Phil Lepak
Bethany Lutheran College | www.blc.edu
Assistant Professor - Religion
Phone: 507-344-7754
Office: Meyer Hall 307
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Courses Recently Taught
Christian Doctrine I
Christian Doctrine II
Descriptive Physics and Lab
Introduction to Christianity I
Introduction to Christianity II
Education
- B.S. in Theoretical Physics from Michigan Technological University in 1991
- Certification in Ancient Languages from Northwestern College in 1992
- M.Div. from Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1999
Involvement
Phil joined the Physics Department and Religious Studies Department in the fall of 2011. Phil currently serves as Secretary of the Bethany Lutheran College Faculty Assembly, is a member of Sigma Pi Sigma national physics honor fraternity and is an active clergyman of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
Publications
In 1992, Phil was second author of “Electronic structure of alkaline-earth selenides.” in Physical Review B.
Service
From 1999 to 2011, Phil served parishes in Florida and Indiana and in the mission field in Illinois. During that time, he wrote several articles published in the Lutheran Sentinel and a paper published in the Lutheran Synod Quarterly. Phil has given presentations at local and regional pastoral conferences and has served as chaplain for the 2011 Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Phil served from 2003 to 2011 on the ELS Committee for Integrating Technology.
Research
Phil is actively researching lensless optics, the relationship between science and theology, and the usefulness of semantic domain research in New Testament exegesis.
