In a story about the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, The Washington Post interviewed Professor Susannah Heschel on how recent events commemorating the 1963 march have evoked memories of the relations between African Americans and Jews. Read more about Black-Jewish Relations at Their Best
In an opinion piece published by the Valley News, Professor Randall Balmer says the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington celebrates “the high-water mark of the civil rights movement” while pointing out how much remains to be done. Read more about The March on Washington: Promise and Reality
Pope Francis drew huge crowds during his recent visit to Brazil, and then made headlines for saying he had no right to judge homosexuals, a remark he made during an 80-minute press conference aboard the flight back to Rome. Read more about Professor Calls Pope’s Comments on Gays ‘Significant’
It was while researching stories about the Buddha literally giving away his body parts to humans in need that Reiko Ohnuma began to think about motherhood. Read more about Professor Ohnuma on Buddhism and Nature of Mothering
Susannah Heschel and Cleopatra Mathis are among 175 scholars in the United States and Canada who have been awarded 2013 fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Read more about Professor Heschel Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Professor Christopher MacEvitt, an associate professor of religion, is in Rome this week preparing for a spring course he is teaching on sacred cities. He was in St. Peter’s Square on March 17, 2013, to hear Pope Francis deliver a Sunday prayer and greeting from the balcony of the papal apartments. Read more about A Snapshot From St. Peter’s Square
With Cardinals entering the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the spectacle of the conclave merges a centuries-old script with spur-of-the-moment improv, but the likelihood of a radical reformer emerging from the gathering is very slim. Read more about Papal Conclave Takes New Route to the Ancient Ways
Faculty members share their insights on current events with Dartmouth Now in a question-and-answer series called Faculty Forum. This week, Randall Balmer talks about the role of religion in the presidential race. Read more about Faculty Forum: Randall Balmer
Christopher MacEvitt, an associate professor of religion, has been awarded the Medieval Academy’s John Nicholas Brown Prize for his book The Crusades and the Christian World of the East: Rough Tolerance. Read more about Medieval Academy of America Awards Book Prize
