Candler Connection Summer 2015
Centennial Edition II
Laurel Hanna, Editor Contributing Editors Molly Edmonds Claire Asbury Lennox Candler Connection is published by the Office of Communications of Candler School of
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Community: 02 The Collect
Corrections: The print edition of the Fall 2014 issue of Candler Connection contained these errors: In
New conditions and new responses
“Centennial Medalists,” we stated that William R. Cannon joined the Candler faculty in 1944 and became dean nine years later. In fact, he joined the faculty in
04 News The latest from Candler
Faculty: 26 Required Reading What faculty are reading now
32 New Books By Candler Faculty
1943 and became dean ten years later. In “Influential Faculty Books,” we broke our own rule of counting only those books published while the author was on the Candler faculty by including Fred B. Craddock’s As One Without Authority (1971), Luke Timothy Johnson’s The Writings of the New Testament (1986), and Thomas G. Long’s The Witness of Preaching (1989). Though all are among the most influential books in their fields, they were published before the authors joined Candler’s faculty.
44 Giving Growing student scholarships
48 Benediction Brent Strawn ponders if Candler is among the prophets
Alumni: 40 Mentorview Jane Weston 14T talks with Tom Long
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46 Class Notes News from our alumni
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