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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
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, interdi...
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