Religion Faculty

Richard Christensen

Dr. Richard Christensen, Associate Professor of Religion, began at Lakeland in 1998. Much of his recent research examines the history of American Protestant church life. All May Be One, a book Christensen recently co-authored, won the 2008 Book of the Year Award from the Congregational Library in Boston, Massachusetts. Students might be interested to know that Christensen is also an award-winning athlete. In 2007, he took the gold medal in the long jump for his age group in the Wisconsin State Senior Olympics.

Karl Kuhn

A prolific author and religion scholar, Karl Kuhn challenges students to explore Scripture as he leads thought-provoking discussions about biblical interpretation. An ordained United Church of Christ clergy, Karl is a frequent author and lector on biblical interpretation and biblical theology. He joined Lakeland's faculty in 1999, and he has authored three books: "Having Words with God: The Bible as Conversation" (Fortress Press, 2008), "The Heart of Biblical Narrative: Rediscovering Biblical Appeal to the Emotions" (Fortress Press, 2009), and "Luke: The Elite Evangelist" (Liturgical Press, 2010). He has served several congregations as an associate and interim minister, and his wife, Kathryn, is also an ordained UCC Clergy.

Karl is married to Kathryn O'Connor Kuhn, an ordained UCC Clergy who serves as pastor at Saron United Church of Christ outside Sheboygan Falls, WI. Karl, Kathryn and their children, Joshua and Clare, reside on a small hobby farm outside of Kiel. In his free time Karl enjoys carpentry, gardening, hiking, fishing and hunting.