The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) has awarded the Maurice L. Mednick Memorial grant to Emory & Henry College religion professor Adam Wells. Wells will use the grant to travel to Germany for research into his topic, “The Kenotic Reduction: Toward an Absolute Science of Scripture.” Wells hopes to spend several weeks at the archive of German philosopher Eugen Fink examining Fink’s contribution to the field of phenomenology. “The Bible is...
Click Here to see More ImagesOne of the most powerful political leaders in California urged Emory & Henry graduates Saturday to envision the world in which they would like to live and then work to create it. Toni Atkins, majority leader of the California State Assembly, reminded students of what is for them a familiar mantra as she spoke of her own dreams and the course she has established for fulfilling them. She delivered her message to 203 graduates and a large...
This semester, I have served. I have served myself by traveling to Ireland, a country I could only dream of before this experience. I have served Emory & Henry College by piloting a new program in partnership with International Partnership for Service Learning (IPSL) that incorporates service-learning into study abroad experiences. More importantly, though, I have been able to serve the Dublin, Ireland, community. I work for Jobcare, an organization that helps...
