Vern Faillettaz,
Professor Emeritus of Religion

Education

  • Sabbaticals: Graduate Theological Union, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Luther Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School
  • Ph.D. Biblical Studies, University of Chicago, 1969
  • B.Th. Luther Seminary, 1954
  • B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1950

Appointments:

  • St. Olaf College: 1962-1996
  • Professor of Religion, 1969-1996
  • Paracollege Tutor, 1970-1976, 1994-1996
  • Paracollege Senior Tutor, 1973-1976

Course areas:

  • Bible
  • The Gospels
  • Hermeneutics
  • Bible and Liberation
  • Islam
  • Comparative Monotheism

Retirement:

  • Reading, writing, traveling
  • Teaching continuing educational units for St. Olaf College 1997:
    • February: Olli Hostel, Carefree, Arizona: FAMILIES OF ABRAHAM
    • March-April: St. Olaf Campus, Northfield Retirement Center: JESUS THEN AND NOW
    • October: Study Tour to Israel: HOLY STORIES AND CONTEMPORARY CONFLICTS

E-mail: faillett@stolaf.edu