The Baptist tradition stands in great peril of losing the cherished principles of the free exercise of religion, the freedom from political interference with faith, and the right of self-determination in all matters related to religion.
The authors discuss the importance of the Bible in the Baptist faith and the responsibility of people for their actions regarding church, family, and beliefs. Our relationship with God is an individual responsibility. It is God to whom we are ultimately responsible. Soul freedom, all freedom, and responsibility is God's supreme gift to humanity. The dignity and respect afforded to persons comes from God as revealed in Scripture.
Soul Freedom is composed of a series of essays that examine considerably controversial issues. This book comes at a time when the Baptist commitment to soul freedom feeds the deeper hunger of the hearts of millions of persons seeking authenticity in religion.
Grady Coulter Cothen is a past president of the Baptist Sunday School Board. Prior to his retirement, he served as a US Navy Chaplain, President of the Oklahoma Baptist University and president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored numerous articles for religious and professional journals as well as several books, including What Happened to the SBC? and The New SBC: Fundamentalism's Impact on the Southern Baptist Convention (Smyth & Helwys).
James M. Dunn is the President of the Baptist Joint Committee Foundation with offices located in Washington DC, and is Visiting Professor of Christian and Public Policy at Wake Forest Divinity School. He has served as a pastor, campus minister and college professor. For 12 years he was Executive Director of the Christian Life Commission, the social action agency of Texas Baptists. In 1980 he was elected Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, and in 1999, assumed the Wake Forest teaching post.
The Baptist tradition stands in great peril of losing the cherished principles of the free exercise of religion, the freedom from political interference with faith, and the right of self-determination in all matters related to religion.
The authors discuss the importance of the Bible in the Baptist faith and the responsibility of people for their actions regarding church, family, and beliefs. Our relationship with God is an individual responsibility. It is God to whom we are ultimately responsible. Soul freedom, all freedom, and responsibility is God's supreme gift to humanity. The dignity and respect afforded to persons comes from God as revealed in Scripture.
Soul Freedom is composed of a series of essays that examine considerably controversial issues. This book comes at a time when the Baptist commitment to soul freedom feeds the deeper hunger of the hearts of millions of persons seeking authenticity in religion.
Grady Coulter Cothen is a past president of the Baptist Sunday School Board. Prior to his retirement, he served as a US Navy Chaplain, President of the Oklahoma Baptist University and president of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored numerous articles for religious and professional journals as well as several books, including What Happened to the SBC? and The New SBC: Fundamentalism's Impact on the Southern Baptist Convention (Smyth & Helwys).
James M. Dunn is the President of the Baptist Joint Committee Foundation with offices located in Washington DC, and is Visiting Professor of Christian and Public Policy at Wake Forest Divinity School. He has served as a pastor, campus minister and college professor. For 12 years he was Executive Director of the Christian Life Commission, the social action agency of Texas Baptists. In 1980 he was elected Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, and in 1999, assumed the Wake Forest teaching post.
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