Publications
Twelve hours with the president: A photo essay
During Southern Seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr.’s 20th anniversary convocation day, Towers photographer Emil Handke shadowed the president, capturing the day from every angle. (Images are property of Southern Seminary’s Office of Communications and may not be reused without permission.) 9:26 a.m. – The president’s office on the second floor of Norton Hall…
Towers | October 2013
Evangelical centrifuge: president Mohler builds a faculty
When R. Albert Mohler Jr. assumed office as the ninth president of Southern Seminary, he brought with him a desire to bring the theology taught in the classrooms into conformity with the heritage of the institution’s founding faculty members — James P. Boyce, John A. Broadus, Basil Manly Jr. and William Williams. In 1993, few…
Twenty years and counting: Mohler reflects on his presidency of Southern Seminary
In April 1995, he was completely spent. “I thought it was all over,” said R. Albert Mohler Jr. “I just thought I didn’t have anymore to give. I thought this was it.” Two weeks earlier, the faculty of Southern Seminary, where Mohler had been president for less than two years, overwhelmingly supported a motion that…
Table of Contents (Winter 2012)
Table of Contents (Spring 2013)
Editorial: Learning from the Life and Ministry of Andrew Fuller
“So valuable a life. . .”: A Biographical Sketch of Andrew Fuller (1754-1815)
“The Utterance of a Full Heart”: The Pastoral Wisdom of Andrew Fuller
Marriage and Family in the Life of Andrew Fuller
The promise of the Spirit, the grand encouragement in promoting the Gospel: a circular letter to the churches of the Northamptonshire Baptist Association (June 1810)
“‘ Very affecting and evangelical’: A Review of Keith S. Grant, Andrew Fuller and the Evangelical Renewal of Pastoral Theology”
The SBJT Forum: The Life and Ministry of Andrew Fuller
Book Reviews (Spring 2013)
Adam W. Greenway, BGS dean, ready for ‘best job in the world’
Adam W. Greenway says he has “the best job in the world.” This year, Greenway entered a new phase of his ministry when Southern Seminary president, R. Albert Mohler Jr., announced the appointment of Greenway as dean of the seminary’s newly restructured Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry. The new Graham School, which…
Carl Henry’s Grand Dream: A Gospel-Driven Christian School
From the moment one first hears of him, one can guess that the great 20th century theologian Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry lived an outsized life. Bearing not one but two middle names, he attained not one but two doctorates. Many scholars would be pleased, over the course of their careers, to produce six dense volumes…
Dear Southern Seminary: Tim Challies writes letter to students at Southern Seminary
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tim Challies, popular blogger and author in Ontario, Canada, published the following letter on his blog, www.challies.com, Aug. 19., after a data chart showed Louisville, Ky., as the top location of his blog readership. Reprinted here by permission. Dear Southern Seminary, As you begin your classes once again, I want to send…