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Curated by Sangeon Kim and Brinna Michael
On the first floor of Pitts Theology Library, tucked behind the stacks and amongst the quiet of the study carrels, are a trio of artworks that may be unfamiliar to visitors: a striking linocut print, an intricately detailed piece of embroidery, and an eight-paneled folding screen decorated with stunning calligraphy. What can these works tell us about the longstanding relationship between Korea, Georgia, and Candler School of Theology? Through months of research, travel, and collaboration, Sangeon Kim and Brinna Michael have unraveled three legacies of art and history, forging (and reforging) the connections between Korean artists, clergy, and churches, with Emory University, Candler School of Theology, and Pitts Theology Library.
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Curated by Nathan Fleeson
Throughout history monsters have played a key part in the religious imagination. In their wonder and complexity, they pose questions about how we interpret the world. It might be about the extent of Jesus' salvific power or even whether monsters exist. This exhibit looks at the questions monsters raise and the answers of theologians throughout history. It asks how we have attempted to interpret monsters, their relationship with humanity, and the blurred line between the two.
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Curated by Drew Thomas
By taking advantage of the printing press, developed about 70 years earlier in Mainz by Johannes Gutenberg, Martin Luther was able to spread his message much further than he could from the pulpit. However, many printers sought to cater to public demand by counterfeiting Luther’s books. Printers across the Empire would falsely print that their books came from Wittenberg, the home of Luther’s movement. The Richard C. Kessler Collection at Pitts Theology Library has many counterfeits of Luther’s works from the 1520s. This exhibition will teach you how to identify counterfeit books and why printers undertook such manufacturing tactics.
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Curated by Vincent Wimbush
Through focus on the masquerade—the “play-element” in culture--this Exhibition opens a window onto the performances, dynamics, arrangements, psycho-logics, and politics (“scripturalizing”) by which modernities are made (-up to be) natural or fixed (“scripturalization”). Racialization as the hyper-signification (racialism/racism) of difference in human flesh (“scripture”) is identified as the primary impetus behind and reflection of the realities of modernities. The open window onto these realities is facilitated by an “interesting” 18th century “mask-ing” or “self”-invention story told by a complexly positioned Black-fleshed “stranger”--Olaudah Equiano/Gustavus Vassa.
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Curated by Greg McNamara
This exhibit features four sections for consideration associated with the fourth edition of Paradise Lost as part of a deeply felt and adventurous expression of the cultural milieu; yet the featured works are independent political tracts without great literary pretense.