Established in 2004 to honor Dr. Martin E. Marty, former Chair of the St. Olaf College Board of Regents and the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, this chair symbolizes what it means to live and work at the intersection of faith and reason. It provides opportunities both to address significant religious issues within the Church and the academy at large and to respond in a thoughtful and faithful way to wider cultural issues.
The Martin E. Marty Chair in Religion and the Academy fosters ongoing dialogue that explores the intersection between significant religious and cultural issues and St. Olaf’s role as a liberal arts college of the church.