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United Methodist News
July 1, 2009
In reflecting on the Fourth of July, Candler’s Bishop-in-Residence Woodie White says, “There is so much about our nation we take for granted, or criticize. I hope that on this occasion we can all find time to remember and give thanks for its virtues and strengths, its noble principles and ideals, and its ability to correct itself...
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Associated Press
June 23, 2009
The Associated Press quoted Candler’s Director of Baptist Studies, David Key, on the declining membership of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The article has been picked up by news outlets around the country, including the Chicago Tribune. .
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 23 2009
David W. Key Sr., director of Baptist Studies at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, said Southern Baptists blamed their own moderates and liberals for problems in the past.
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UM Reporter
June 22, 2009
Candler’s Jen Heald, an MDiv/JD student, was chair of this year’s steering committee for Student Forum 2009, the national leadership conference of the United Methodist Student Movement sponsored by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM).
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Emory Report
June 22, 2009
“Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century” is the first major exhibition to explore the form, function and meaning of printed Biblical images produced in the 16th-century Low Countries. Emory’s Pitts Theology Library contributed five of the eight volumes comprising the Antwerp Polyglot Bible, published in the 16th century by Christopher Plantin, one of the greatest early printers, says Pat Graham, director of Pitts.
« Emory Report
Orlando Sentinel
June 19, 2009
A failure to aggressively attract minorities has hurt Southern Baptist recruitment numbers, said David Key, director of Baptist studies at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.
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Asheville Citizen-Times
June 13,2009
Holy Ground closes after 15-year ministry
The ministry's library will be preserved at First Congregational United Church of Christ, and its papers will go to Candler School of Theology at Emory University, in Atlanta.
« Asheville Citizen-Time
UM Reporter
May 28, 2009
In this season of celebration, don’t forget about those whose dreams may be deferred, Bishop Woodie White, Candler’s Bishop in Residence, says. Offer them a word of hope and encouragement.
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National Archives
May 5, 2009
Myron McGhee 95T, circulation specialist at Pitts Theology Library at Candler, won first place in the National Archives “Excellence in Genealogy” Awards, which recognize significant achievements in genealogy research, based on genealogical records from the National Archives.
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Methodist Review
May 1, 2009
Methodist Review: A Journal of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies, a new open access, peer-reviewed electronic academic journal, begins publication on May 1. The journal is a collaborative effort of several UMC institutions and agencies.
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Candler Hosts Youth Theological Academy
Forty-nine rising high school seniors are gathering at Candler for the 2009 Youth Theological Initiative (YTI) Summer Academy, an intensive, residential program of justice-seeking theological education for young people. The academy, which takes place June 27-July 18, is held on the Emory campus and at various sites around Atlanta.
Candler Students Work Globally for International Relief and Development
Candler received a grant from International Relief and Development, Inc. to send seven student interns to service sites in the Republic of Georgia, Mozambique, Indonesia, and IRD headquarters in Washington, D.C. this summer. Six Candler students and one student from Emory's Rollins School of Public Health will be assessing a broad range of issues, including democracy and governance, HIV/AIDS, and community development.
Our Candler students are regularly reporting in from the field by way of blogging. We'll have a featured blog on this Web site, and you can visit the full blog for postings by all the interns. Today, we hear from 2nd year MDiv student Jason Kuder, who's stationed in the Republic of Georgia along with fellow 2nd year Clare Gibert.
Lost in Translation
You know, I can’t read a word of Georgian.
There are some fourteen unique alphabets in the world, and Georgian is one of them. Unfortunately, I can’t even make out a single letter of it. You can stick my two favorite words in front of me, gamahrjobat (transliteration, meaning “hello”) and didi modloba (trans: “thank you very much”)—words I repeat frequently as they represent the extent of my Georgian vocabulary—and tell me that it was my street address and I wouldn’t know any better. I am completely illiterate! And it is frustrating to no end!
Candler News
C3, Jackson win Emory Eagle Awards
Candler’s student governing body and its president have been selected as recipients of Emory’s prestigious Eagle Award, which honors the outstanding achievements of those within the Emory University community.
Read more about Candler's Eagle Award Recipients »
Candler’s Joshua Case on Winning Global Health Team
Candler School of Theology student Joshua Case served on the winning team in the recent 2009 Global Health Case Competition at Emory University.
Case, who begins his second year at Candler this fall, is a native of Tuscaloosa, AL, but he spent the six years prior to attending Candler living in Geneva, Switzerland, where he did community development work.
Read more about the Global Health Competition »
Candler Receives $4.5 Million for Ph.D. Program
Candler School of Theology has received a $4.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to continue building the doctoral program in religious practices and practical theology.
Read more about the grant »
Dean Love's Report to the Southeastern Jurisdiction Conference
Dean Love spoke in front of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference on July 18th. Her speech thanked the conference for its support of Candler and mapped out what Candler's near future holds – the new building, new faculty, and more.
Read the full SEJ Report»