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Pitts Theology Library provides a limited number of assigned research carrels to Candler students writing theses or independent studies, Emory ABD PhD students doing a dissertation that draws upon Pitts’ collections, visiting faculty, and emeriti faculty. Online applications for carrels and lockers open on August 1, and carrels will be assigned by September 1. We…

The Candler School of Theology and the Pitts Theology Library welcome students for Course of Study for the next three weeks. We look forward to having them use the library’s space and the library’s collections, and we encourage them to get to know their librarians! Course of Study students, you have borrowing privileges while you…

We are pleased to open our newest exhibit, “A Most Perilous Journey: Erasmus’ Greek New Testament at 500 Years”! This exhibit features all five of the Greek and Latin New Testament published by the Dutch humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam. Surrounding these spectacular and rare Bibles are 15th and 16th century works that show the development of…

We are beginning to install our newest exhibit: “A Most Perilous Journey: Erasmus’ Greek New Testament at 500,” and we would love for you to schedule a time to come and see it! This exhibit will display all 5 editions of the Greek New Testament (1516, 1519, 1522, 1527, 1535) published during the lifetime of…

Pitts Theology Library, will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We will re-open with our regular summer hours (Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM to 5 PM) on Tuesday, July 5. We wish you a wonderful weekend!

This summer at Pitts we are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first Greek New Testament with an exhibit on Erasmus of Rotterdam and the development of the Bible in the 16th century. This exhibit will display Pitts’ incredible collection of early printed Bibles, including all five editions of the Greek New…

Each Thursday afternoon during the academic year, Pitts Theology Library holds Thursday Honors, a popular social hour with coffee, tea, and refreshments. The weekly Thursday Honors program is a welcome opportunity for students, faculty, Friends, and staff to get to know one another, while celebrating particular individuals or groups from the community. Volunteers are integral…

“And you shall tell your child on that day, ‘It is because of what the LORD did for me when I went free from Egypt.’” (Exodus 13:8) The Haggadah (“telling”) is the text that recounts the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt and structures the Passover seder. The Haggadah’s domestic qualities also provide a window…

The Pitts Theology Library will be closed Monday, May 30, in honor of Memorial Day. The library will re-open at 7:30am on Tuesday, May 31. For library hours, visit http://pitts.emory.edu/hours or contact a Reference Librarian.

As of Wednesday, May 4, Pitts is operating on summer hours. This means we are open Monday through Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm, and closed Saturdays and Sundays. If you have any questions about Pitts hours or programming during the summer, please visit http://pitts.emory.edu/hours or contact a reference librarian. Happy Summer!