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Prof. Jean-Luc Marion's 'Tribute to David Tracy' in Church Life Journal
Jean-Luc Marion, Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Professor of Catholic Studies and Professor of the Philosophy of Religions and Theology, and Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and Philosophy at the University of Chicago, ...
July 30, 2025
Prof. Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande publishes 'The Politics of Islamic Ethics'
Assistant Professor of Religious Ethics Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande's new book, The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge, July 2025), was published this week.The book investigates two cen...
July 16, 2025
Prof. Christian Wedemeyer on the Dalai Lama for 'The New York Post'
“The Dalai Lama is setting up, and he’s making as much noise as he can to say that the Chinese have no business having anything to do with this,” Christian Wedemeyer, associate professor of the history of religion told The New York Post for a story e...
July 1, 2025
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 entitled "Princely Radicals and Radical Princes, or, Life Post-Divinity School"
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