Volume 1, Issue 1
April 5, 2002


Opinion: Religion's Role in Public Life is Timely Issue for Atlanta Regional American Assembly
When more than 60 leaders--representing various faith traditions and civic, government, education, and other organizations--convened in February for the Atlanta Regional American Assembly, their task was to identify common values that members of our multicounty community share about the role of religion in public life.
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Mayor Franklin: One Region--Two Environments
Read the mayor's guest column in the current issue of the Faith And The City newsletter, along with a message from Ambassadors James T. Laney and Andrew Young. This issue of the newsletter focuses on how the physical and social environments of the Atlanta regional community are interrelated.
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Columbia Seminary Student Develops Ministry to Journalists
Clearly, journalists have particular professional needs, says Dorie Griggs, a graduating senior in the master of divinity program at Columbia Theological Seminary. That is why she is developing a ministry to journalists.
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ITC Offers "Affirming a Future with Hope: HIV and Substance Abuse Prevention for African American Communities of Faith"
A comprehensive, instructional program emphasizes a personal relationship with God and addresses HIV prevention through the use of faith-based narratives, spiritual principles, and individual experience. The program was developed jointly by the Interdenominational Theological Center and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Candler's Youth Theological Initiative Nurtures Tomorrow's Public Theologians
Since it was established in 1993, this ecumenical initiative has encouraged hundreds of high school seniors from across the country to fall in love with theology, consider careers in public theology, and serve the common good.
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