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2026-2027 PhD, MDiv, Masters Application
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Prof. Angie Heo for the Chicago Reader | The scent of resurrection
Prof. Angie Heo for the Chicago Reader | The scent of resurrection
At Ascension Chicago, Audrey Robinovitz opened a small reliquary of scent, guiding attendees through the fragrant history of anointing.
"Craft in the Fullest Sense" | Prof. Angie Heo's 2026 Convocation Address
"Craft in the Fullest Sense" | Prof. Angie Heo's 2026 Convocation Address
Angie Heo, Associate Professor of the Anthropology and Sociology of Religion, delivered the following address at the University of Chicago Divinity School’s 2026 Convocation Hooding and Pinning Ceremony, revisiting her 2023 Admitted Students' Day address on“The Work of the Divinity School.” Dean Robinson and Dean Maduff, esteemed colleagues, proud families and precious friends, and especially those of you in cap and gown: the Class of 2026. Congratulations.
Pop Religion | Prof. Abimbola Adelakun on Is God Is, Destiny, Sin, and the Religious Imagination of Black Rage |
Pop Religion | Prof. Abimbola Adelakun on Is God Is, Destiny, Sin, and the Religious Imagination of Black Rage |
It would be easy to read Aleshea Harris's Is God Is as a revenge thriller: twin sisters set out to kill the father who burned them as children. But the film, Harris’s feature directorial debut, plays more like a parable, folding inherited trauma and Black rage into the language of destiny, sin, and sacrifice.
What to read during summer 2026 | University of Chicago News
What to read during summer 2026 | University of Chicago News
From mind-bending science mysteries to stories read in a single sitting, UChicago teaching award winners share their selections
Divinity School Honors 2026 Student Prize Winners | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Divinity School Honors 2026 Student Prize Winners | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Awards were presented June 5 at the Hooding and Pinning Ceremony in Rockefeller Chapel. The Divinity School recognized students across degree programs with annual prizes and fellowships. The awards were presented during the Hooding and Pinning Ceremony at Rockefeller Chapel in conjunction with the University of Chicago's 540th Convocation on June 5, 2026.
Video | Swift Hall at 100: A Century of Religious Scholarship and the Road Ahead
Video | Swift Hall at 100: A Century of Religious Scholarship and the Road Ahead
For one hundred years, Swift Hall has stood at the heart of the University of Chicago Divinity School—its carved oak doors and well-worn stone steps marking ...
The Flight of American Christianity | Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
The Flight of American Christianity | Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Martin Gardner's The Flight of Peter Fromm and the Making of Modern American Religion Quick: Name the most accomplished fictional scholar to teach at Swift Hall. The easy answer is Franz Bibfeldt, that spoof of academic faddishness and triviality. But I’d like to suggest another name: Homer Wilson, professor of the psychology of religion, as renowned for his flamboyant vests as for his staunch atheism.
Please play this syllabus | "Gaming the Gods" w. Marshall Cunningham
Please play this syllabus | "Gaming the Gods" w. Marshall Cunningham
In ‘Gaming the Gods,’ UChicago undergrads use video games as primary texts to understand religious symbolism and ritual practice
A Place Like No Other | Swift 100 Faculty Reflection from Dan Arnold
A Place Like No Other | Swift 100 Faculty Reflection from Dan Arnold
Swift Hall is a place where students in Room 403, with its impressive collection of ancient Christian bas-reliefs, are as likely as not to be discussing China’s Tian-tai tradition of Buddhist thought, Sun Ra’s Afrofuturism, American pragmatism, or Arabic poetry.
If This, Then What: Russell Johnson Wins Swogger Award for Classroom Teaching | The University of Chicago Divinity School
If This, Then What: Russell Johnson Wins Swogger Award for Classroom Teaching | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Mohamed Abdelhafez, Rashauna Johnson, Russell Johnson and Mark Osadjan all have been honored with the Glenn and Claire Swogger Award for Exemplary Classroom Teaching, which recognizes outstanding teachers with College appointments who introduce students to habits of scholarly thinking, inquiry and engagement in the Core curriculum—the College’s general education program.
Exacting and Invested: Jeffrey Stackert Honored for PhD Teaching and Mentoring | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Exacting and Invested: Jeffrey Stackert Honored for PhD Teaching and Mentoring | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Jeffrey Stackert, Caroline E. Haskell Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Divinity School and in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and in the College, approaches teaching with a principle that might seem counterintuitive: rigor is a form of care. “A way of being generous is to be exacting,” he says. “We’re going to push you really, really hard. And we’re going to support you as best we can.”
Creating Conditions for Discovery: Ryan Coyne Wins Quantrell Award | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Creating Conditions for Discovery: Ryan Coyne Wins Quantrell Award | The University of Chicago Divinity School
For Ryan Coyne, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Religions and Theology and in the College, teaching begins not with delivering knowledge, but with creating the conditions for discovery. “Above all, I want the course material to come alive for the students,” he said. “I can only create conditions in which the students do this for themselves.”
Prof. Marshall Cunningham on Donald Trump’s Golden Statue - Newsweek
Prof. Marshall Cunningham on Donald Trump’s Golden Statue - Newsweek
A 22-foot golden statue of President Donald Trump at his golf course is justifiably riling some observers, religious scholars told Newsweek.
Joy, Rest, and the Work of Ethics | Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Joy, Rest, and the Work of Ethics | Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Professor Sarah E. Fredericks examines climate change, moral emotion, and the expanding horizons of religious ethics at Swift Hall.Looking back to the 1967 volume of Criterion celebrating the centennial of the Divinity School, I recognize that the faculty then may have agreed with some aspects of my vision of ethics; however, my work and my self did not fit into the mid-century study of religion in at least four ways.
Kirsten Macfarlane Awarded Selma V. Forkosch Prize by the Journal of the History of Ideas
Kirsten Macfarlane Awarded Selma V. Forkosch Prize by the Journal of the History of Ideas
The Necessity of Islamic Philosophy | Prof. Raissa de Rande w. Arc Magazine
The Necessity of Islamic Philosophy | Prof. Raissa de Rande w. Arc Magazine
Raissa A. von Doetinchem de Rande is an assistant professor of religious ethics and Islamic studies at the University of Chicago. Her first book, The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge, 2025), looks at the concept of “fiṭra,” or divinely-created human nature, in the early Islamic philosophical tradition.
The moral injury of spectator violence | The Christian Century
The moral injury of spectator violence | The Christian Century
Something critical has broken in the American psyche: Misanthropy has taken...
Divinity School Launches Certificate in Chaplaincy for MDiv Students | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Divinity School Launches Certificate in Chaplaincy for MDiv Students | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Exploring the Worlds of the Religions | William Schwieker's Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Exploring the Worlds of the Religions | William Schwieker's Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Preparing Scholars to Teach: Inside the Colman Pedagogical Fellowship
Preparing Scholars to Teach: Inside the Colman Pedagogical Fellowship
Talking to God, Talking About Religion | 2026 Alum of the Year Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
Talking to God, Talking About Religion | 2026 Alum of the Year Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
RSVP to Winnifred Fallers Sullivan Alum of the Year Keynote | May 1
RSVP to Winnifred Fallers Sullivan Alum of the Year Keynote | May 1
Turning on the Mind: Harville Hendrix, AM'65, PhD'71, on Chicago, Critical Thinking, and the Origins of Imago Therapy | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Turning on the Mind: Harville Hendrix, AM'65, PhD'71, on Chicago, Critical Thinking, and the Origins of Imago Therapy | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Menachem Kipnis -Edited by Prof. Sheila. Jelen
Menachem Kipnis -Edited by Prof. Sheila. Jelen
Choosing Swift Again and Again | Sarah Hammerschlag's Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Choosing Swift Again and Again | Sarah Hammerschlag's Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Becoming Neighbors by Amar D. Peterman
Becoming Neighbors by Amar D. Peterman
God and bitcoin: Why some Christians pitch crypto at church
God and bitcoin: Why some Christians pitch crypto at church
One Year of 'Criteria' | The University of Chicago Divinity School
One Year of 'Criteria' | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Oscars Week: Outside of History: 'Marty Supreme' and the American Dream
Oscars Week: Outside of History: 'Marty Supreme' and the American Dream
Oscars Week: The Not-So-Monstrous History Behind Frankenstein
Oscars Week: The Not-So-Monstrous History Behind Frankenstein
Tough-Minded, Tender-Hearted | Prof. Dwight N. Hopkins' Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Tough-Minded, Tender-Hearted | Prof. Dwight N. Hopkins' Swift 100 Faculty Reflection
Oscars Week: Souls, fandom and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Oscars Week: Souls, fandom and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Prof. Kristine Culp's Bethany College Founder's Day Address
Prof. Kristine Culp's Bethany College Founder's Day Address
How Colorado Springs became an evangelical mecca | University of Chicago News
How Colorado Springs became an evangelical mecca | University of Chicago News
Hunger and Thirst: Embodied Religion in The Testament of Ann Lee | Pop Religion
Hunger and Thirst: Embodied Religion in The Testament of Ann Lee | Pop Religion
If Not Here, Where? | Prof. Carolina López-Ruiz reflects on Swift Hall's centennial.
If Not Here, Where? | Prof. Carolina López-Ruiz reflects on Swift Hall's centennial.
The 5 Unofficial Love Languages - Emily D. Crews for The New York Times
The 5 Unofficial Love Languages - Emily D. Crews for The New York Times
Hospitality as a Moral Practice | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Hospitality as a Moral Practice | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Swift Hall and the Good Life | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Swift Hall and the Good Life | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Cynthia Lindner for 'The Christian Century'
Cynthia Lindner for 'The Christian Century'
Prof. Will Schultz on Colorado Public Radio
Prof. Will Schultz on Colorado Public Radio
Terrorism in Nigeria: Aftermath of Christmas Day Bombings
Terrorism in Nigeria: Aftermath of Christmas Day Bombings
Golems, Angels and AI: What non-humans teach us about humanity
Golems, Angels and AI: What non-humans teach us about humanity
Emily D. Crews on Etsy Witches
Emily D. Crews on Etsy Witches
“Our Better Angels”: Reflections on My Years in Swift Hall | The University of Chicago Divinity School
“Our Better Angels”: Reflections on My Years in Swift Hall | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Abimbola Adelakun writes about grief and memory on the 25th anniversary of her mother's passing.
Abimbola Adelakun writes about grief and memory on the 25th anniversary of her mother's passing.
Alum Beau Underwood Reviews Prof. Schultz's 'Jesus Springs'
Alum Beau Underwood Reviews Prof. Schultz's 'Jesus Springs'
The Divinity School and the Hebrew Bible: Past, Present, and Future | The University of Chicago Divinity School by Prof. Jeffrey Stackert
The Divinity School and the Hebrew Bible: Past, Present, and Future | The University of Chicago Divinity School by Prof. Jeffrey Stackert
Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande on her new book for 'The Political Theory Review' Podcast
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Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande on her new book for 'The Political Theory Review' Podcast
Gratitude and Reflection: A Year-End Message from Dean Robinson | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Gratitude and Reflection: A Year-End Message from Dean Robinson | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Signs of Election by Prof. Sarah Hammerschlag | The Point Magazine
Signs of Election by Prof. Sarah Hammerschlag | The Point Magazine
Div School Guide to AAR/SBL 2025
Div School Guide to AAR/SBL 2025
Celebrating The Pearlsong Through Scholarship and Song | Center for the Study of World Religions
Celebrating The Pearlsong Through Scholarship and Song | Center for the Study of World Religions
Tony Banout, PhD'12,Free speech expert to deliver Presidential Lecture
Tony Banout, PhD'12,Free speech expert to deliver Presidential Lecture
Prof. Kirsten Macfarlane Wins Roland H. Bainton Theology and Religion Prize | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Prof. Kirsten Macfarlane Wins Roland H. Bainton Theology and Religion Prize | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Christian Century's review of Alum Robert Baird's debut novel
Christian Century's review of Alum Robert Baird's debut novel
Alum Stephen Post discusses his upcoming book on the Mind Matters Podcast
Alum Stephen Post discusses his upcoming book on the Mind Matters Podcast
The Inverse Wisdom of a Second-Century Martyr | The University of Chicago Divinity School
The Inverse Wisdom of a Second-Century Martyr | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Register to attend New Directions in Salvage Poetics, Nov. 3-4
Register to attend New Directions in Salvage Poetics, Nov. 3-4
100 years of Swift Hall in 10 objects | University of Chicago News
100 years of Swift Hall in 10 objects | University of Chicago News
Read Professors Erin Galgay Walsh and Marshall Cunningham's Relgion News Service op-ed: "In the Bible's immigrant story, a model for humanizing the vulnerable"
Read Professors Erin Galgay Walsh and Marshall Cunningham's Relgion News Service op-ed: "In the Bible's immigrant story, a model for humanizing the vulnerable"
'Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City by Prof. William J. Schultz
'Jesus Springs: Evangelical Capitalism and the Fate of an American City by Prof. William J. Schultz
TIME100 Next 2025 | Marshall Hatch Jr., MDiv'17,AM'17
TIME100 Next 2025 | Marshall Hatch Jr., MDiv'17,AM'17
RSVP to Daniel Holz's Nuveen lecture: "Reflections on the Beginning and End of Everything"
RSVP to Daniel Holz's Nuveen lecture: "Reflections on the Beginning and End of Everything"
MDiv Student Lilia Ellis on loving they enemy for 'The Christian Century'
MDiv Student Lilia Ellis on loving they enemy for 'The Christian Century'
Marshall Cunningham on Religion in Grand Theft Auto
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Marshall Cunningham on Religion in Grand Theft Auto
Grace Rotermund's E-Catalogue: Medieval Text Manuscripts
Grace Rotermund's E-Catalogue: Medieval Text Manuscripts
Denbō- Transmitting the Dharma | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Denbō- Transmitting the Dharma | The University of Chicago Divinity School
Prof. Will Schultz on American Pentecostalism for 99% Invisible Podcast
Prof. Will Schultz on American Pentecostalism for 99% Invisible Podcast
Faculty Book Release: The Politics of Islamic Ethics by Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande
Faculty Book Release: The Politics of Islamic Ethics by Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande
Prof. Anne Carr, the ‘founding mother’ of Catholic feminism in academia
Prof. Anne Carr, the ‘founding mother’ of Catholic feminism in academia
Prof. Christian Wedemeyer on the Dalai Lama for The New York Post
Prof. Christian Wedemeyer on the Dalai Lama for The New York Post
Prof. Laurie Zoloth on Gene Editing Tech for Bloomberg
Prof. Laurie Zoloth on Gene Editing Tech for Bloomberg
Criteria: Convocation 2025 Edition
Criteria: Convocation 2025 Edition
Walton Yan, Relgious Studies Major of Class of 2025 reflects on the many roads to Convocation
Walton Yan, Relgious Studies Major of Class of 2025 reflects on the many roads to Convocation
People Are Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in AI. Religious Scholars Have Thoughts
People Are Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in AI. Religious Scholars Have Thoughts
Sacred Grounds, Gospel Sounds RSVP
Sacred Grounds, Gospel Sounds RSVP
Prof. Zoloth on ethics of gene-therapy for NPR
Prof. Zoloth on ethics of gene-therapy for NPR
The Marty Center's Emily Crews on the fate of Pope Leo's Childhood Home and Church for The Chicago Tribune
The Marty Center's Emily Crews on the fate of Pope Leo's Childhood Home and Church for The Chicago Tribune
Divinity School Dean James T. Robinson on the New Pope's South Side Chicago Roots
Divinity School Dean James T. Robinson on the New Pope's South Side Chicago Roots
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh on CBS Chicago: A theological perspective on Pope Leo XIV and his ascendancy
Prof. Erin Galgay Walsh on CBS Chicago: A theological perspective on Pope Leo XIV and his ascendancy
2025 Alum of the Year Address: Dr. Paul Pribbenow delivers "Wrestling with Angels: Higher Education Leadership in a Moral Key."
2025 Alum of the Year Address: Dr. Paul Pribbenow delivers "Wrestling with Angels: Higher Education Leadership in a Moral Key."
Dr. Emilie Townes named 2025 Alumni Award honoree
Dr. Emilie Townes named 2025 Alumni Award honoree
2025 MDiv Senior Presentations
2025 MDiv Senior Presentations
Critical Terms, Critical Times: Charting the Next Chapter of Religious Studies at the Future of the Study of Religion Conference
Critical Terms, Critical Times: Charting the Next Chapter of Religious Studies at the Future of the Study of Religion Conference
【Colman Program】 Religion, Journalism, and Narrative Non-Fiction: A Career Conversation with Claire Hoffman
【Colman Program】 Religion, Journalism, and Narrative Non-Fiction: A Career Conversation with Claire Hoffman
【Colman Program】 Giving Up Control: Managing Freewheeling Discussions and Assessing Learning
【Colman Program】 Giving Up Control: Managing Freewheeling Discussions and Assessing Learning
Prof. Laurie Zoloth cited in 'The heart of the matter' in UChicago Magazine
Prof. Laurie Zoloth cited in 'The heart of the matter' in UChicago Magazine
Prof. Laurie Zoloth cited in 'The heart of the matter' in UChicago Magazine
Paul Pribbenow Named The University of Chicago Divinity School’s 2025 Alum of the Year
Paul Pribbenow Named The University of Chicago Divinity School’s 2025 Alum of the Year
Christine Trotter, PhD'21 among 2025 Lautenschlaeger Awardees
Christine Trotter, PhD'21 among 2025 Lautenschlaeger Awardees
UChicago Giving Day 2025
UChicago Giving Day 2025
From Trump To $JESUS Coin: Spreading The Theology Of Crypto
From Trump To $JESUS Coin: Spreading The Theology Of Crypto
NPR's Scott Simon reads from Prof. Martin Marty's 'A Cry of Absence'
NPR's Scott Simon reads from Prof. Martin Marty's 'A Cry of Absence'
Prof. Sarah Fredericks at the Goshen College Conference on Religion and Science
Prof. Sarah Fredericks at the Goshen College Conference on Religion and Science
Martin E. Marty, ‘most influential interpreter of religion’ in U.S., 1928-2025
Martin E. Marty, ‘most influential interpreter of religion’ in U.S., 1928-2025
Anand Venkatkrishnan, "Love in the Time of Scholarship: The Bhagavata Purana in Indian Intellectual History" (Oxford UP, 2024) - New Books Network
Anand Venkatkrishnan, "Love in the Time of Scholarship: The Bhagavata Purana in Indian Intellectual History" (Oxford UP, 2024) - New Books Network
Cited in HuffPost: 'Reckoning with Re-education: Christianity’s Role in Native American Boarding Schools'
Cited in HuffPost: 'Reckoning with Re-education: Christianity’s Role in Native American Boarding Schools'
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