| Description |
1 online resource (lix, 179 pages) |
| Contents |
Conceived in sin, called by the Gospel: the root cause of the stain of racism in the Southern Baptist Convention / R. Albert Mohler Jr. -- Historical causes of the stain of racism in the Southern Baptist Convention / Matthew J. Hall -- Biblical steps toward removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Jarvis J. Williams -- Theological steps toward removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Walter R. Strickland II -- The role of ethics in removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Craig Mitchell -- "Play the men": preaching and pastoral steps toward removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Kevin L. Smith -- Administrative steps toward removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Mark A. Croston Jr. -- Educational steps toward removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Kevin M. Jones Sr. -- Publishing for church leaders to remove the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Toby Jennings -- Are we there yet? Concluding thoughts about removing the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / Curtis A. Woods -- Why the stain of racism remains in the Southern Baptist Convention: an African-American pastor's perspective / W. Dwight McKissic Sr. -- Why the stain of racism remains in the Southern Baptist Convention: an Anglo seminary president's perspective / Daniel L. Akin -- Southern Baptists can remove the stain of racism from the Southern Baptist Convention / T. Vaughn Walker |
| Summary |
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has an obvious historical stain on it: namely, racism, evident by the SBC's affirmation of slavery, its fairly recent repentance of this sin in 1995, and the numerous segregated Southern Baptist churches. This stain prohibits Southern Baptist churches from embracing the one new man in Christ outlined in Ephesians 2:11-22 and from participating in the new song of those saints from every tongue, tribe, people, and nation in Revelation 5:9. The glorious gospel of Jesus Christ necessitates that all Southern Baptists do their part to remove this stain from the SBC. This requires sacrifice, humility, and perseverance, along with a relentless commitment to Christian unity. This volume, edited by and contributed to primarily by African-American voices in the SBC, is one small effort to help remove the stain of racism from the SBC in pursuit of this unity in our beloved denomination. -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Southern Baptist Convention.
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| SUBJECT |
Southern Baptist Convention. fast (OCoLC)fst00540277 |
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Racism -- Religious aspects -- Baptists.
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Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Baptists.
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Baptists -- United States -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Baptist.
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Racism -- Religious aspects -- Baptists.
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Baptists.
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Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Baptists.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Kevin M. (College professor), editor.
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Williams, Jarvis J., editor
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| ISBN |
9781433643354 |
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1433643359 |
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