Religion and Spirituality

Two Emory College professors named Guggenheim Fellows

McDonald Lectures in April to discuss racialization of Jesus

Rajeev Persaud brings sacred music, youthful spirit to Hindu chaplaincy

Noted Holocaust scholar, Emory alum to deliver Tenenbaum Family Lecture

Emory’s first Muslim chaplain brings focus on humanistic traditions in Islam

Rollins family honors its roots with $20 million gift for theological education

Emory community honors life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter

Celebrate Black History Month by engaging in community events

Spring semester brings new programs, inspiring events to campus

King Week highlights community service and commitment to justice

Emory community remembers President Carter during national funeral service

Historian Deborah Lipstadt to return to Emory as University Distinguished Professor

Celebrate winter holidays with these events across Emory

Spreading faith and encouragement at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

Emory to celebrate Diversity Week Sept. 23-27

New distinguished professorship at Candler School of Theology marks investment in ‘Emory’s soul’

Morgan Forum to address moments ‘When Translation Really Matters’

Celebrate Tibet Week at Emory with events across campus

SURE showcases undergraduate research and exploration

Celebrating Jan Love’s tenure as Candler School of Theology’s dean

AI startup founders return to speak with 2024 summer cohort at The Hatchery

Sounding Spirit Collaborative receives $350,000 NEH grant to create new index of historical hymns

Pitts Theology Library of Emory University named the new home of ‘Day1’ sermon recordings

Jefferson Award winner Lobsang Tenzin Negi has worked to bridge two traditions for one humanity

Finding courage, context and community through practical theology

Hand-crafted inclusion: New shrines at Emory Interfaith Center honor four Dharmic religions

Worm counting, artwork analyzing and chatbot building: Emory students leverage AI in experiential learning

Emory Initiative for Arts and Humanistic Inquiry awards new grants for creative programming

2024 International Awards celebrate Buddhist chaplain, global health professor and women’s rights advocate

2024 Tenenbaum Family Lecture to examine identities of Latinx Jews in the U.S.

United Methodist Bishop Hee-Soo Jung to speak on Korean Christian spirituality in McDonald Lectures

AnneMarie Mingo to speak on Black Churchwomen’s activism in Anna Julia Cooper Lecture

New faculty, inspiring programs across campus to highlight spring semester

Emory King Week 2024 to focus on building — and serving — community

Celebrate winter holidays across Emory

Tibet Week 2023 kicks off with celebration

Upcoming Rothschild Memorial Lecture features Rachel Kranson of the University of Pittsburgh

Celebrate Tibet Week at Emory with events across campus

Furthering Emory community’s education, Muscogee Nation will conduct second teach-in Oct. 27

Praise House Project public art installation opens at Emory with events beginning Oct. 14

Emory’s Candler School of Theology brings courses to a wider audience

Emory’s Diversity Week, set for Oct. 2-6, lives up to its name

Construction begins on public art installation the Praise House Project, coming to Emory in October

Lilly grant supports new Candler program nurturing children’s faith through art

Emory theology librarian helps lead restoration of African American cemetery

New academic year introduces new faculty, programs and initiatives to Emory

Emory develops toolkit to promote safe and successful global experiences for diverse travelers

Baccalaureate celebrates graduates during two multifaith services

Commitment to community on and off campus earns Sandra Bourdon undergraduate Brittain Award

Lessons from the front lines as a pastor and emergency manager

Deborah Lipstadt named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People list

Flourishing Fellows program pushes students outside their comfort zones

Upcoming Tenenbaum Family Lecture will consider Jewish doubt in the digital age

Acclaim: Recent honors for Emory faculty and staff

Marquardt’s latest book longlisted for PEN/Faulkner Award

Alumni and friends endow Emory’s gospel choir

Emory community gathers in support and solidarity for those impacted by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

‘Read the Room’ conference to address importance of context in preaching

Emory community to gather for support in wake of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Pitts Theology Library acquires major English Bible collection

Emory Black History Month events reach across continents

Feasting on the wisdom of culinary historian Michael Twitty

Michael Twitty to speak about building community through faith, identity and culture

Conference with the Dalai Lama highlights Emory Compassion Center’s work

Emory School of Nursing receives award to advance health equity through nursing

Celebrate winter holidays with Emory events

Spiritual Life strategic plan identifies three goals to make Emory more deeply interfaith

Lilly Endowment grant to shape continuum of offerings at Candler

Rothschild Memorial Lecture features George J. Sánchez on creating multiracialism in Los Angeles

Ceremony marks the beginning of Tibet Week activities

Emory to celebrate Tibet Week with full slate of events

New grant launches young adult ministry innovation hub at Candler

New religious accommodation policy supports inclusive environment for university students, faculty and staff

McDonald Lectures to focus on challenges facing American organized religion

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Acclaim: Recent honors for Emory faculty and staff

In Oklahoma, Emory builds relationships with the Muscogee Nation

A celebration of progress and a change in leadership at the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies

Baccalaureate showcases students’ resilience through faith and communities

New interfaith pre-orientation program sparks WISE connections among incoming Emory students

Jennifer Ayres receives top teaching award: ‘Exemplary she has been, extraordinarily so’

Emory students celebrate Holi

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Lecture to examine the intersection of Judaism and climate change

Theologian, civil rights icon Howard Thurman to be focus of national conference

New Emory Interfaith Center to provide much-needed gathering space

Emory students help Atlanta communities have ‘Faith in the Vaccine’

Joanne Solis-Walker to join Emory's Candler School of Theology

Luke Timothy Johnson returns to Candler School of Theology as McDonald Chair

New roles increase support for Jewish life at Emory

Gift honoring Don Harp to establish chair in biblical studies at Candler

Candler receives gift to endow postdoctoral fellowship in Jain Studies

Voices of Inner Strength gospel choir celebrates three decades with director Maury Allums

Circle of community: Restoring Emory’s living mandala

New Emory chaplains appointed to serve university’s religious diversity

Emory-Tibet Week returns, inviting participants to focus on ‘Compassion, Practice and Well-being’

Rev. Dr. Barber headlines as Emory co-sponsors virtual conference on chaplains’ ‘soul work’

Emory community invited to shape spiritual life

Lecture to explore how ghetto inmates saved works of art from Nazis

Candler embarks on final phase of theological education project funded by Lilly Endowment