Marcia Bunge
Marcia J. Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.
A graduate of St. Olaf College (majoring in English and Music) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Dr. Bunge earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology.
Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair, she taught at Luther Seminary (1985-1990), Luther College (1990-1995), Gustavus Adolphus College (1995-1997), and Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University (1997-2012).
She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany.
Over the past few years, Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them, editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood: "Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960: From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking;Children, Adults, and Shared Responsibilities: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives;Children and Childhood in World Religions: Primary Sources and Texts;The Child in the Bible; andThe Child in Christian Thought" (Eerdmans, 2001).
Bunge's work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000.
As a professor and mother of two children, she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting children's well-being through her scholarship, teaching, and advocacy.
She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents.
Dr. Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards, including the board of the International Herder Society; the board of the Child Theology Movement; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature; and the editorial board of "Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal".
She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection (2016).
She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa (2014-2020) and as a core collaborator and consultant for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council, directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard, and hosted by the University of Oslo, Norway (2013-2017).
In addition to being a scholar and a teacher, Dr. Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education.
She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College, an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment.
She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso University's two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project, served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and was lead grant writer for the “Gustavus Academy for Faith, Science, and Ethics.”
She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G. Herder titled "Against Pure Reason:
Writings on History, Language, and Religion" (Fortress Press, 1993; reprint: Wipf and Stock, 2005).
She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education, vocation, and interfaith relationships, and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled "Rooted in Heritage, Opento the World: Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College" (Lutheran University Press, 2017).
Lydia Zele
Lydia Zele is an American taekwondo practitioner.
She won a gold medal at the 1989 World Taekwondo Championships in Seoul, by defeating Denise Parmley in the quarterfinal, Antonia Vega in the semifinal, and Marcia King in the final.
Hi-Jacked
Hi- Jacked is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Jim Davis and Marcia Mae Jones.
Elpoca Mountain
Elpoca Mountain is a mountain summit located at the southern end of the Opal Range in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
Its nearest higher peak is Mount Evan- Thomas, to the north.
Elpoca Mountain is situated 4.0 kilometres south of Mount Jerram, and 2.0 km east of Gap Mountain, and all are within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.
Luke Jerram
Luke Jerram( born 1974) is a British installation artist.
He creates sculptures, large installations, and live arts projects.
He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol.
Jerram is colour blind.
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Jay Dee Springbett
Jay Dee Springbett( 1975 – 30 June 2011), was a British Australian record executive who appeared as a judge on the singing competition" Australian Idol" during the show's seventh season in 2009.
Springbett was one of three judges, along with Ian Dickson and Marcia Hines.
The Forbidden Thing
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Bob and Marcia
Bob and Marcia were a Jamaican vocal duo, that consisted of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths.
They had a# 5 UK hit single in 1970 with" Young, Gifted and Black".
They followed up with" Pied Piper", which peaked at# 11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971.
Those two releases spent a total of twenty five weeks in that chart in a period of less than eighteen months.
They discontinued their partnership in the mid-1970s, both feeling that it was not bringing them adequate financial reward.
Kass Morgan
Kass Morgan( born July 21, 1984) is an American author and editor, best known as the author of" The 100" book series.
She attended Brown University, studying English and History, and later earned a Master's at Oxford in 19th century literature.
She now lives in New York City.
Her parents are Sam Henry Kass and Marcia Bloom.

Question: Do Luke Jerram and Marcia Bunge have the same nationality?
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