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Marcia J. Bunge earned a B.A. in Music and English from St. Olaf College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Chicago.

She has taught courses and has spoken and published widely on various topics in theology, ethics, world Christianity, inter-religious studies, and childhood studies, and her work has taken her to over 30 countries.

Most recently, her primary research focuses on child advocacy and perspectives on children and childhood in world religions, and she has published numerous articles and six foundational volumes on the subject: 

Her work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000. Dr. Bunge has also served on several national and international child-focused committees and boards including the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature. She also served as a "core collaborator" for an interdisciplinary project on "European Childhoods," directed by Professor R. Aasgaard and hosted by the University of Oslo, Norway. 

Dr. Bunge is also a Lutheran theologian who has written on various topics in Lutheran theology and ethics. She translated and edited a collection of essays by the 19th-century Lutheran theologian and educator J.G. Herder titled . She has also spoken and written about Lutheran understandings of education and vocation. At Valparaiso she directed the planning grant for the university’s two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project and served on the ELCA’s National Task Force on Education. She is also a co-founder of the �鶹��Ƶ Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics. She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education and vocation and has published numerous articles and two books on the subject:

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The Bernhardson Chair was established in 1999 by the Rev. Drell Bernhardson and his wife, Adeline, friends of the College who sent all four of their children to �鶹��Ƶ, to provide resources to reaffirm the College’s Lutheran tradition.

• Bunge Vita January 2025 FINAL.pdf

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