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Reformation Day at Emory 2007

Each year the Candler School of Theology celebrates Reformation Day with special events that culminate in an evening concert. This year's events take place on Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

The 20th annual Reformation Day at Emory program will take as its theme, "Luther and the Arts," and include a rich array of lectures and music, culminating in an evening concert that features the Jaeckel organ, a 14-ton, custom-built instrument with 3,605 pipes, at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Reception
Formal Lounge, Cannon Chapel
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. "Luther and Bach Pray Psalm 46"
Dr. Timothy Albrecht, Emory University Organist and Professor of Church Music
Sanctuary, Cannon Chapel
11:00 - 11:50 a.m. Chapel Service
The Rev. Dr. Michael Foss, Senior Pastor, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Sanctuary, Cannon Chapel
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. "Scripture for the Eyes"
Dr. Walter Melion, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History, Emory University
Please make reservations by calling 404.727.6352 or emailing candleralum@emory.edu.
Cox Hall, 3rd Floor Dining Hall
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. "A Joy Worthy of Their Destiny"
Prof. Em. Martin Marty, University of Chicago
Sanctuary, Cannon Chapel
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. Refreshments & Break
Formal Lounge, Cannon Chapel
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. "Luther and the Veronica"
Prof. Herbert L. Kessler, Early Christian and Medieval Art Historian, Johns Hopkins University
White Hall, Room 207
4:30 - 8:00 p.m. Invitation to explore Emory Village
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Kessler Reformation Concert
Dr. Timothy Albrecht, organist; Dr. Eric Nelson, conductor; Emory University Concert Choir, Soloists, Orchestra
Emerson Concert Hall, Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

.5 CEUs will be awarded to those who request continuing education credit. To receive credit, participants must attend all Reformation Day events and submit name, address, and a $10 payment (checks made payable to Emory University) to the Office of Church Ministries Education, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322. A certificate of attendance will be mailed following the event.

Refer questions or comments to Pat Graham.

Information about events from previous years is available online »