In 1966, Michael R. Watts completed his Oxford dissertation on the life of John Clifford (1836-1923). Although Watts intended for the work to be published, he passed away unexpectedly and the dissertation remained uncirculated. While conducting research in Oxford, Joel C. Gregory discovered Watts' bound carbon-paper copy. Baylor's Truett ......
Baptist Hymnody in America is a collection of primary documents on congregational singing among Baptists in the United States from the eighteenth through the early twenty-first centuries. These documents-many of which are not readily available and are gathered here for the first time-record the struggles and triumphs of Baptists as they have ......
Baptist Hymnody in America is a collection of primary documents on congregational singing among Baptists in the United States from the eighteenth through the early twenty-first centuries. These documents-many of which are not readily available and are gathered here for the first time-record the struggles and triumphs of Baptists as they have ......
Baptist World Alliance Resolutions and Statements, 1905-2023
Since 1905, the Baptist World Alliance has served as a prophetic witness for Jesus Christ on behalf of the global Baptist family. At its World Congress, General Council, and Executive Committee meetings, over four hundred resolutions and statements have been adopted, expressing God's love, compassion, and justice. The BWA has the support of 241 ......
Offers a Black male response to the challenge of womanist thought Although much Black religious scholarship has engaged with feminist theory and womanist thought, a gap remains where little work has been done in religious studies to investigate the Black male experience. A Misrepresented People explores how African American men grapple with ......
Offers a Black male response to the challenge of womanist thought Although much Black religious scholarship has engaged with feminist theory and womanist thought, a gap remains where little work has been done in religious studies to investigate the Black male experience. A Misrepresented People explores how African American men grapple with ......
Baptists have at times been tempted to dismiss liturgy as formulaic. Simply going through the motions or saying set phrases, they have rightly argued, does not necessarily lead to faithfulness. A disconnect between liturgical assemblies and lives of faithfulness, however, does not mean that all liturgy is merely rote. It means, rather, that false ......
Most Baptists today have adapted rather well to the modern world--that is, they worship as they live, in ways that don't much deviate from the general cultural milieu. It was not always so. In the past, the ways of Baptists were eccentric, their children were sometimes embarrassed by them, and their grandchildren were astonished by many features ......
Throughout the history of Christianity, the concept of the "kingdom of God" has been constructed and understood in a multiplicity of ways. From direct identifications of the kingdom with the church to purely eschatological notions to competing revolution-inspiring views of God's reign, differing understandings of the kingdom engendered a rich ......
