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February 1, 2008
NY Times Former President Carter, addressing the New Baptist Covenant Celebration, urged unity within the Baptist community and pushed for a moderate politcal image.
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February 1, 2008
Carter calls for healing among Baptists
Former President Carter, leading a meeting of thousands of Baptists across racial and theological lines, said Friday he hopes the gathering will help convince conservative Southern Baptists and other Christians to end divisions over the Bible and politics.
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January 24, 2008
Nikki Giovanni Lecture, Reading, Book Signing At Emory Feb. 6
Activist, poet, author and educator Nikki Giovanni will present a lecture on issues plaguing the African American community and read her own selected poetry at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Read more about the Nikki Giovanni Lecture »
January 23, 2008
Dr. Michael J. Brown to Deliver Keynote Address at Granville Hicks Leadership Academy for Laity and Clergy
The keynote address for Claflin University's Annual Granville Hicks Lecture Series will be delivered by Dr. Michael J. Brown, Emory University associate professor of New Testament and Christian Origins.
Read more about the Granville Hicks Leadership Academy »
January 17, 2008
Emory Theology Professor Receives Templeton Award
AJacob Wright, assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, is a winner of the 2008 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise.
Read more about the Templeton Award »
January 17, 2008
Emory's Baptist Studies Program To Hold HIV/AIDS Discussion Jan. 30
A panel of theologians and medical professionals will discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact on the church as well as society at a special event Wednesday, Jan. 30, organized by the Baptist Studies Program at Emory University's Candler School of Theology.
Read more about the HIV/AIDS discussion »
January 17, 2008
Religion & Politics Documentary, Panel Scheduled at Emory Jan. 29
"Golden Rule Politics," a timely documentary on politics and religion, will be shown at Emory University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, followed by a panel discussion.
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January 11, 2008
Candler School of Theology Professor Elected American Psychological Association Fellow
Dr. John Snarey, professor of human development and ethics at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, has been elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), an honor rarely given to those teaching in seminaries.
Read more about Dr. Snarey's Election »
January 7, 2008
Letter to Martin Luther King notes major shift in U.S. ethos
Each year, United Methodist Bishop Woodie W. White writes a "birthday" letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. about the progress of racial equality in the United States. Now retired and serving as bishop-in-residence at United Methodist-related Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, White was the first top staff executive of the denomination's racial equality monitoring agency, the Commission on Religion and Race. King's birthday is Jan. 15, and Americans honor his memory on the third Monday of the month.
Read Bishop White's letter to Martin Luther King »
December 19, 2007
Korean Students Share Culture, Tradition at Festival
Tuesday, November 6 found most of Candler’s forty-three students from South Korea striving to help other students and members of the community to better understand their culture, religious and theological backgrounds, and experiences as international students.
Read more about the Korean Student Festival »
November 19, 2007
"Caring in a Violent World" - Candler's 2007 Fall Conference
Rev. Susan Bishop, who serves as chaplain at the Metro State Women's Prison, has worked in prison ministry for most of her ministerial career. She spoke about her experiences and led a vocal ensemble from the prison at the annual Fall Conference.
Read more about the October conference »
November 19, 2007
Charles Wesley Celebrated at Pitts Theology Library
Three hundred years after his birth, and more than 200 after his death, Charles Wesley is still giving Christians around the world a reason to sing.
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November 11, 2007
Ministering in the Midnights of the Human Condition
If midnight has a minister, it may well be the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. Moss has seen his share of midnights - not the kind illuminated by the clock, but the kind defined by the human condition.
Read more about the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. »
November 6, 2007
WTM – Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor
Improving circumstances for the next generation of female ministers is more than just a professional concern for South Carolina Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor. After all, one member of that next generation calls her "Mom."
Read more about Bishop Taylor »
October 24, 2007
Tracy Kidder Addresses Candler's First-Year Students
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tracy Kidder spoke to first-year master's of divinity students at Emory University's Candler School of Theology on October 10, all of whom had read Mountains Beyond Mountains and discussed the book in the context of their advising groups.
Read more about the Kidder lecture »
October 12, 2007
Jacob Wright, Faculty Distinction Fund Recipient
What role does war play in shaping the identity of a people and the memories of a nation's history? Jacob L. Wright, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible, is exploring this question for the case of ancient Israelite society.
Read more about Dr. Wright »
September 17, 2007
Dr. Carol Newsom Profiled in the Emory Report
"I'm very careful on plane flights not to tell the people sitting next to me what I do for a living," says Carol Newsom, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament and an expert on apocalyptic literature.
Read more about Dr. Newsom »
September 10, 2007
Service of Installation for Jan Love, Candler's 9th Dean
President Jim Wagner installed Candler School of Theology's ninth dean, Jan Love, at a September 4 service in Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church.
Read more about the service »
May 21, 2007
Is there a God? Two views
On May 16, Christopher Hitchens engaged in two debates with Timothy P. Jackson, associate professor of Christian ethics at Emory University. The two debates were moderated by AJC editorial page editor Cynthia Tucker.
Read Dr. Jackson's response to the AJC's story »
Read a response from Emory's Dr. Deborah Lipstadt »
May 14, 2007
Commencement
Emory University's Class of 2007 gathered before 14,000 family and friends on the campus' historic quad May 14 to celebrate their achievements and mark the beginning of a new era in their lives during Emory's 162nd commencement.
Read more and view a photo slideshow of events »
April 30, 2007
Dr. Robert Franklin Named President of Morehouse College
The Morehouse College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Robert Michael Franklin Jr. the 10th President of Morehouse College. Franklin will officially take office on Monday, July 2, succeeding Dr. Walter E. Massey (Morehouse class of 1958), who will retire June 30, 2007. Read the official announcement from Moorehouse »
March 19, 2007
Candler School of Theology and the Center for Ethics to break ground
The first phase of a plan to establish a "religion corridor" at the heart of the Emory campus begins this week with groundbreaking for a new building for Candler School of Theology and the Center for Ethics, the largest new structure adjacent to the Quad in many years. Read more about the ground breaking at the Emory Report »
March 10, 2007
Radio host Krista Tippett to participate in Candler's Youth Theological Initiative
Tippett, host of NPR's "Speaking of Faith," has been invited to return to Atlanta in July, this time as "public theologian" at the Youth Theological Initiative, a three-week program of Emory University's Candler School of Theology.
Read more about Tippett at the AJC »
March 1, 2007
Stone casket from "Last Tomb" comes to Emory
A burial box displaying the name of Jesus that comes from the same "Lost Tomb of Jesus" trumpeted in an upcoming Discovery Channel documentary is coming to Emory University this June. The ossuary, or stone casket, inscribed "Judah son of Jesus (Yeshua)," will be part of an exhibit at Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum called, "Cradle of Christianity: Jewish and Christian Treasures from the Holy Land." Read more from the AJC »
February 28, 2007
Ministry commission hears survey results on report
A report recommending "profound" changes to the ministerial leadership of The United Methodist Church was meant to spur conversations. It has done its job. Read more on the report »
February 26, 2007
Belafonte calls for action against social injustice in keynote speech
Legendary actor, musician and social activist Harry Belafonte challenged the Emory community to take action against the racial inequality and social injustices that are "deeply, deeply troubling" our society today. At the 25th annual Heritage Week banquet held last Thursday, February 15, in the Cox Hall Ballroom, Belafonte spoke to more than 120 students and faculty about the need for action to follow passion. Read more about the speech »
February 26, 2007
Candler's new dean settles in university that embraces religion
Dr. Jan Love, the new dean of Candler School of Theology at Emory University since Jan. 1, is glad to be back home in the South and in the throes of academia. Read more from the Wesleyan Christian Advocate article »
February 19, 2007
Theologian issues 'call to action' for black America
Robert Franklin's calendar is filling up fast following the February 1 publication of his latest book — Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities. The Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics at Emory's Candler School of Theology has been asked to speak about the issues raised in the book at high schools, universities, churches and, on Feb. 20, at a National Press Club forum in Washington. Read more about Dr. Franklin's new book »
February 9, 2007
Dr. Lewis Ayres named as Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology
The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) and The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. have named seven scholars from ATS member schools as Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology for 2007-2008. Read more about this honor »
January 11, 2007
Thomas Long to speak at McAfee's Self Preaching Lectures
Noted preacher, lecturer and author Thomas G. Long, will be the featured speaker at the 2007 William L. Self Preaching Lectures on February 19-20 at McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner school. Named by Baylor University in 1996 as one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world, Long is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. Read more about these lectures »
January 2, 2007
Roberta C. Bondi Named Professor of Church History Emeritus
Roberta C. Bondi has been named professor of church history emeritus at Candler School of Theology by Emory University. This honor is bestowed upon individuals having served ten or more continuous years as faculty of Emory University. Read more about Professor Bondi »
January 2, 2007
Rodney J. Hunter Named Professor of Pastoral Theology Emeritus
Rodney J. Hunter has been named professor of pastoral theology emeritus at Candler School of Theology by Emory University. This honor is bestowed upon individuals having served ten or more continuous years as faculty of Emory University. Read more about Professor Hunter »