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Journal 'Science' Publishes Paper Co-Authored By Prof. Zoloth
On May 15, The journal Science published an article co-authored by Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics, entitled “Deliberate extinction by genome modification: An ethical challenge.”Read the full article here....
May 15, 2025
Alumnus Book wins Associated Church Press and Religion Communicators Council Awards
Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism (Chalice Press, 2024), co-authored by Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood, MDV’10, MPP’10, won the Associated Church Press’ Award of Excellence on May 2, 2025. The authors als...
May 15, 2025
Prof. Schweiker Delivers Keynote at Yale Divinity School Conference on AI and Humanity
William Schweiker, Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Professor of Theological Ethics, gave the keynote speech at the Yale Divinity School “AI and the Ends of Humanity: Thinking Theologically After ChatGPT” conference last month. His talk on his recent ...
May 14, 2025
Marty Center Executive Director Emily Crews on Pope Leo's Childhood Church for the Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune interviewed Emily Crews, executive director of the Martin Marty Center for the Public Study of Religion for a piece entitled, "How the new Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church in Chicago fell into disrepair — and what may lie ahead.""E...
May 10, 2025
David Tracy: A Reflection
A few years ago, David and I were having one of our customary lunches at the Piccolo Mondo Restaurant in Hyde Park, two old men reminiscing about our years together, when David looked at me and unexpectedly said,” Bernie, will you give the eulogy at ...
May 9, 2025
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh for Newsweek on Financial Headwinds Facing New Pope
Erin Galgay Walsh, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, was cited in a Newsweek story about the financial headwinds facing the new Pope entitled "Pope Leo XIV Faces Financial Headache as New Catholic Church Leader.""Th...
May 9, 2025
Dean James T. Robinson in Vanity Fair on the New Pope's South Side Chicago Roots
Dean James T. Robinson was quoted in a Vanity Fair piece entitled "Even Cubs Fans Are Excited About Da Pope, a Sox Fan and Chicago’s Hometown Hero.""Those Chicago roots could give Prevost a 'unique perspective,' said James Robinson, dean of the Unive...
May 9, 2025
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh on CBS News Giving Perspective on New Pope
CBS News Chicago interviewed Erin Galgay Walsh, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, to gain a theological perspective on the election of the new Pope Leo XIV. Watch the clip below: ...
May 8, 2025
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh for the Independent on Pope Leo, XIV
The Independent published a piece entitled "The Pope with a ‘twinkle in his eye’: Former protégé describes the American set to lead the Catholic Church," citing Erin Galgay Walsh, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature. "...
May 8, 2025
Alumna Prof. Anna Peterson Publishes Op-Ed in the New York Times
Anna Peterson, AM'87, PhD'91, Professor of Religion at the University of Florida, wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times entitled "Did One of My Students Hate Me Enough to Lie to Get Me in Trouble?"Peterson writes: "Far worse than the fear of investig...
May 7, 2025