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Sonja Hagander

Sonja Hagander

College Pastor and Director of Ministries

Augsburg College

Sonja Hagander is the College Pastor and Director of Ministries at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She earned a BA from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, an MDiv from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh. She is married to Jonathan Gusdal and they have two children.

Published Articles

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Risky Speech–Gifted Friendships

Sonja Hagander

No. 44 · Fall 2016

Augsburg College Pastor Sonja Hagander reflects on pastoral care across faith traditions — from a campus chapel service after the 2008 murder of Muslim student Achmednur Ali, to her decade-long friendship with Jewish colleague Barbara Lehmann — and reads the Gospel of John as a roadmap for interfaith friendships marked by love, free speech, public space, and a willingness to risk being changed.

Sonja Hagander

Published Articles

Risky Speech–Gifted Friendships