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Joseph Edelheit Named 2021 Alumnus of the Year
Upon recommendation from the Divinity School’s Alumni Council, the Board of Trustees of the Baptist Theological Union has named Joseph A. Edelheit, DMin 2001, the Divinity School Alumnus of the Year for 2021. Professor Emeritus of Religious and Je...
March 30, 2021
Haggadot Collection Gift
UChicago Library to preserve ‘unique portrait’ of Jewish history in Passover Haggadot collection with gift from Divinity grad student Steven Durschlag, AM'14. ...
March 26, 2021
Anthony C. Yu Junior Faculty Fellowship
The Divinity School is pleased to announce the second Anthony C. Yu Junior Faculty Fellowship recipient, Assistant Professor Erin Galgay Walsh. The Fellowship was established through a gift from Barbara Kirchick Urbut, AM’75, and Michael Urbut, MB...
March 23, 2021
Craft of Teaching Program to Expand
The University of Chicago Divinity School is pleased to announce a generous bequest from the estate of the late John C. Colman that will enable a significant expansion of the Craft of Teaching in the Academic Study of Religion program, the School’s p...
March 9, 2021
David Nirenberg appointed dean of the Divinity School
David Nirenberg, who has served as interim dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School since 2018, has been appointed dean, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Ka Yee C. Lee announced. The new term begins July 1, 2022. Nirenberg’s interim...
March 8, 2021
James M. Gustafson, 1925-2021
James Moody Gustafson, alumnus and former faculty member of The Divinity School, died on January 15, 2021 at the age of 95. The son of a minister, James Gustafson served in Burma and India in the Army Corps of Engineers before pursuing higher educ...
February 1, 2021
Diversity and Inclusion
The Divinity's School's speaker series on the study of race, gender and sexuality in the study of religion brings eminent scholars to our community to share their research and engage in conversation with each other and with our students and faculty. ...
January 27, 2021
Medical Practice In The Midst of Global Pandemic
An Enhancing Life Research Laboratory Exploring Distress in the Medical Profession The devastating effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic include distress and burnout among medical professionals. This dire situation goes beyond the scramble for...
December 3, 2020
Pope Francis honors Prof. Jean-Luc Marion with one of world’s top theology prizes
UChicago scholar awarded prestigious Ratzinger Prize for lifetime achievements University of Chicago Divinity School scholar Jean-Luc Marion—widely regarded as one of the world’s leading Catholic thinkers—has been awarded the Ratzinger Prize for h...
