Candler School of Theology
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One of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church, the Candler School of Theology is one of nine academic divisions of Emory University. Candler was formed in 1914 and is named after Warren Akin Candler, a former President and Chancellor of Emory University.
The World Methodist Evangelism Institute is a joint project with the World Methodist Council.
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[edit] Deans
Eight people have held the deanship at the Candler School of Theology:
- Plato T. Durham (1914 - 1919)
- Franklin Nutting Parker (1919 - 1937)
- Henry Burton Trimble (1937 - 1953)
- William Ragsdale Cannon (1953 - 1968) later Bishop Cannon
- James T. Laney (1969 - 1977), later President of Emory University and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
- James Waits (1978 - 1991)
- R. Kevin LaGree (1991 - 1999)
- Russell E. Richey (2000 - 2006)
- Jan Love (2007 - ) * appointed to start 1/1/2007 News Release
[edit] Notable Faculty
- Don Saliers
- Brian Davies OP (visiting professor)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Robert McGrady Blackburn (1919-2002) - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church (B.D. degree, 1943)
- Earl Gladstone Hunt, Jr. - Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, previously President of Emory and Henry College
- Lewis Bevel Jones III - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church (B.A 1946, M.Div 1949, D.D. 1997, Bishop in Residence of Candler School of Theology
- Clay Foster Lee Jr (B.D., 1953) - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Richard Carl Looney - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Robert Eugene Fannin (M.Div. and S.T.D.) - Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Timothy W. Whitaker (M.Div., summa cum laude, 1973) - Bishop of the United Methodist Church
[edit] Photo gallery
 Bishops Hall |
 Pitts Theology Library |
 Cannon Chapel |
 Candler Library |
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- World Methodist Evangelism Institute
- Emory University
- United Methodist Church General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
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