Earlier this month, Stanford University announced that prominent faculty member René Girard had died after a long illness.
René Girard dies at 91
obituaries
Remembering Martin Riesebrodt
On December 6, 2014, influential sociologist of religion Martin Riesebrodt died at the age of 66. Professor Riesebrodt was the author of…
On the passing of Jean Bethke Elshtain
Well-known ethicist and scholar Jean Bethke Elshtain of the University of Chicago recently passed away on August 11, 2013.
Habits of the heart
For some scholars in the humanities and social sciences, old age is a period of abiding productivity. Upon reaching his…
John Hick (1922 – 2012)
An influential thinker in the areas of Christology, eschatology, and the problem of evil, Hick will likely best be remembered…
Mary Daly’s passing
The pioneering, post-Catholic feminist theologian Mary Daly died on January 3rd at the age of 81.