{"id":1135,"date":"2021-09-20T17:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T17:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/candlerdigitallearning\/?page_id=1135"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:47:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/candlerdigitallearning\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center\">The Office of Digital Learning exists to extend Candler&#8217;s mission of &#8220;educating faithful and creative leaders for the church&#8217;s ministries throughout the world&#8221;\u2014in the digital arena! 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