Programs & Resources

Candler’s programs in Baptist Studies, Catholic Studies, Episcopal and Anglican Studies and Methodist Studies provide learning, worship and service initiatives and resources to students, faculty and staff, as well as ordained and laypersons in the broader Atlanta community. Students enrolled in a degree program at Candler may also earn a certificate in one of these programs.

Candler’s programs in Black Church Studies, Religious Education Ministries, Women, Theology, and Ministry, and World Christianity provide students with the educational, vocational formation and advocacy opportunities, as well as the resources to prepare them for leadership in one of these areas of interest. While the certificate is available only to enrolled students, many of the lectures, curricular and vocational resources, and service activities are open to anyone.

The Course of Study School is sponsored by The United Methodist Church Board of Higher Education and Ministry and Candler School of Theology. Its aim is to educate and train local pastors in The United Methodist Church. Learn more.

Through a variety of continuing education programs, Candler promotes ongoing learning for ordained clergy, diaconal ministers, church professionals and laity of all denominations. The Candler Foundry aims to make theological education available to everyone. Through short- and long-term courses, TED-style talks, and more, individuals, congregations, and communities can find opportunities to grow spiritually, reflect deeply, and engage issues that matter to their communities. The Bill Mallard Lay Theology Institute offers theology seminars for laity of all denominations, and through the non-student auditing program, laity and clergy may sit in on up to two courses per semester at a reduced fee. Learn more.

Candler collaborates with the Youth Theological Initiative on advancing practices in youth ministries; with the World Methodist Evangelism Institute on seminars and training on the nature and practice of evangelism; and with a women’s prison to promote the Certificate in Theological Studies for Incarcerated Women. The Laney Program in Moral Leadership challenges students to explore moral leadership in the 21^st century through coursework, workshops, travel seminars, and public lectures. Learn more.

The Aquinas Center of Theology, the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, the Graduate Division of Religion, Emory Center for Ethics, the Hispanic Theological Initiative, Methodist Review, Office of Religious Life, and the Practical Matters Journal are among many organizations at Emory or affiliated with the university that are associated with the work and programs of Candler. Learn more.