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Film Screening: J.E.S.U.S.A

Please join us this Thursday (February 6th) for an advance film screening of J.E.S.U.S.A. along with a videoconference introduction by the film’s writer and director, Kevin Miller from 7-9pm in Candler School of Theology: Room 360. A conversation piece alongside Pitts’ new exhibition Thy Kingdom Come: American Evangelicalism from George Whitefield to Contemporary Politics, J.E.S.U.S.A. is an…

Inaugural Kessler Research Fellow, Prof. Ulrich Bubenheimer

Pitts Theology Library welcomed its first inaugural Kessler Collection Research Fellow this fall, a new appointment supported by the Kessler donors. Prof. Ulrich Bubenheimer retired from the University of Heidelberg and is a renowned expert in identifying manuscripts related to the Reformations of the 16th century. He first reached out to Pitts when he discovered…

Film Screening: “Healing the Healers”

This Friday, November 8th, Pitts Theology Library will sponsor a film screening of Healing the Healers, a series of documentary films about pastoral care for pastoral care providers, now available to current Emory students, faculty, and staff through the library catalog. The 30-minute highlight film will be followed by a panel discussion with the director, Kirsten Kelly,…

Reformation Day Registration

The 32nd annual Reformation Day at Emory will be held next week on Tuesday, October 29th. This year’s program explores the theme “The Story of Our Books: Producing, Collecting, and Owning Books of the 16th Century.”  Currently, registration is full for the morning presentations and lunch in Convocation Hall. However, interested participants are invited to…

Sponsor a Pitts Thursday Honors

Pitts kicked off its first Thursday Honors last week and welcomed over 100 Emory students with coffee, cookies, tea, and community. A special thanks to Candler Creation Keepers for their sponsorship and innovative theme (#BYOM).  Interested in sponsoring a Thursday Honors? Email Anne Marie McLean for details about making this important community event possible!

Exhibition Event: Singing the Psalms

Join us this Wednesday, April 10th at 7:30pm in Cannon Chapel for an event held in collaboration with Pitts Theology Library’s new Exhibition Word for Word, Sense for Sense: The English Bible in History & Worship curated by Brady Beard with Kim Akano, Alexandra Mauney, and Brandon Wason. Enjoy a musical program featuring members of the Candler…

New Pitts Exhibition Opening April 8, 2019

Pitts Theology Library’s newest exhibition Word for Word, Sense for Sense: The English Bible in History and Worship opens next week on April 8th! Curated by Brady Beard, Kim Akano, Alexandra Mauney, and Brandon Wason, this exhibition invites visitors into a new appreciation for the history and contexts of the many English translations of the Bible. A special…

Library Book Sale | Tuesday February 26th

Pitts Theology Library will hold its Annual Book Sale on Tuesday, February 26th from 8:00am—4:00pm. Over 5,000 items will be available for purchase in the Pitts Library Lecture Hall (CST 360). This event is open to the public and features a vast array of subjects, from Science & Technology to Sacred Texts to multi-volume commentaries….

Materiality of Devotion Exhibition Tours Now Available!

  Pitts is pleased to offer curator-led tours of The Materiality of Devotion: From Manuscript to Print on select Fridays this February. Tour groups meet at the library entrance. Please register at the links below: Materiality of Devotion Exhibit (Spring 2019) Friday, February 1 at 1:00pm Friday, February 15 at 1:00pm Friday, February 22 at…

Spring Semester Weekly Workshops

Pitts weekly workshops designed for students, faculty, and community members to learn the skills and tools of research resume this month! Each topic is taught twice per week, and unless otherwise noted, both Tuesday and Wednesday sessions are held in RARB 250, right next to the large lecture hall in the main Candler building from 12:00…