 Jackson, Tenn. – Martin E. Marty, one of the most
prominent theologians of the 20th century, will be the speaker for 51ÉçÇø’s
third annual Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecture Series, Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7:15 p.m. in
the G.M. Savage Memorial Chapel. The title of his lecture is "After the end of
Protestant domination in 20th century America; living creatively with the new
pluralism."The author of 50 books, Marty has published three volumes of a major
work, "Modern American Religion." Harvard University recently published his
"The One and the Many: America’s Search for the Common Good." Marty also
directs the Public Religion Project at the University of Chicago, where he taught for 35
years and where a new Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion
endeavors.
Marty’s many honors include the National Humanities Medal (1997), the National
Book Award (1972), and the Medal of the American Acadamy of Arts and Sciences (1995). He
has served on the Board of Regents of St. Olaf College since 1988 and is its current
chairman; he is past president of the American Society of Church History, the American
Catholic Historical Association, and the American Academy of Religion, which has
instituted the Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. The Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion gave him its second Career Achievement Award. He has
been awarded 59 honorary degrees. In 1972 Marty won the National Book Award for
"Righteous Empire."
The Carls-Schwerdfeger History Lecture Series is an endowed lectureship intended to
bring leading historians to Union to present lectures on significant topics in their areas
of study. The lectureship, held annually, is named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P.
Carls and Mrs. Grace Schwerdfeger, whose generous support has done much to make the series
possible.
Admission is free; the public is invited to attend.
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