Gregory A. Wills
Southern Seminary and Progressive Religion 1870-1940
The colonial ‘spirit of Massachusetts’ stirring anew in America
Baptists in colonial America learned what it meant to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). They experienced various kinds of persecution because they rejected infant baptism and the authority of the state to coerce in matters of religious duty. Many Baptists refused to pay taxes imposed to support…
Creation and American Christianity
The character of Christianity depends, in profound ways, on one’s beliefs concerning creation. For the first 250 years of the existence of the church in America, Christians assumed the truth of the doctrine of creation. It was revealed in the Bible and it made the most sense of the natural world. When large numbers…
The Blood the Lamb and the Word of Their Testimony (Audio)
The Blood the Lamb and the Word of Their Testimony
Twenty years of denominational statesmanship
At the June 2000 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, Fla., messenger Anthony Sisemore objected to the revision of the Baptist Faith and Message proposed by the committee appointed to the task. Sisemore wanted to retain the statement that the Bible is “the record of God’s revelation of himself to man,” rather…
A Brief History of Southern Seminary
A Brief History of Southern Seminary with Dr. Gregory A. Wills This video was created and released as a part of The Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial Commemorative DVD. This DVD also includes footage of: The Sesquicentennial Service, The Dedication of the Duke K. McCall Sesquicentennial Pavilion, The 150 yr. Fall Festival of 2009, A Southern Seminary…