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Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Release date: August 26, 1998
Contact: Elaine Justice, Assistant Director

CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OFFERS VARIETY OF SHORT-TERM COURSES FOR LAITY

Six short-term courses promoting a deeper understanding of faith issues are being offered in 1998-99 by faculty members of Emory University's Candler School of Theology. The courses, held on evenings or weekends, are conducted through the school's Lay Theology Institute (LTI).

LTI courses provide stimulus for personal growth regardless of religious or academic background, exploring Christian themes in an ecumenical context.

Four of the courses meet 7:30-9:30 p.m. for six Tuesdays. The two weekend courses meet Friday evening and Saturday during the day. The courses, instructors, dates and sites are as follows:

o The Apocrypha, John Hayes, professor of Old Testament. Sept. 22-Oct. 27. Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, 1014 E. Rock Springs Rd, NE.

o Contemporary Music and Worship, Rev. Barbara Day Miller, Marcy Assistant Dean of Worship. Oct. 13-Nov. 17. St. James United Methodist Church, 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., NE.

o A Fulfilled Life: A Study of the Sermon on the Mount, L. Bevel Jones, Bishop in Residence. Nov. 13-14, Simpsonwood Conference & Retreat Center, 4511 Jones Bridge Circle, NW, Norcross. Overnight accommodations and meal-only options are available.

o Striving to Be the Church: A Checklist for Congregations, John Freeman, assistant professor of practical theology. Jan. 12-Feb. 16, Church of the Atonement, 4945 High Point Rd., NE, Sandy Springs.

o The Gospel of Luke, Walter T. Wilson, assistant professor of New Testament. Feb. 23-March 30, Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW.

o Images of Christ in World Christianity, M. Thomas Thangaraj, D.W. and Ruth Brooks Associate Professor of World Christianity. April 23-24, Druid Hills United Methodist Church, 1200 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE.

Cost is $45 per course with registration at least a week in advance ($50 at the door); members of partner congregations and members of the Emory community pay only $35 ($40 at the door). Each course carries the option of one continuing education unit (CEU).

LTI is a program of Candler's Office of Church Ministries Education, directed by Beth Luton Cook. For more information, call (404) 727-6347; e-mail ocme@emory.edu; or check the web site at www.emory.edu/CANDLER/OCME.