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Prof. Laurie Zoloth on 'Superbabies' for Bloomberg
Prof. Laurie Zoloth was called upon as an expert source for a recent Bloomberg article, 'Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push."Experts would be especially concerned if the efforts are conducted in private laboratories ...
June 27, 2025
Prof. Richard Rosengarten Delivers 2025 Convocation Speech
Richard A. Rosengarten, Associate Professor of Religion and Literature, delivered the Convocation address at the Divinity School ceremony held on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Rockefeller Chapel. Below is a transcript of the address, edited for readabilit...
June 12, 2025
Prof. López-Ruiz on Phoenician's Purple Dye for History.com
In a piece for History.com on a purple dye that Phoenicians were renowned for, Prof. Carolina López-Ruiz provided context about the way it was traded:“University of Chicago historian Carolina López-Ruiz, the author of Phoenicians and the Making of th...
June 12, 2025
Fr. David Tracy remembered as theologian who wanted the church to speak to the world
Catherine Odell wrote an obituary memorializing Prof. David Tracy for The National Catholic Reporter quoting the University of Chicago obituary and Prof. Ryan Coyne: "'Ryan Coyne, associate professor of philosophy of religions and theology at the Div...
May 31, 2025
Professor Doostdar on Divine Encounters with AI for Rolling Stone
Alireza Doostdar, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and the Anthropology of Religions, spoke to Rolling Stone magazine for their story "People Are Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in AI. Religious Scholars Have Thoughts," by Miles Klee. "That said,...
May 25, 2025
Prof. Zoloth Named to Georgetown-Lancet Commission on Faith, Trust, and Health
Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics, has been named to the new Georgetown-Lancet Commission on Faith, Trust, and Health. The commission will explore how the interplay across these spheres can improve health outcomes and...
May 22, 2025
Christianity Today Quotes Professor William Schultz
In a piece for Christianity Today titled, The Gospel of $TRUMP, William Schultz, Assistant Professor of American Religions at the Divinity School comments on the allure of President Trump's cryptocurrency: “I don’t think it’s a matter of ‘This will t...
May 21, 2025
Journal 'Science' Publishes Paper Co-Authored By Prof. Zoloth
On May 15, The journal Science published an article co-authored by Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics, entitled “Deliberate extinction by genome modification: An ethical challenge.”Read the full article here....
May 15, 2025
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh for Newsweek on Financial Headwinds Facing New Pope
Erin Galgay Walsh, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, was cited in a Newsweek story about the financial headwinds facing the new Pope entitled "Pope Leo XIV Faces Financial Headache as New Catholic Church Leader.""Th...
May 9, 2025
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh on CBS News Giving Perspective on New Pope
CBS News Chicago interviewed Erin Galgay Walsh, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, to gain a theological perspective on the election of the new Pope Leo XIV. Watch the clip below: ...
May 8, 2025