
Interim Director
Dr. Per Anderson
Professor Emeritus of Religion, Concordia College
Interim Director, Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work
Dr. Per Anderson is professor emeritus of religion at Concordia following 35 years of teaching and administrative service at the college. He joined the faculty in 1986 after the study of philosophy and theology at St. Olaf College, Harvard University, and The University of Chicago. Anderson chaired Concordia’s religion department and participated extensively in faculty governance and institutional development. He led the college’s global learning program for 15 years.
In addition to his role as interim director of the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work, Anderson serves on the board of directors of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and the Theological Ethics Advisors Working Group of the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He has participated continuously in institution building and thought formation of the ELCA and the Lutheran World Federation, including service as co-chair of an ELCA social statement task force on genetics. Anderson writes on Christian ethics with a focus on education and technology. He is currently working on a book on Lutheran higher education in the 21st century.