Confederate monuments figure prominently as epicenters of social conflict...The story, told through the character of a religious mythos, carries implicit sacred convictions; thus, these spires and statues are inherently theological. Read More ›
This book (Sources of Light) commends listening deeply to these voices as an ecclesial practice through which the Spirit of God enlightens the church of Christ, whose rule draws the church into deeper participation in the life of the Triune God, forming the church for practices that offer the gift of Trinitarian communion to a fractured world. Read More ›
Barry Harvey provides a doctrine of the church that combines Baptist distinctives and origins with an unbending commitment to the visible church as the social body of Christ. Read More ›
Crawford Howell Toy was professor of Old Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1869-1879. In 1879, he was forced to resign from the Seminary over his views of evolution. In 1880, he was hired by Harvard University as the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages. Parsons narrates Toy's life in two parts. Read More ›
The Call for Papers for the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Annual Meeting, at Baylor University, in Waco, TX, from May 18 – 20, 2020. Read More ›
The College Theology Society holds its Sixty-Sixth Annual Convention from May 28-May 31, 2020, at Spring Hill College, with a focus on the theme “Human Families: Identities, Relationships, and Responsibilities.” The NABPR Region-at-Large CFP applies only to the NABPR-RAL sessions at CTS. Read More ›
Congratulations to NABPR Member Barry A. Jones on the publication of Gaining a Heart of Wisdom, A Model for Theological Interpretation of Scripture. Read More ›
The Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies (ACBAS) is pleased to announce a new prize competition in the general field of Baptist and Anabaptist history and thought, especially in Canada’s Atlantic region. Read More ›
Welcome to Raleigh and the annual meeting of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, meeting this year with the Baptist History and Heritage Society and the Association of Ministry Guidance Professionals. Read More ›
Crescent Hill Baptist Church would like to invite NABPR to a lecture series coming up March 29-31 at Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Louisville KY in honor of Dr. E Glenn Hinson. Read More ›
The Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies (ACBAS) is pleased to announce a new prize competition in the general field of Baptist and Anabaptist history and thought, especially in Canada’s Atlantic region. Read More ›
The Office of the General Secretary of ABC-USA and the Theologians' Commission will host the fifth pre-biennial theology conference around the theme Incarnation and Identity in an effort to foster ongoing, vigorous theological conversations among American Baptist theologians, pastor-theologians, and theological educators throughout the denomination. Read More ›
ABQ is the peer-reviewed journal of the American Baptist Historical Society. Both established and emerging scholars are invited to submit papers written from original research. Articles and essays should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words. Read More ›
There will be a presentation for a festschrift honoring Alan Culpepper at 7:00-8:00pm at the Denver Meeting of the AAR and SBL. (Nov. 18, Sheraton-Downtown Spruce Room, third level). All are invited. Read More ›
Recent past NABPR president, Rev. Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed has been working to answer the question “How are women faring in ministry in U.S. churches?.” In this report she provides not only a statistical accounting but also an analysis of some of the trends. Read More ›
The Wake Forest University School of Divinity invites applications for the James and Marilyn Dunn Chair of Baptist Studies. Teaching responsibilities will include courses in the area of Baptist studies with particular emphasis on the role of ethics in the public sector. Related research and teaching interests in the areas of theology or the history of Christianity are especially welcome. Read More ›
Ryan Andrew Newson, Inhabiting the World: Identity, Politics, and Theology in Radical Baptist Perspective, Perspectives on Baptist Identities (Macon: Mercer University Press, 2018) ISBN: 9780881466492. Read More ›
