Candler School of Theology, Room 252, 1531 Dickey Dr., Atlanta, GA 30322
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 12:30 – 1:30pm
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Michael Welker, Chair for Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, investigates major biblical law codes to show that mercy--the care for the weaker--is not a surplus and luxury in common human life. Instead, it is a fundamental component of legal systems, institutions, and organizations that want to promote justice and are rightly called "humane.”
Ordained in the Protestant Church of Palatinate, Germany, Welker is a world-renowned theologian who works through the biblical traditions and through philosophical and sociological theories to address questions of contemporary culture. He is director of the University of Heidelberg’s Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology, and studied with Jürgen Moltmann, one of the most celebrated theologians of modern times.
The event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion and Candler School of Theology. **Free brown bag lunch is available to attendees who sign up in advance.**
University Event Topic: Academics, Law, Religion & Ethics, Theology
Department/Organization: Center for the Study of Law and Religion
Building/Room: Candler School of Theology
Event Open To: All
Registration Link: tinyurl.com…
Cost: Free
Contact Name: April Bogle
Contact Phone: 404.712.8713
Contact Email: cslr@law.emory.edu
More info: cslr.law.emory.edu
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Michael Welker, Chair for Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, investigates major biblical law codes to show that mercy--the care for the weaker--is not a surplus and luxury in common human life. Instead, it is a fundamental component of legal systems, institutions, and organizations that want to promote justice and are rightly called "humane.”
Ordained in the Protestant Church of Palatinate, Germany, Welker is a world-renowned theologian who works through the biblical traditions and through philosophical and sociological theories to address questions of contemporary culture. He is director of the University of Heidelberg’s Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology, and studied with Jürgen Moltmann, one of the most celebrated theologians of modern times.
The event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Law and Religion and Candler School of Theology. **Free brown bag lunch is available to attendees who sign up in advance.**
University Event Topic: Academics, Law, Religion & Ethics, Theology
Department/Organization: Center for the Study of Law and Religion
Building/Room: Candler School of Theology
Event Open To: All
Registration Link: tinyurl.com…
Cost: Free
Contact Name: April Bogle
Contact Phone: 404.712.8713
Contact Email: cslr@law.emory.edu
More info: cslr.law.emory.edu