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A Vigil of Voices: The Martin Marty Center and the Divinity School Connect to Community Through Dr. King's Speeches
“We are not only living in a time of cataclysmic change – we live in an era in which human rights is a central world issue. The shape of the world today does not afford us the luxury of an anemic democracy,” recited Curtis Evans, assistant professor ...
January 24, 2025
In their 90s, Sisters of Mercy have spent their lives fighting for immigrant justice. And they’re not stopping now.
In a piece by Nell Salzman of the Chicago Tribune, entitled: "In their 90s, Sisters of Mercy have spent their lives fighting for immigrant justice. And they’re not stopping now," Emily Crews,PhD, executive director of the Martin Marty Center for the ...
January 21, 2025
Divinity School and Marty Center Celebrate Black History Month
A suite of interdisciplinary and collaborative events ...
February 9, 2024
Anti-Violence Task Force
Anti-Violence Task Force formed by the Hyde Park/Kenwood Interfaith Council....
February 18, 2022
Brie Loskota Named Executive Director of the Martin Marty Center
The Divinity School is pleased to announce the appointment of Brie Loskota as the Executive Director of the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion. Ms. Loskota, who is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Religion ...
June 21, 2021
Otten Receives Honorary Doctorate
Willimien Otten has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Københavns Universitet (University of Copenhagen), Denmark. Honorary doctorates are awarded to a number of researchers who have played a significant role in research or education and re the ...
December 9, 2019
Religions in the Americas Lecture by Pamela Klassen
Pamela Klassen, University of Toronto, to lecture on Tues. Nov. 5: "Recognizing Religion and Siting the Secular," part of our Religions in the Americas lecture series. ...
September 22, 2019
Religions in the Americas Lecture by Christopher White
Christopher White, Vassar College, to lecture on Tues. Nov. 12: "Higher Dimensions, Fantastic Science, and the Modern Religious Imagination" part of our Religions in the Americas lecture series. ...
September 22, 2019