Join Candler School of Theology for a slate of online public events this spring featuring a range of speakers and topics relevant to theology and the world today. 

Panel Discussion: “The Black Church and Sacred Music”
February 18 • 5:00—7:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required  

Candler’s Black Church Studies Program presents a panel discussion moderated by Assistant Dean of Worship and Music and Assistant Professor in the Practice of Worship Khalia J. Williams. This discussion is part of a series of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Black Church Studies at Candler. Learn more and register.

TheoEd Talks
February 21 · 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration encouraged

The Candler Foundry, in partnership with First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, presents TheoEd Talks, an ecumenical speaker series where leaders in the church and the academy share “the talk of their lives” in 20 minutes or less, aimed at sparking conversations that affect the way people think about God, religion and the power of faith to change lives. Speakers will include Olu Brown, lead pastor at Impact Church in Atlanta; Neichelle Guidry, dean of the chapel at Spelman College; Doug Shipman, former CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center; and Chanequa Walker Barnes, associate professor of practical theology at McAfee School of Theology. The event will be broadcast live on the TheoEd Talks website, and The Candler Foundry Facebook page. Register here.

Black Church Studies Worship Service
February 23 • 11:30 a.m.
Online • Free

This service is presented by Candler's Black Church Studies program, celebrating its 30th anniversary. Teresa L. Fry Brown, Bandy Professor of Preaching, will preach. Watch live on Facebook, YouTube, or the Candler website. 

Webinar: “Conscious Spirituality: Indigenous African Integrative Practices of Health, Sociality, and Education”
February 23 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler presents author and African mystic Brother Ishmael Tetteh, followed by a Q&A moderated by Charles Howard Candler Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spiritual Care Emmanuel Y. Lartey. Learn more and register.

Catholic-Orthodox Initiative Lecture: “Voices of the Liturgy: A Conversation on Ancient Traditions in Orthodox Worship”
February 23 • 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler’s Aquinas Center of Theology presents a conversation between Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Willard Prescott and Annie McClelland Smith Professor of History and Religion, Director of Early Cultures at Brown University, and Mary Priniski, executive director of the Aquinas Center and the Vicar for Religious for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.​​ Learn more and register.

Panel Discussion: “African Response to Anti-Black Racism in the USA”
February 24 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler presents a panel discussion featuring author and African mystic Brother Ishmael Tetteh; Dianne M. Stewart, associate professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University; Georgette Ledgister, research associate and visiting instructor in the Women's Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School; and Lahronda Little, co-director of Per Ankh Wellness; and moderated by Charles Howard Candler Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spiritual Care Emmanuel Y. Lartey and Maisha I. Handy, provost/vice president for academic affairs and associate professor of religion and education at Interdenominational Theological Center. Learn more and register.

Panel Discussion: “Black Women, Community, and Black Church”
March 11 • 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler’s Black Church Studies Program presents a panel discussion moderated by Bandy Professor of Preaching Teresa L. Fry Brown. This discussion is part of a series of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Black Church Studies at Candler. Learn more and register.

Lecture: “Care of the Poor During the Reformation”
March 17 • 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required 

Candler’s Pitts Theology Library presents guest speaker Esther Chung-Kim, associate professor of religious studies and associate director of The Gould Center of Humanities at Claremont McKenna College. This lecture is part of Pitts’ Kessler Conversations, a series of online interviews with leading church historians and theologians addressing the relevance of the Protestant Reformation for contemporary communities. Learn more and register.

Anna Julia Cooper Lecture: "We Build on Foundations We Did Not Lay: The Emergence of Womanist (Biblical) Scholarship in the '70s and '80s"
March 17 • 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler’s Black Church Studies program presents Renita J. Weems, biblical scholar, author, public intellectual and co-pastor of Nashville’s Ray of Hope Community Church. Learn more and register.

Consistent Ethic of Life Lecture: “Beyond Pro-Life/Pro-Choice: Catholic Perspectives on Life Issues”
March 18 • 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required 

Candler’s Aquinas Center of Theology presents guest speaker Emily Reimer-Barry, associate professor and chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego.​​ Learn more and register.

The McDonald Lecture with M. Shawn Copeland: “Beyond Imagining to Resurrection”
April 7 • 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Shawn Copeland, the 2020-2021 distinguished visiting professor in the Alonzo L. McDonald Family Chair on the Life and Teachings of Jesus and Their Impact on Culture, is Professor Emerita of Systematic Theology at Boston College. Learn more and register by going to Candler’s events page and navigating to April 7.

Panel Discussion: “Being Black and Christian in America: The Black Church and New Vistas of Race in the U.S.”
April 8 • 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler’s Black Church Studies and World Christianity programs present a panel discussion featuring church historian David Daniels III of McCormick Theological Seminary, Caribbean-American scholar Janice McLean-Farrell of New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and Brazilian scholar João Chaves of the Hispanic Theological Initiative. This discussion is part of a series of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Black Church Studies at Candler. Learn more and register.

Course in the Community: “Science and Faith: An Exploration”
Sundays, April 11, 18, 25 and May 9, 16 • 9:00-9:55 a.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Taught by Ian A. McFarland, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Theology, this Candler Foundry short course co-sponsored by All Saints’ Episcopal Church will provide suggestions about how Christians can orient themselves to discussions by exploring what the confession of God as Creator tells us about the world and our place in it, and what implications this has for how we receive and evaluate the claims of science. Learn more and register.

Course in the Community: “Antiracism with Youth”
Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 • 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Online • $75.00; registration required

Taught by Jillinda Weaver, director of Candler’s Youth Theological Initiative and its companion program YTI IMPACT, this Candler Foundry short course designed for high school-aged youth explores how racism and white supremacy have impacted the church and considers what a faith-based response to racial injustice could look like. Learn more and register.

Panel Discussion: “Black Church, Religion, and Politics”
April 15 • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler’s Black Church Studies program presents a panel discussion moderated by Associate Professor in the Practice of Sociology of Religion and Culture and Director of Black Church Studies Nichole R. Phillips. This discussion is the last in a series of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Black Church Studies at Candler. Learn more and register.

Course in the Community: “The Bible and Poverty”
Sunday, April 18-May 16 • 9:45–10:45 a.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Taught by Assistant Professor in the Practice of Old Testament and Director of The Candler Foundry Ryan Bonfiglio, this Candler Foundry short course will explore biblical views on and responses to material poverty. Learn more and register.

Catherine of Siena Lecture: “Who to Obey: The Law or the Prophets?”
April 22 • 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Online • Free; registration required

Candler’s Aquinas Center of Theology presents guest speaker Phyllis Zagano, internationally acclaimed Catholic scholar. Learn more and register.