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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
“A Little Education Goes a Long Way”: Emilie Townes in Conversation
The bluster of early May in Hyde Park didn’t dim the joy Rev. Dr. Emilie Townes, AB’77, AM’79, DMN’82, felt upon returning to Chicago to receive a 2025 University of Chicago Alumni Award for Professional Achievement.“Here, I learned the value of bein...
May 6, 2025
David Tracy, Influential Theologian and Beloved University of Chicago Professor, 1939–2025
David Tracy, a pioneering Roman Catholic theologian and longtime University of Chicago Divinity School professor, died April 29, 2025, at 86. Widely regarded as one of the most important theological voices of the late twentieth century, Tracy’s work ...
May 6, 2025
Alumna Lea Schweitz Shares a Playful Approach to End of Life Planning
A feature story from Religion News Service sheds light on Lea Schweitz, AM'00, PhD'08 and her Substack, Playdates with Death, an online, end-of-life planning community.Schweitz began this work, which has expanded into a monthly digital support group ...
May 6, 2025
PhD Candidate Christopher Poore Published in The Living Church
PhD Candidate, Rev. Christopher Poore's piece "Not My Pope," a personal story about his encounters with the late Pope Francis while studying abroad in Buenos Aires, was published in The Living Church.Poore writes: "The man celebrating the Mass—no one...
April 30, 2025
PhD Op-Ed on Pope Francis Published by Religion News Service
PhD candidate Ranana Dine's op-ed Pope Francis' simple funeral choices set a moral standard also reflected in Judaism was published by Religion News Service. Dine writes: "As a Jew reading about Pope Francis’ funeral wishes, the precedent set by Gaml...
April 28, 2025
Elizabeth Goudy, MDV95 Leads Radically Inclusive Ministry
The Brown and White, a Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania news outlet, published a story entitled "Lehigh Valley church practices 'radical inclusivity.'"The story profiles The Metropolitan Community Church of Lehigh Valley, led by Rev. Elizabeth Goudy, MDV'...
April 25, 2025
Robert Franklin, PhD85, Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Robert Franklin, PhD'85, was named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Franklin is the James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership at Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and senior advisor to Emory's president.“Dr. F...
April 24, 2025
Brian Albert Gerrish, Renowned Theologian and Scholar of Reformed Thought, 1931–2025
Brian Albert Gerrish, a distinguished theologian and the John Nuveen Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Divinity School, passed away in Mechanicsville, Virginia, on April 14, 2025, at the age of 93. Born in the United Kingdom in 193...
April 21, 2025