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Martin E. Marty

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February 05, 1928 in West Point, Nebraska, The United States

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Religion & Spirituality

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Martin Emil Marty is an American Lutheran religious scholar who has written extensively on 19th century and 20th century American religion. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1956, and served as a Lutheran pastor from 1952 to 1962 in the suburbs of Chicago. From 1963 to 1998 he taught at the University of Chicago Divinity School, held an endowed chair, and now holds emeritus status.

He has served Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota since 1988 as Regent, Board Chair, Interim President in late 2000, and now as Senior Regent. He has been a columnist for The Christian Century magazine since 1956. He has authored over 5,000 articles and been conferred with 75 honorary doctorates.

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Books by Martin E. Marty

Average rating: 3.75 · 1,273 ratings · 154 reviews · 127 distinct works

	Martin Luther 3.47 avg rating — 114 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Christian World: A Global History 3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Short History of Christianity, Revised Edition 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Lutheran Questions, Lutheran Answers: Exploring Chrisitan Faith 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	When True Simplicity Is Gained: Finding Spiritual Clarity in a Complex World by Martin E. Marty, Micah Marty 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Places Along the Way by Martin E. Marty, Micah Marty 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	A Cry of Absence: Reflections for the Winter of the Heart 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Letters and Papers from Prison" 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Mystery of the Child 2.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	My rating: