Candler Receives Gift to Endow Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jain Studies
EIN Presswire
June 17, 2021
Candler School of Theology has received a $1 million gift to establish an endowment to support a permanently funded postdoctoral fellowship.
ATLANTA, GA — Candler School of Theology has received a $1 million gift to establish an endowment to support a permanently funded postdoctoral fellowship. The Bhagawan Arnath Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jain Studies will advance Candler’s growing work in interfaith engagement and dialogue, peacebuilding and conflict transformation, and the intersection of faith and ecology.
…Jainism’s deep reverence for nature and commitment to care for all living things dovetails with research interests among the faculty regarding faith and the environment as well as to students’ growing awareness of ecological concerns as part of their Christian faith commitments.