All the latest news from Emory University.http://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlhttp://shared.web.emory.edu.xmlTue, 24 Jan 2012 21:08:17 -0500Cascade ServerFaculty at Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion will attempt to answer difficult and often controversial questions at the nexus of law and religion during the "When Law and Religion Meet" Lecture Series, which runs January-March. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/law-and-religion-issues-probed-in-spring-lecture-series.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/law-and-religion-issues-probed-in-spring-lecture-series.html The Candler School of Theology has received a $15 million gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation of Atlanta that makes possible the construction of the second phase of the school's new building program. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/rollins-foundation-gives-15-million-for-theology-building.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2012/01/rollins-foundation-gives-15-million-for-theology-building.html A new book edited by Emory University religion professor Timothy P. Jackson argues not only that being loved is the most fundamental right of children, but also that society should make sure children are taught to love. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/being-loved-is-the-first-human-right-says-new-book.html Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/being-loved-is-the-first-human-right-says-new-book.html A Certificate in Theological Studies helps inmates realize their potential, inside and outside the prison gates. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/nine-prisoners-are-newly-minted-theologians-through-candler-program.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:01:00 -0500 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/11/nine-prisoners-are-newly-minted-theologians-through-candler-program.html Paul Root Wolpe, director of Emory University's Center for Ethics, has won the prestigious World Technology Award in Ethics presented by the World Technology Network. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/emory-ethicist-wins-world-technology-award.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/emory-ethicist-wins-world-technology-award.html The Emory community uses its expertise and outreach to get medical help and support for a refugee in dire straits. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/healing-faduma-emory-lends-a-hand-to-somali-burn-victim.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/healing-faduma-emory-lends-a-hand-to-somali-burn-victim.html When Elizabeth M. Bounds of Emory University's Candler School of Theology followed her call, it landed her in jail - voluntarily. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/emory-professor-honored-for-work-with-incarcerated-women.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/emory-professor-honored-for-work-with-incarcerated-women.html Paul Root Wolpe, director of Emory University's Center for Ethics, has been named a finalist for a prestigious World Technology Award in Ethics, to be presented by the World Technology Network at the United Nations next week. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/emory-ethicist-nominated-for-world-technology-award.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/emory-ethicist-nominated-for-world-technology-award.html Rev. Otis Moss III, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, bluntly told a chapel full of pastors gathered yesterday at Emory University that Tweeting and other digital media are tools they need to embrace: "There is a lot of 8-track preaching in an MP3 world." http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/conference-calls-preachers-to-find-their-own-voice-within-tweet-culture-.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/conference-calls-preachers-to-find-their-own-voice-within-tweet-culture-.html Emory University's Candler School of Theology is honoring three Distinguished Alumni Award recipients for 2011, including a pastor who has bettered the lives and homes of needy families for more than 30 years, a Candler icon who remains a school leader six decades after he graduated, and a clergyman who is guiding the work of more than 60 United Methodist Churches in the Southeast. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/united-methodist-alumni-honored-by-emorys-candler-school-of-theology.html Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/united-methodist-alumni-honored-by-emorys-candler-school-of-theology.html Emory University's Candler School of Theology is offering a new Certificate in Music and Worship, providing worship and music leaders the opportunity to study closely with the esteemed theologians and musicians on Candler's faculty. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/music-and-worship-certificate-now-offered-by-emorys-candler-school-of-theology.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/music-and-worship-certificate-now-offered-by-emorys-candler-school-of-theology.html Emory University's Candler School of Theology is honoring two distinguished retired faculty members with emeritus status. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/richey-holifield-receive-emeritus-recognition.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/richey-holifield-receive-emeritus-recognition.html Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon, speaking recently at Emory University, raises a broad concern about religious freedom in America. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/religious-freedom-faces-great-challenges-says-glendon.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/10/religious-freedom-faces-great-challenges-says-glendon.html Jewish law supports current and emerging forms of biotechnology used in assisted reproduction - including artificial insemination, surrogacy, embryo screening and even more debatable techniques - as long as the overriding intent is to "produce a healthy or healthier child," says Rabbi Michael J. Broyde, professor of law at Emory University. http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/09/jewish-law-supports-reproductive-technologies-says-emory-professor.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/09/jewish-law-supports-reproductive-technologies-says-emory-professor.html Emory University's Candler School of Theology celebrates the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible and welcomes Jürgen Moltmann, one of the world's most prominent theologians, to campus for its 24th annual Reformation Day celebration Oct. 27 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/09/reformation-day-celebrates-luthers-role-in-king-james-bible.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0400 http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2011/09/reformation-day-celebrates-luthers-role-in-king-james-bible.html