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A Primer on the Southern Baptist Convention, Pt. 2
Read part one in this multi-part history here . Both a zealous commitment to congregational autonomy and a strong impulse toward cooperative ministry underlie the organizational history of the...
A Primer on the Southern Baptist Convention, Pt. 1
Next week, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will hold its annual meeting in Houston, TX. Over the last several decades, the SBC’s public profile has increased significantly due to the...
Recovering the Ars Moriendi
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” – Luke 24:5b NRSV According to the accounts found in the Synoptic...
Outsourcing Death
Once an intimate family affair, death and dying are now outsourced in America. Set in different centuries, stories from two of America’s greatest storytellers highlight the manner in which...
American Evangelicals’ Global Vision Began in Korea
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world....
