Candler School of Theology
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UMNS
August 20, 2009
Shonda Jones, Candler’s associate dean of admissions and student services, and alums Elonda Clay 04T and Matt Miofsky 02T are among 20 people profiled in “Beyond the Burning Bush: Hearing and Answering God’s Call,” a new release from the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. Alum Meg Lassiat 93T co-edited this collection of personal stories about stepping out in faith in response to the call to ordained ministry.
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Keywords
Summer, 2009
The inaugural issue of the Emory Libraries magazine reports on an unsigned papal indulgence held at Pitts Theology Library, pp. 9- 11.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 29, 2009
Candler alumna and former Director of Church Ministries Education Beth Luton 00T died July 27, 2009 after a recurrence of cancer. Memorial services will be held on July 30 at 3 p.m. (CST) at West End United Methodist Church in Nashville, TN, and on August 5 at 2 p.m. (EST) at Druid Hills United Methodist Church in Atlanta.
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The Christian Century
July 28, 2009
The economic crisis is the consequence of deeply distorted economic institutions and practices with which we have long lived—institutions and practices incompatible with Christian teaching and based on an idolatrous conception of wealth, writes Jon P. Gunnemann, emeritus professor of social ethics at Emory University.
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Huntingdon College News
July 23, 2009
Candler alumna Connie Farnell 07T, Senior Pastor of Bayou La Batre First United Methodist Church, has a vision of planting lush gardens surrounding the church so families and individuals can harvest home-grown organic foods to fill their pantries.
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North Georgia Advocate
July 17, 2009
After Dr. Don Martin 79T met a young soldier who missed Double Stuffed Oreos, Alpharetta First UMC made good on his promise to send some to his buddies in Iraq—1,400 packages so far.
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Oxford College News
July 17, 2009
Candler alumnus Lyn Pace 02T is the new chaplain at Emory University’s Oxford College.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
July 6, 2009
Candler’s dean of admissions and student services, Shonda Jones, is featured in an article about Emory’s Excellence in Leadership program.
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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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