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How Colorado Springs became an evangelical mecca
A mile above sea level, nestled at the base of Pikes Peak, sits the city of Colorado Springs. Among the dazzling rock formations are the United States Air Force Academy, a bustling high-tech industry and the headquarters of over 50 evangelical Christ...
March 5, 2026
Pop Religion | Outside of History: 'Marty Supreme' and the American Dream
Professor Sarah Hammerschlag on what Marty Supreme reveals about postwar American Judaism, the limits of meritocracy, and survival. What does ping-pong have to do with capitalism, fascism, and the American Dream? The Academy Award-nominated Marty Su...
March 3, 2026
Performance is What Makes Religion Matter
The discourse on the imbrication of religion and theatre/performance was built around the studies of ritual and drama. From the Passion Plays to Indian Sanskrit, Balinese Legong, Egyptian ritual drama, Greek tragedies, medieval morality plays, Japane...
January 28, 2026
Professor William Schultz Discusses "Jesus Springs" at Dean’s Forum
On Monday, Assistant Professor of American Religions William Schultz presented at a Dean’s Forum on his new book, Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City (University of North Carolina Press, 2025). The event featured re...
January 28, 2026
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through Community and Continuity: 8 Hours of His Speeches
On Tuesday, January 20, the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School hosted the third annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Reading event at Swift Hall. The event included a conti...
January 26, 2026
"The Space Always Wins"
“Perhaps the most unique tradition of the Divinity School is its eagerness to experiment, to rest rather lightly on its immediate past traditions…” J. Brauer, Criterion (Winter 1967) “The space always wins” is a familiar refrain in the practice labs ...
January 14, 2026
After the Bombings: Abimbola Adelakun on Terrorism, Strategy, and the Limits of Force
In a recent opinion column for Punch Nigeria, Abimbola Adelakun, Associate Professor of Global Christianity, reflects on the aftermath of Christmas Day airstrikes carried out against alleged terrorist targets in northwest Nigeria.While the strikes we...
January 9, 2026
Remembering Through Ritual: Prof. Abimbola Adelakun on Grief, Memorial, and Memory
In a moving personal essay, Abimbola Adelakun, Associate Professor of Global Christianity, reflects on the experience of remembering her mother and how ritual acts of memorialization reshaped that remembrance over time.Writing with intimacy and care,...
December 29, 2025
Div School Alum Beau Underwood Reviews Prof. William Schultz's 'Jesus Springs'
A recent review by Divinity School alumnus Beau Underwood, MDiv'10, MPP'10, takes up Jesus Springs, the new book by William Schultz, Assistant Professor of American Religions. Published by Word&Way, the review situates Schultz’s work within broader c...
December 26, 2025
Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande on her new book for 'The Political Theory Review' Podcast
Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande, Assistant Professor of Religious Ethics and Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School, is featured on The Political Theory Review, where she discusses her new book, The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hi...
December 22, 2025