academic calendar 2012–2013 - Candler School of Theology ...

Center for the Study of
Law and Religion
A University-wide Law and Religion program
is available for students to explore
the religious dimensions of law, the legal
dimensions of religion, and the interaction
of legal and religious ideas and
institutions. The program offers courses,
several joint-degree programs, and clinical
programs. The program also sponsors
conferences and lectures on the interaction
of law and religion.
The program offers courses in law
and religion open to MDiv candidates,
MTS candidates, and students
in the law school, Emory College, and
the Laney Graduate School. Courses
include Western Legal Tradition, Law
and Theology: Problems in Moral
Accountability, History of Church-State
Relations in the West, Jewish Law:
Background and Process, and American
Constitutional Law: Church and State.
For additional information on the Center
for the Study of Law and Religion see
www.law.emory. edu/cslr. For information
on joint-degree programs offered
through Candler and the School of Law,
see page 50.
Rollins Center for Church Ministries
The guiding purpose of the Rollins
Center for Church Ministries is the
integration of theological education
and the ministries of Christian
congregations. The center promotes
research on congregational life and
mission and provides opportunities
for students to learn methods of
congregational study, particularly
through the Teaching Parish Program.
The Rollins Center for Church
Ministries was given by O. Wayne
Rollins in memory of his mother,
Claudia A. Rollins.
World Methodist Evangelism Institute
A cooperative ministry of the World
Methodist Council and Candler School
of Theology, the World Methodist
Evangelism Institute offers study and
research in the nature and practice of
evangelism. Using a multiracial and
multinational faculty, the institute brings
world evangelism leaders, faculty, and
students together at Candler and at other
places around the world, and sends
faculty to different countries to share
insights and learn from the experience
of others. Annually, Candler students in
good academic standing and students
from other seminaries are permitted
to enroll in the institute’s international
and regional evangelism seminars for
academic credit. Located on the Emory
University campus, the institute provides
opportunities for pastors and lay
persons to gain continuing education
credits while gaining experience in evangelism
in other cultures, offers training
in faith-sharing in a non-confrontational
approach, and provides opportunities
for seminary students to have a dialogue
with students of other seminaries across
the world. For further information, contact
Winston O. R. Worrell, director, at
404.727.6344 or wmei@emory.edu.
Youth Theological Initiative
The Youth Theological Initiative (YTI)
is a center of research and teaching
dedicated to the theological education of
youth for the benefit of church and society.
The program strives to:
• foster recognition among youth
and adults of the theological abilities
of youth
• equip youth to engage in theological
reflection and to bring theology
into action for the betterment of
church and society
• promote a vision of youth ministry
that takes the theological abilities
and questions of youth seriously
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