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Exploring the Worlds of the Religions
"The creation of the universe operates on the principle that Intellect (Reason) prevails over Necessity not by force, but by persuasion."—Plato, Timaeus My first encounter with Chicago as an adult came late at night, driving over the Skyway, up from ...
April 22, 2026
Preparing Scholars to Teach: Inside the Colman Pedagogical Fellowship
Assistant Dean of Students Nathan Hardy, when planning for the next workshop of the Colman Program, said his philosophy centered around a quote he once heard Professor Margaret Mitchell, Shailer Mathews Distinguished Service Professor of New Testamen...
April 22, 2026
Talking to God, Talking About Religion
A Conversation with Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, Alum of the Year 2026 “It’s a big project for us to figure out how to listen to each other, isn’t it?” For Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, JD’76, PhD’93, this observation names a central problem at the hear...
April 21, 2026
Prof. Doostdar Examines Media, Power, and the War on Iran
In a recent segment for Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post, Alireza Doostdar, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and the Anthropology of Religion, contextualizes escalating tensions around the war on Iran within a broader geopolitical frame.Doostdar...
April 19, 2026
UChicago Leadership Q&A Series: James T. Robinson, Dean of the Divinity School
Originally published on the UChicago IntranetJames T. Robinson has served as dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School since 2022, but he has been an integral part of UChicago for more than two decades.Robinson joined the Divinity School in 2...
April 17, 2026
Divinity School Launches Certificate in Chaplaincy for MDiv Students
The University of Chicago Divinity School now offers a certificate in chaplaincy, available to all current Master of Divinity students. Modeled after UChicago’s interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy (GPHAP) certificat...
April 17, 2026
Schweiker Cited by CBS News on Catholic Response to AI Image Controversy
William Schweiker, Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Theological Ethics, was interviewed by CBS News in coverage of backlash among Chicago Catholics over an AI-generated image depicting President Donald Trump as a Jesus-li...
April 13, 2026
Choosing Swift Again and Again
The first time I came to Swift Hall, I was there to decide if it was the right place for me. It was early April 1998. Outside, a thin layer of gray slush coated the lawn. Inside, the now-familiar pattern of atonal clangs sounded its irregular rhythm ...
April 8, 2026
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