Gilpin remembers Marty
Jaunty bow ties were a perennial feature of his wardrobe, signaling that he took the occasion seriously, but not himself. He entered a room with a quick step and, just as quickly, entered the flow of your life, your questions, and your ideas. He honored the time and space of the conversation.
- W. Clark Gilpin, "Martin Marty's Unfinished Conversations"
Martin E. Marty, the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity at the Divinity School, died February 25 at the age of 97. He was the author or editor of more than sixty books, including Righteous Empire, which won the National Book Award. He advised 115 dissertations. When he retired in 1998, the Divinity School's Center for the Advanced Study of Religion was renamed the Martin E. Marty Center. His M.E.M.O. column ran in every issue of The Christian Century from 1972 to 2008. More here and here.