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2026 MDiv Theses Presentations
Skyler French, “Redeeming Redemption: Christ, Horrors, and Spiritual Care.” Sunday, April 12, 7 p.m., St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 515 S. Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton, IL. (church service at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., followed by the presentation...
March 31, 2026
The Idea of the University of Chicago Divinity School
I am grateful for Dean Robinson’s invitation to reflect on the University of Chicago Divinity School at this historic marker. It has prompted me to return to some of my own earlier attempts in my years as dean of students and then as dean to exegete ...
March 25, 2026
Turning on the Mind: Harville Hendrix, AM'65, PhD'71, on Chicago, Critical Thinking, and the Origins of Imago Therapy
When Harville Hendrix, AM'65, PhD'71, arrived at the University of Chicago Divinity School, he imagined a life in scholarship and ministry. But the intellectual culture he encountered in Swift Hall, one shaped by rigorous attention to method, interd...
March 25, 2026
One Year of 'Criteria'
As Criteria marks its first anniversary, the Divinity School looked back at the stories that resonated most with readers over the past year. Below are the ten most-clicked pieces from this newsletter, an evolving successor to the long-running print ...
March 22, 2026
Tough-Minded, Tender-Hearted
My first visit to the University of Chicago campus came in 1993 for my interview and job talk. At the time, I was teaching in Silicon Valley, and this was my first encounter with the Divinity School and Swift Hall. I already knew something about the ...
March 11, 2026
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
If Not Here, Where?
Almost thirty years ago, in the fall of 1996, I arrived in Hyde Park. I was a Classics student from Spain, eager to start my doctoral studies at the University of Chicago. I was admitted to the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, which, for...
February 25, 2026
Pop Religion | Hunger and Thirst: Embodied Religion in The Testament of Ann Lee
Professor William Schultz on charisma, confession, and the making of the Shaker movement. In an age wary of charismatic leaders, it would be easy to read Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee as another story of religious fervor and control. Inste...
February 20, 2026
Marty Center Executive Director on 'Unofficial Love Languages' for the New York Times
In a piece for Valentine's Day, the New York Times polled experts about 'unofficial love languages.'Emily D. Crews, Executive Director of the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion, weighed in, sharing a personal anecdote: "For ...
February 16, 2026