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Candler School of Theology is grounded in the Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition of evangelical piety, ecumenical openness, and social concern. Its mission as a university-based school of theology is to educate—through scholarship, teaching, and service—faithful and creative leaders for the church's ministries throughout the world.
He was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi and studied at Millsaps College (BA, 1958) and Emory University (PhD, 1964). [2] He is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. In 2002, a Festschrift was published in his honor.
Thomas Grier Long (born in 1946) is the Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his BA degree from Erskine College in 1968, the Master of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary in 1971, and the Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1980.
Luke Timothy Johnson (born November 20, 1943) is an American Catholic New Testament scholar and historian of early Christianity.He is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.
E. Brooks Holifield (born January 5, 1942) is an American religious historian and the Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of American Church History at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, where he taught until his retirement in 2011. He has been called "a giant among historians of religion."
He holds a BSc from St. John's College and a BD from Serampore College. He completed his master's in theology from United Theological College and earned a doctorate in theology from Harvard Divinity School. Retiring in 2008, Thangaraj held his professorship in "World Christianity" at Candler School of Theology for 20 years. [2]
She has been employed at Candler School of Theology, first as a distinguished visiting professor of theology for the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 academic years, [4] then from spring 2020 as the Dean's Professor of Theology. [5] In 2011, Kwok was elected president of the American Academy of Religion. She writes, "as leaders, we have to bring the ...
Cannon also served as a member of the board of trustees at Emory, Asbury College, and Duke University. He was President of the World Methodist Council from 1981 until 1986. He retired to Georgia in 1984, becoming bishop-in-residence at the Northside United Methodist Church in Atlanta and professor at Candler School of Theology at Emory University.