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NPR's Scott Simon reads from Prof. Martin Marty's 'A Cry of Absence'
NPR's Scott Simon, host of Weekend Edition, posted on his X account a taped reading from Prof. Martin E. Marty's 1983 book on grief, A Cry of Absence. "Martin was a member of the clergy, of course, and had specific religious beliefs, but I think thes...
March 5, 2025
Martin E. Marty, ‘most influential interpreter of religion’ in U.S., 1928-2025
UChicago theologian and historian helped shape the field and public understanding of religionThroughout his distinguished career, University of Chicago Prof. Emeritus and the Rev. Dr. Martin E. Marty was one of the country’s foremost theologians and ...
February 27, 2025
As Trump returns, be a Martin Marty, not a Billy Graham
Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times dedicated his Sunday, January 19, 2025 column to the legacy of Professor Emeritus Martin Marty, writing: Marty warned against acting as the “servant of a God of prey whose goal it is to annex and enslave.”He re...
January 21, 2025