The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, who has served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta for about a decade, announced Wednesday he will step aside to return to the classroom.
Alexander, 57, will join Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in the fall of 2012 as a professor in the practice of liturgy and director of Candler’s Anglican Studies program.
“I suppose I’ve always been a teacher at heart,” said Alexander. “I love the classroom, the interchange of ideas, and the joy of watching students grow and mature as thinkers and scholars. The life of a teacher is a wonderful life and I look forward to getting back to it.”