Martin E. Marty

Martin E. Marty
Marty speaking in 2013
Born
Martin Emil Marty

(1928-02-05)February 5, 1928
DiedFebruary 25, 2025(2025-02-25) (aged 97)
Spouses
  • Elsa Marty
    (m. 1952; died 1981)
  • Harriet Marty
    (m. 1982)
Awards
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionProtestant (Lutheran)
Church
Ordained1952
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe Uses of Infidelity (1956)
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplineHistory of religion
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral students
Notable worksRighteous Empire (1970)
Notable ideasPublic theology

Martin Emil Marty (February 5, 1928 – February 25, 2025) was an American Lutheran religious scholar who wrote extensively on religion in the United States.