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Valentine’s Day: Rearranging our Focus

Valentine’s Day: Rearranging our Focus By Mark Leiderbach Church Tradition records that in the year 269 or 270 AD (the historical record is unclear), a young man living in the Roman Empire saw something that changed his life—and influenced western civilization for close to 1800 years. While not a Christian himself and … Read More »

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Why I Observe Lent

I’m a Southern Baptist, which, among other things, means I’m a low church, free church evangelical. Furthermore, I’m a convictionally reformational Baptist, meaning I resonate with what I believe to be the best of the magisterial reformers in terms of Scripture and salvation and the best of the radical reformers … Read More »

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Baptist Theology: A Short Review

I recently read Stephen Holmes’s new book Baptist Theology (T&T Clark, 2012). Holmes, who teaches at University of St. Andrews in Scotland, is one of my favorite theologians writing today. Baptist Theology is part of T&T Clark’s “Doing Theology” series, which offers brief accounts of various ecclesiastical traditions for students or … Read More »

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Andrew Fuller and Southeastern Seminary: A Tradition

As regularly readers probably know, the major emphasis in my scholarly research right now is Andrew Fuller and his circle of friends in the Northamptonshire Association, ca. 1760–1820. In 2007, I wrote an article for the Midwestern Journal of Theology on Robert Hall Sr., a British Baptist pastor who mentored … Read More »

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The Nature and Encouragements of the Missionary Work

In 1792, a group of Particular Baptist pastors, mostly from the Northamptonshire Association, founded the Baptist Missionary Society. The key leaders in the formation of the new missions society were Andrew Fuller and William Carey. Fuller, a widely respected pastor-theologian, served as secretary (president) of the BMS from its inception … Read More »

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Elhanan Winchester: Revivalistic Universalist

I recently published an article in the journal Baptist History and Heritage titled “The Making of a Baptist Universalist: The Curious Case of Elhanan Winchester.” Winchester (1751–1797) was a rising star among the eighteenth-century Regular Baptists on the Eastern Seaboard. He was a noteworthy revival preacher and successful pastor in South Carolina … Read More »

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Jonathan Edwards’s Resolutions

Now that Christmas has come and gone, many folks are now turning their attention to crafting New Year’s resolutions. I will be nicer to my co-workers. I will lose 10 pounds. I will exercise at least four days a week. I will be more patient with my children. I will … Read More »

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Merry Christmas from Between the Times

Please enjoy some of our favorite modern Christmas hymns.  

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The Conservative Resurgence: An Annotated Bibliography

Introduction Since the early 1980s, dozens of scholarly or semi-scholarly books, dissertations, articles, and essays have been written about the Conservative Resurgence (CR) in the Southern Baptist Convention. The CR in the SBC began with the Houston Convention in 1979 and lasted through the end of the century. I would … Read More »

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Recent Trends in Andrew Fuller Studies, Part Three

This is the third post in a three-part blog series on recent trends in Andrew Fuller Studies. My first post focused on important works from the twentieth century. Yesterday’s post was dedicated to key scholarly writings published since the turn of the twenty-first century. In today’s post, I will discuss … Read More »

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