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The Martin Marty Center is pleased to cosponsor an event hosted by Calvert House on the evening of April 8th for a fascinating lecture and discussion on the making of the Saint Johnās Bible with director Tim Ternes. Register at ow.ly/kS3F50VgF4m



SAVE THE DATE: Friday, April 25, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. UChicago Divinity School, in partnership with the Martin Marty Center and the Baptist Theological Union, is excited to host Cole Arthur Riley (Cole Arthur Riley) as the speaker for this year's Nathaniel Colver Lecture. ow.ly/3PM850VjCzr

In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center, Eugenijus LiutkeviÄius explores how religious communities adapt Soviet-era practices to process trauma from Russia's war.. Read more via ow.ly/TiVA50V6oWb #ukraine #trauma #uchicago




In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Ranana Dine examines the connection between vaccination and Jewish obligation, and how acts of care and responsibility reflect duty to God and community. Read more via ow.ly/KQ7450VouUN #obligation #judaism #uchicago




In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Sheila Jelen describes how teaching abroad created opportunity to explore Roman Jewish foodways and Passover traditions. Read more via ow.ly/RtyL50VvYQ5 #passover #rome #studyabroad




In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Zachary Taylor explores how the radical compassion and pastoral heart of Pope Francis, defined his papacy through humility, inclusivity, and a call to heal a broken world. Read more via ow.ly/2mir50VHgzv #popefrancis


In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Brian Hillman explores recent novels that breathe new life into the Golem myth, celebrating Jewish resilience while reimagining this legendary protector in the face of modern challenges. Read more via ow.ly/aTZy50VLERF



In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Russell P. Johnson examines Trumpās Star Wars post and how it reflects a deeper political strategy rooted in moral dualism. Read more via ow.ly/y0Zx50VPlVx #dualism #starwars


In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Lisa Landoe Hedrick examines what Black theology reveals about the complexities of hope, suffering, and justice in the face of oppression. Read more via martycenter.org/sightings/befo⦠#Blacktheology #hope



In this week's Sightings essay for Martin Marty Center Willemien Otten shares her personal reflections on the papacy, an American pontiff, and hope that faith and leadership may yet shape our fractured world. Read more via ow.ly/iIvZ50W1kcp #Catholicism #dapope #leadership

