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.
The March on Washington: Promise and Reality
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.
Professor Calls Pope’s Comments on Gays ‘Significant’
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.
Professor Ohnuma on Buddhism and Nature of Mothering
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.
Professor Heschel Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
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.
A Snapshot From St. Peter’s Square
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.
Papal Conclave Takes New Route to the Ancient Ways
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.
Faculty Forum: Randall Balmer
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.
Medieval Academy of America Awards Book Prize
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.