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Welcome to the University of Chicago Divinity School, a vibrant community of scholars dedicated to exploring humanity’s most vital, inspiring, and compelling questions.
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Going Forward
Updates on the resumption of academic, research, and other on-campus activities.
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The Biggest Questions
Our new podcast examines the broad range of ideas and practices that constitute religion–and how scholars make sense of them.
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Religion and the Coronavirus: Polls
Alternative ways of practicing faith: read more about our poll done in partnership with AP-NORC.
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Fall Courses
See courses and descriptions for AY 2020-21, including undergrad-specific offerings.
Courses
Spring Quarter 2020
University-wide resources for faculty, staff, and students to help navigate the transition to Spring Quarter.
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Rustandy Global Christianity Distinguished Speaker Series
This lecture series considers comparative, diasporic and transnational approaches in global Christianity.
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Theravada Buddhism
The Divinity School is offering a lecture series on topics in Theravada Buddhism during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Divinity Student Explores Digital Humanities
Hanna Holborn Gray Graduate Fellowship program gives students like Aneesah Ettress opportunities to expand their professional horizons and enhance their development as scholars.
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The Anthony C. Yu Junior Faculty Fellowship
This new fellowship honors the legacy and pedagogy of the late Anthony C. Yu.
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In Conversation
David Gottlieb (PhD'18) speaks with Paul Mendes-Flohr on the New Books in Jewish Studies podcast.
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News & Events
Religion and the Coronavirus: Polls
Alternative ways of practicing faith: read more about our poll done in partnership with AP-NORC.More Info
Doostdar Wins Book Prize
Alireza Doostdar, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and the Anthropology of Religion, has been ...More Info
Hector Awarded Templeton Grant
Kevin Hector, Associate Professor of Theology and of the Philosophy of Religions, has been awarded a...More Info
Admissions
APPLYING TO THE DIVINITY SCHOOL
Join our community of scholars and professionals who guide the public’s understanding of religion.
We welcome you to schedule a campus visit – take a tour, attend a class, meet with current students, and learn about the admission process.
Can't come to campus? We have virtual visits too. LEARN MORE.
- PhD Program: Tuesday, January 7, 2020
- MA | MDiv Programs: January 7 (Priority)
- MA | MDiv Programs: April 13 (Final deadline for international students)
- MA | MDiv Programs: August 1 (Final deadline for domestic students)
- Domestic AMRS Applications: October 15 (Winter admission); January 7 (Spring admission); August 1 (Autumn admission)
- International AMRS Applications: October 15 (Spring admissions); April 13 (Autumn admission)
Academics
Degree Programs
Areas of Research and Study
Focusing on religious thought and traditions and their value. > Learn More
Constructive Studies in Religion
Concentrating on the development of Western religious traditions from their origins to the present. > Learn More
Historical Studies in Religion
The study of Islam as a textual tradition inscribed in history and particular cultural contexts. > LEARN MORE
Islamic Studies
Interdisciplinary focus on religious ideas, practices, institutions, and movements in American religion. > LEARN MORE
Religions in the Americas
The humanistic study of religious traditions and phenomena – and literature and society in relation to religion. > LEARN MORE
Religion and the Human Sciences
Interdisciplinary research on topics in Buddhism. > LEARN MORE
Buddhist Studies at UChicago
Sightings
Commenting on Religion in Public Life
Halting the Hajj
Exploring the social, political, economic, and religious fallout of this year’s (all but) canceled....
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Seeing a Religious Left
Exploring the vibrancy of the religious left and how secularism has hindered our ability to “sight”....
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The Martin Marty Center
The Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion offers scholarly perspectives on religious questions facing the wider public: through conferences and events, fellowship programs, and our twice-weekly electronic publication Sightings, we work on the intersection of religion and public life.
