UPDATE
All Sightings articles published after January 1, 2025, are available on the Marty Center website.
Sightings
Reporting and commenting on the role of religion in public life.
Sightings on Summer Hiatus
Enjoy a curated reading list until we return for Autumn Quarter in September.
Smart Sightings
Smart Sightings is a new partnership between the Marty Center and the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art. This series invites readers to contemplate the many connections between art and religion through written reflections on pieces in the Smart's exhibition, Calling on the Past: Selections from the Collection, on display at the museum from March 21, 2023 to February 4, 2024. Featuring illuminating pairings of objects from the museum's permanent collection, Calling on the Past encouraged viewers to see the collection – and themselves – with fresh eyes.
Smart Sightings | The Religious Experience of Mark Rothko
Can art and the experience of art be divine? Mark Rothko's "No. 2" offers alternative ways to think about religion.
Recent Columns
Sightings on Summer Hiatus
By Lauren PondDear Readers,Today marks the beginning of Sightings’ summer hiatus…
June 27, 2024
Civil Religion as a Gateway to Christian Nationalism
By Brian Kaylor and Beau UnderwoodSeventy years ago, the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag was…
June 20, 2024
What We Write about When We Write about the War in…
By Sarah Hammerschlag"[T]hey were made of the same cloth as we, they were average human…
June 12, 2024
The Fullness of Life: Remembering Jürgen Moltmann
By Janna GonwaOn June 3rd, after 98 years on this earth, Jürgen Moltmann entered…
June 6, 2024
Liberalism’s Identity Irresolution
By Timothy GutmannIn the United States today, the culture wars are said to divide…
May 31, 2024
Asking the Right Questions about Genetic Engineering
By David BarrReservations about human genetic engineering generally fall into two…
May 22, 2024
The Passion of Bitcoin Jesus
By William SchultzBitcoin Jesus had it all. Wealth. Fame. The nickname "Bitcoin Jesus."…
May 15, 2024
Demon Slayer: Pop Religion and Japanese Anime
By Bruce WinkelmanVisitors to movie theaters across the United States recently had the…
May 8, 2024
Search the Archives
Browse by Associated TagsSighting Religion in the Public Square
Through the eyes, ears, and keyboards of a diverse group of writers, Sightings displays a kaleidoscope of religious activity: a reflection of how religious currents are shaping and being shaped in the world.
CONNECT
SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe to receive Sightings in your inbox once a week.