Pitts’ Head of Cataloging and Rare Book Cataloger, Armin Siedlecki, has seen thousands of books pass through his office and into the collection. What in particular has grabbed his attention this summer? The first winner is The Dawn of Everything: a New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow (Penguin Books 2022). Published…
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Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 8: Prof. Ellen Shepard
To wrap up the final installment of Pitts Theology Library’s Summer Reading Blog for 2021, Pitts reached out to a beloved faculty member of the Candler community, Dr. Ellen Shepard, for the top resources she turned to during quarantine. Dr. Shepard recently retired from Candler as Assistant Professor in the Practice of Practical Theology and…
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 7: Anne Marie McLean
As we enter the last week of July, Pitts continues to consult library and Candler staff for “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” For Pitts’ Reference Librarian & Outreach Coordinator, Anne Marie McLean, resources that qualified were those that took her out of the present and let her escape into the stories of others…
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 6: Elizabeth Miller
For the 2021 Pitts Summer Reading Blog, Pitts took to the hallways of the Candler School of Theology building in search of “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” This week we spoke to Reserves and Circulation Specialist, Elizabeth (Liz) Miller, about her favorite discoveries. After completing a Social Informatics course in her Masters of…
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 5: Spencer Roberts
For the 2021 Pitts Summer Reading Blog, Pitts took to the hallways of the Candler School of Theology building in search of “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” This week, the fifth in our series, we spoke to Spencer Roberts, Systems and Digital Scholarship Librarian. Spencer maintains all the software systems that run the…
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 4: Prof. Greg Ellison
For the 2021 Pitts Summer Reading Blog, Pitts took to the hallways of the Candler School of Theology building in search of “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” This week, the fourth in our series, we spoke to Dr. Greg C. Ellison, II, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Candler. Dr. Ellison…
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 3: Caitlin Soma
For the 2021 Pitts Summer Reading Blog, Pitts has taken to the hallways of the library and Candler School of Theology building in search of “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” This week, we spoke with Caitlin Soma, Pitts’ Acquisitions, Serials, and Assessment Librarian. She takes us on the journey of how one television…
Summer Reading Recommendations, Part 2: Prof. Jehu Hanciles
For the second week of 2021 Pitts Summer Reading Blog, Pitts took to the hallways of the Candler School of Theology building in search of “the best resource you discovered during quarantine.” This week we spoke to Dr. Jehu Hanciles, the D.W. and Ruth Brooks Professor of World Christianity and the Director of the World…
Summer Reading, Vol.12: Roger Sangburm Nam
As the summer intercession comes to a close, Pitts wraps up its Summer Reading Recommendation blog series by consulting a brand new face to the Emory and Candler faculty! Roger S. Nam will join us this fall as professor of Hebrew Bible. Dr. Nam formally served as dean and professor of biblical studies at Portland…
Summer Reading, Vol.11: Khalia Williams
For reading recommendations this week, we consulted Assistant Dean of Worship and Music, Assistant Professor in the Practice of Worship, and Co-Director of the Baptist Studies Program, Khalia J. Williams! An ordained minister, Khalia serves as an associate minister and First Lady at the historic Providence Missionary Baptist church in Atlanta. With a deep passion…
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