Over the past several years, Southeastern Seminary President Danny Akin has been a tireless advocate for reaching the nations with the gospel. Since 2004, he has led SEBTS to deepen her already considerable commitment to coupling orthodox theological education with a passion for the Great Commission. He has also been one of the most vocal proponents of Southern Baptists as a whole building upon the theological foundation laid by the Conservative Resurgence and embracing a Great … [Read More]
Baptists Studying Anabaptists: Some Recommendations
This morning, I posted an article titled “Baptists Studying Anabaptists: Some Recommendations” at One Baptist Perspective. I hope you find it helpful, especially if you are interested in learning more about Anabaptist history and theology or the relationship between Anabaptists and Baptists.
Alvin Reid on Camps, Calvinism and Coalitions
Between the Times contributor Alvin Reid has written an excellent article for his personal blog titled “Of Campus, Calvinism, and Coalitions.” You should check it out. We hope that more Southern Baptists, on all sides of the Calvinism debate (and other debates), will commit to labor together for the sake of the nations.
Idolatry in the Pentateuch
For pastors, seminary students, and scholars who find themselves studying the concept of idolatry and/or the Pentateuch, Southeastern prof Tracy McKenzie’s recently released Idolatry in the Pentateuch: An Innertextual Strategy is a helpful and informative read.
Idolatry in the Pentateuch lays the foundation for exploring a significant strategy within the composition of the Pentateuch: In the last days, God will provoke Israel to jealousy by embracing another nation—a Gentile nation!
In the book, McKenzie begins … [Read More]
Research Tips for Unfamiliar Topics
My friend Steve Weaver is a pastor, blogger, doctoral student in church history, and works with the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies at Southern Seminary. He has written a helpful post titled “Research Tips for Unfamiliar Topics,” which gives some good advice to seminarians and other researchers who need to write on a subject about which they know virtually nothing. Many readers well know that this frequently happens to students in church history and Baptist history … [Read More]
Cultivating Godliness in Seminary
When I was preparing to enroll at Southern Seminary to begin my M.Div. studies, more than one person counseled me to not allow my zeal to fizzle while in seminary. While some of that counsel probably reflects my membership in a tradition that is still somewhat suspicious of theological education, I suspect that many other aspiring seminarians have received similar advice. And for good reason—each of us know of someone whose faith withered in seminary, … [Read More]
Ecology and Theology: Investing in Sustainable Ministry
In 2005 an organization called the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) began with 40 organizations committed. Today over 1,000 have signed on, from universities to ecological groups. More than a few researchers consider the concept of sustainability—from renewable energy to viable long term jobs—one of the key megatrends, ranking up there with information technology and globalization.(1)
If you google synonyms for “sustainable” you will find the following. Note the two categories:
Synonyms: maintainable, … [Read More]
Check Out Our Personal Websites
You may not know this, but most of our contributors have personal websites in addition to Between the Times. All of the websites offer a number of resources, and many of them have blogs.
Of course the reason most people read BtT is for Dr. Akin’s articles, but did you know he also has a personal website with hundreds of sermons, Bible studies, and other resources? Check out DanielAkin.com, but remember not to pass off one of … [Read More]
