Father J. Bryan Hehir: 2016 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion Forum

American Academy of Religion

J. Bryan Hehir was the 2016 recipient of the Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. Hehir is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is also the Secretary for Health Care and Social Services in the Archdiocese of Boston. His research and writing focus on ethics and foreign policy and the role of religion in world politics and in American society. The Marty Award recognizes extraordinary contributions to the public understanding of religion. Dr. Shaun Casey, former U.S. Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs at the United States State Department and current professor of the practice in Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, dialogues with Professor Hehir at the Forum. Michael Kessler, of Georgetown University, presides. This forum was recorded at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of religion on Sunday, November 20, in San Antonio, Texas. The 2017 AAR Martin E. Marty Award Winner will be announced by the end of summer 2017.