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Aquinas Associate Professor of Theology and Culture Antonio Alonso’s musical piece Encounter: From the Heart of Pope Francis (GIA Publications, 2018) was performed at Saints Peter and Paul Jesuit Church in Detroit, Michigan on April 25.
Associate Professor in the Practice of Old Testament and Executive Director of The Candler Foundry Ryan Bonfiglio served as the lecturer for the Chapman-Benson Lecture series on Wednesday, April 1, at Huntingdon College.
Letitia Campbell has been promoted to associate professor in the practice of ethics and society along with her ongoing duties as director of Contextual Education I and Clinical Pastoral Education.
D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity Jehu Hanciles has been elected president-elect of the Emory University Senate. He will serve in that capacity in 2026-27 and will become president of the University Senate in 2027-28.
James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership Robert M. Franklin Jr. was quoted in the New York Times about confronting the challenging legacy of Cesar Chavez.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Bandy Professor of Preaching Teresa L. Fry Brown was quoted in an article for Word in Black titled, “Do You Talk to Your Neighbor in Church? Not Everyone Does.”
Civil rights leader Bernard LaFayette Jr., who served on the Candler faculty as distinguished senior scholar-in-residence from 2009 to 2015, died on March 5 at age 85. Associate Professor in the Practice of Religion and Society Nichole R. Phillips, director of Candler’s Black Church Studies program, shared this tribute.
Scholar-in-Residence Marie Marquardt recently penned an essay for Commonweal titled, “Why Do We Persevere?”
Bishop Mack B. and Rose Y. Stokes Professor of Systematic Theology R. Kendall Soulen spoke at a conference on Christian-Jewish relations at Boston College March 15-17.
Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Spiritual Care Danielle Tumminio Hansen authored an essay for The Christian Century titled, “Trauma at the tomb.”