Divinity School Faculty
Divinity School faculty are world-renowned scholars and educators, representing an extraordinary breadth and depth of knowledge across the world's religious traditions, past and present, as well as a range of disciplinary and methodological approaches to the study of religion. See below for a full directory or information about how our faculty work across disciplines.
Faculty and Research News
The Anthony C. Yu Junior Faculty Fellowship
The Divinity School is pleased to announce the Anthony C. Yu Junior Faculty Fellowship, and to....
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Pope Francis honors Prof. Jean-Luc Marion with one of world’s top theology prizes
UChicago scholar awarded prestigious Ratzinger Prize for lifetime achievements University of....
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News & Events Spotlight
Religion and the Coronavirus: Polls
Alternative ways of practicing faith: read more about our poll done in partnership with AP-NORC.More Info
Doostdar Wins Book Prize
Alireza Doostdar, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and the Anthropology of Religion, has been ...More Info
Hector Awarded Templeton Grant
Kevin Hector, Associate Professor of Theology and of the Philosophy of Religions, has been awarded a...More Info
Research at the University of Chicago
With a commitment to free and open inquiry, UChicago scholars take an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans arts to engineering, medicine to education. Their work transforms the way we understand the world, advancing fields of study, and often creating new ones.
scholarly journals
Devoted to comparative religious history, "History of Religions" has set the standard for the study of religious phenomena from prehistory to modern times.
"The Journal of Religion" promotes critical, hermeneutical, historical, and constructive inquiry into religion
Recent Dissertations
Serious inquiry into religion requires uncompromising standards of argument and evidence. View information on our recent graduates' dissertations here.