In memoriam: Martin E. Marty
Courtesy of ELCA Archives
Martin E. Marty, circa 1989
Martin E. Marty, a distinguished church historian and scholar of American religion, a devoted teacher, and a friend and mentor to many, died Feb. 25 in Minneapolis. He was 97. Considered to be one of the most influential interpreters of American religion, Marty is known for the study of public theology, a term he coined […]