James Abbington: Music and the Black Church

Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship James Abbington discusses the differences between traditional and traditionalism and how both affect music in the Black church.

Musa Dube: The Making of a New Testament Scholar

William Ragsdale Cannon Distinguished Professor of New Testament Musa Dube shares how she became drawn to theological studies.

Ellison, Fluker and Smith on Howard Thurman

Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling Gregory C. Ellison II interviews Professor Emeritus of Church and Community Luther E. Smith, Jr. and Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics, and Leadership Walter Earl Fluker about Howard Thurman and the work of discerning one’s call.

Noel Erskine: Teaching as a Medium of Hope

Professor of Theology and Ethics Noel Erskine discusses teaching as a way to spur students into imagining a new Candler, a new Emory, a new church, and a new world.

Robert M. Franklin, Jr.: Moral Leadership

James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership Robert Franklin addresses moral leadership from its broadest definition to specific examples and practices, and explains why he thinks the current moment is a time of discovery and possibility.

Teresa Fry Brown on Mentorship

Bandy Professor of Preaching Teresa Fry Brown, the first Black woman to attain the rank of full professor at Candler, discusses her mentorship of Candler students across nearly three decades.

Jehu Hanciles: Immigration & Christianity

D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity Jehu Hanciles discusses immigration and migration and their relationship to Christianity.

Emmanuel Lartey: Pastoral and Spiritual Care

Charles Howard Candler Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spiritual Care Emmanuel Lartey offers his take on pastoral and spiritual care during the pandemic—including which elements might be easier than they were pre-COVID.

Nichole Phillips: The Black Church

Associate Professor in the Practice of Religion and Society and Director of the Black Church Studies Program Nichole Phillips asks and responds to the question, “Is the Black Church still an instrument of freedom?”