Georgia 1st signs agreements with seven insurance carriers
Georgia 1st, the statewide healthcare delivery network of physicians and
hospitals affiliated with Emory, has announced formal agreements with seven
insurance carriers, including John Hancock Mutual Life, The Prudential and
Jefferson Pilot, to cover more than 100,000 Georgians. Comprised of more than
3,000 physicians and 44 hospitals, Georgia 1st offers payers a single source
for contracting for healthcare services throughout the state. Emory Hospitals
CEO John Henry was recently re-elected to the board of Georgia 1st.
Courtright elected to ASSR
Paul Courtright, professor in the Department of Religion, has been elected to
the American Society for the Study of Religion (ASSR). The ASSR is a national
organization of approximately 100 scholars engaged in the comparative study of
religion. Since 1960 ASSR has served as the American affiliate of the
International Association for the History of Religions. Membership is by
invitation of the Society. Professors Richard Martin (Religion) and Gordon
Newby (Near Eastern and Judaic Languages and Literatures) are the other Emory
faculty members who currently hold membership in the ASSR.
Robbins conducts research in South Africa
Vernon Robbins, professor of New Testament and Christian Origins in the
Graduate Division of Religion, served as a Council for Human Sciences Research
Fellow in South Africa this summer. Robbins' activities included giving a
plenary address at the International Rhetoric Conference in Stellenbosch, and
serving as visiting professor at the University of Stellenbosch for four weeks,
with additional lectures at the University of Capetown, the University of the
Western Cape, the University of Port Elizabeth, the University of South Africa,
the University of Pretoria, Potchefstroom University, Rand Afrikaans University
and the University of Witwatersrand. Robbins conducted research, seminars and
public lectures that featured portions of his two new books, The Tapestry of
Early Christianity: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology (London: Routledge) and
Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
(Valley Forge, Penn.: Trinity Press International).