chelan, WA, August 5-19, 1995.

Workshop Leader, "Agenda for the 21st Century: Which Way Development?," presented at the Lutheran World Relief University and 50th Anniversary Celebration, St. Paul, MN, June 9, 1995.

Panelist, "Contributions of Religious Communities to Population and Consumption Issues," press briefing sponsored by the Pew Global Stewardship Initiative, Washington, DC, May 31, 1995.

Participant, "Consultation on the Role of Government and the Needs of Low Income People," sponsored by the Division for Church in Society, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago, IL, May 4-5, 1995.

Sermon, "The Face of World Hunger," Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN, March 19, 1995.

Panelist, "The Influence of Religious Communities on Population Issues," roundtable presentation at a Population Issues Forum sponsored by Zero Population Growth, Washington, DC, December 16, 1994.

Public Speeches, "Theological Perspectives on Population Issues" and "An Update on Cairo"," Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, DE, October 9, 1994.

Sermon, "Meeting God in Our Daily Lives," West Union Baptist Church, West Union, IA, March 13, 1994.

E. National and International Institutional Service.

Co-founder and co-leader of the Climate Justice Interest Group, Society of Christian Ethics, 2015 to present.

Invited Member, Workgroup on Climate Justice of Globethics.net, Summer 2009 to present. Elected Member, Board of the Division for Church in Society, Evangelical Lutheran Church in

America, 1999-2005; Chair, 2003-2005. Member, Christianity and Nature Task Force, Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, Continuum

Press, 2003-2005. Official Representative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on a nine-member

interfaith delegation investigating allegations of human rights abuses related to the work of the United Nations Population Fund in China, September 6-13, 2003. See http://catholicsforchoice.org/topics/international/documents/2003unfpainchina.pdf.

Official representative of the World Council of Churches during the five-year review of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development at meetings held at the Hague in the Netherlands, February 6-10, 1999; and at the United Nations in New York City, March 24-30 and June 23-July 2, 1999.

Member, President's Council on Sustainable Development, Population and Consumption Task Force, 1994-1995. Appointed by U.S. Undersecretary of State, Timothy Wirth.

Advisory Board Member, Religion Counts, Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, 2000-2002.

Advisory Board Member, Project on Religion and Civil Discourse, Park Ridge Center for the Study of Health, Faith, and Ethics, 1997-1998.


NGO Delegate, United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), Cairo, Egypt, September 3-13, 1994. Delegation sponsored by the Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health, and Ethics.

Board Member, National Advisory Council of The Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics, 1993-1996.

Advisor, National Advisory Council of The Ministry for Justice in Population Concerns, 1991-94. Board Member, Lutheran Peace Fellowship, 1987-90. F. Consulting Activity.

Program reviewer, Environmental Studies program, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, March 10-13, 2014.

Department reviewer, Religion department, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, April 26-27, 2012.

Manuscript reviewer, Earth-Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key, Oxford University Press. August 2011.

Manuscript reviewer, Sustainability, Social Justice, and Christian Ethics, Georgetown University Press, August 2011.

Manuscript reviewer, “Controlling Consumption: A Role for Christianity?,” by Normand M. Laurendeau. Reviewed for Worldviews: Environment, Culture, and Religion, October 23, 2002.

Peer reviewer, An Introduction to Christian Ethics, 3rd Edition, by Roger Crook, for Prentice Hall, Inc., Summer 2000.

Peer reviewer, reviewed and prioritized thirty-two applications for the U.S. Institute of Peace 1997 faculty development seminar on conflict resolution and peacemaking, April 1997.

Speech writer, "Seeking Justice for Rachel's Children," for Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, delivered at Women, Poverty, and Population: A Call to Engagement for People of Faith, Washington, D.C., February 10, 1996.

Manuscript reviewer, evaluation of William Hollingsworth's, Ending the Explosion, for Southern Methodist University Press, July 1995.

Author, "A Call to Engagement for People of Faith," signed by representatives of the National Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches, and several Protestant denominations outlining views on critical issues associated with the 1994 U.N. International Conference on Population and Development, Washington, D.C., July 26, 1994.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT A. Seminars and Conferences.

Annual Meeting of the Association for Teaching Theologians in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, August 14-15, 2012.

Annual Conference of the “Vocation of a Lutheran College,” Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, July 30-31, 2012.

Windpower 2012, annual meeting of the American Wind Energy Association, Atlanta, Georgia, June 6-8, 2012.

Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Denver, Colorado, October 16-18, 2011.

International Biomass 2008 Conference and Trade Show, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 15-17, 2008.


Windpower 2007, annual meeting of the American Wind Energy Association, Los Angeles, California, June 2-5, 2007.

Windpower 2006, annual meeting of the American Wind Energy Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 1-4, 2006

Department Heads Workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 17, 2006.

Luther College summer faculty development workshop on the new “Historical Perspectives” general education requirement, Summer 2006

Luther College summer faculty development workshop on college leadership, Summer 2005. Luther College summer faculty development writing workshop, Summer 2004. Lutheran Academy of Scholars, “Finding Our Voice—Christian Faith and Critical Vision,”

sponsored by the ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 17-29, 2000.

ELCA Convocation of Teaching Theologians, Techny, Illinois, August 21-21, 1998. Wye Faculty Seminar, "Citizenship in the American Polity," Wye River Conference Center,

Queenstown, Maryland, July 25-31, 1998. "Models for Christian Higher Education," University of Notre Dame, June 12-14, 1998. "Conflict and Peacemaking in an Evolving World," U.S. Peace Institute, Washington, D.C., July

13-19, 1996. "The Rise of the Right," University of Chicago, November 16-18, 1995. B. Professional Meetings. The Society of Christian Ethics Annual Meeting --January 9-11, 2015 --January 3-6, 2012 --January 6-9, 2011 --January 8-10, 2010 --January 10-12, 2009 --January 5-7, 2001 --January 8-10, 1998 --January 5-7, 1996 --January 6-8, 1995 --January 8-10, 1993 --January 7-9, 1992 The American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting --November 21-23, 2015 --November 21-24, 2014

--November 2-4, 2008 --November 18-21, 2006 --November 19-22, 2005 --November 21-25, 2003 --November 18-21, 2000

--November 19-23, 1999 --November 20-24, 1998 --November 22-25, 1997 --November 23-25, 1996 --November 20-23, 1993 The Annual Meeting of the Mid-West Region of the American Academy of Religion and the


Society of Biblical Literature, St. Paul, MN, April 21-22, 1995. The Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Academy of Religion and the

Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, D.C., February 28, 1992. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A. Awards, Grants, and Fellowships.

$11,140 Grant from the Iowa Department of Economic Development for a feasibility study of landfill gas use from the Winneshiek County Landfill.

$978,200 Grant from the U.S. Treasury Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC.

$225,000 Grant from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence, Spring 2010. Co-authored successful funding request to support various energy efficiency and conservation projects on the Luther College campus.

$750,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Wind and Hydro Program, February 2010. Co-authored successful federal earmark request for congressional appropriations. Funds awarded to Luther College for its “Integrated Renewable Energy and Campus Sustainability Initiative.”

$500,000 Grant and $1,302,000 Guaranteed Loan. Coauthored successful application for funding from the USDA Rural Energy for America Program, July 2009. Funds awarded to Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC for construction of a 1.65 MW wind turbine near the Luther campus.

$45,000 Rocky Mountain Institute, seed grant for campus greenhouse gas reduction initiative focused on energy conservation, Summer 2009. Lead author of program application and grant request.

$ 6,000 Paideia Endowment Supplemental Sabbatical Grant, 2007-08. To support sabbatical research on “Christian Ethics, Climate Change, and Duties to Future Generations.”

$ 5,000 Luther Institute Fellowship, 2001-02. To support sabbatical research related to the development of a case book in environmental ethics.

$ 6,000 Paideia Endowment Supplemental Sabbatical Grant, 2001-02. To support sabbatical research related to the development of a case book in environmental ethics.

$ 2,500 ELCA Division for Church in Society, Fall 1999. To support experiential education methods in "Stewardship and Sustainable Development."

$ 2,500 Luther College Matching Grants Program, Fall 1999. To match ELCA funds above. $ 5,000 Faculty Incentive Grant, Luther College, Fall 1997. To support experiential education

methods in a new interdisciplinary course, "Stewardship and Sustainable Development." $ 2,500 ELCA Division for Church in Society, Fall 1997. To support experiential education

methods in "Stewardship and Sustainable Development." $ 2,500 Luther College Matching Grants Program, Fall 1997. To match ELCA funds above. $10,000 Pew Global Stewardship Initiative, Spring 1996. To support completion of a book on

Christian ethics and population policy for the World Council of Churches. $ 1,850 H. George and Jutta F. Anderson Faculty Development Fund, Summer 1996. Summer

research grant to support a book project for the World Council of Churches. $ 1,000 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1994. Summer study grant to support work on

doctoral dissertation. $ 3,000 Schepp Fellow, The Leopold Schepp Foundation, New York City, 1990-93. To support

doctoral studies at Union Theological Seminary. $12,000 Union Fellow, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1990-93. To support

doctoral studies at Union Theological Seminary.


B. Recent Courses Offered: Religion 239, Eco-Reformation Religion 241, Christian Ethics Religion 242, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Religion 243, Environmental Ethics Religion 485, Christianity and the Fate of Earth Paideia 450, Ethics and Technology Paideia 450, Ethics, Energy, and Climate Policy Paideia 450, Entrepreneurship and the Common Good Environmental Studies 485, Energy and Sustainability C. Past Courses Offered: Religion 101, Introduction to Biblical Studies Religion 339, Hunger for Justice: Christian Ethics and Globalization Religion 485, Christianity and Violence Paideia 450, Stewardship and Sustainable Development: U.S. Energy Policy Paideia 450, Corporate Responsibility and the Environment in Asia: China and Japan Paideia 450, Health Care Ethics D. Membership in Professional Organizations. Society of Christian Ethics, 1994 to present. American Academy of Religion, 1992 to present. ELCA Rostered Clergy (Ordained August 23, 1987) Minneapolis Area Synod, 1987 to 1996. Northeastern Iowa Synod, 1996 to present Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005 to present.

james b. martin-schramm professor of religion luther college

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