(ABP) — Can Calvinist and non-Calvinist Baptists work and worship together? It depends, some advocates of Reformed theology say, on whether Christians on both sides are willing to tiptoe through the TULIP — the acronym for five doctrinal specifics that…
Tiptoe through the TULIP: Baptist Boomer theologians show fondness for Calvinism
BROWNWOOD, Texas (ABP) — Among Baptist Baby Boomer theologians, at least half of the major authors are committed to Calvinism, an influential Baptist theologian of an earlier generation has noted. James Leo Garrett Jr., distinguished professor of theology emeritus at…
Tiptoe through the TULIP: ‘Floral’ theology delineates Calvinisim, Arminianism
(ABP) — Theologians past and present have used a “bouquet” of initials and analogies to describe Calvinist doctrine. Historically, the Reformed Synod of Dort in the Netherlands delineated the differences between Calvinism — named for the Genevan reformer John Calvin…
Baby Boomer Baptist theologians tilt toward Calvinism
BROWNWOOD, Texas — Among Baptist Baby Boomer theologians, at least half of the major authors are committed to Calvinism, an influential Baptist theologian of an earlier generation has noted. James Leo Garrett Jr., emeritus distinguished professor of theology at Southwestern…
Chistian credit union pledges $232,000 to support ABC workers, Thai villages
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) –The ministry of two American Baptist Churches missionaries to underdeveloped Thai villages will be undergirded with a $232,500 gift from Christian Community Credit Union. According to the American Baptist News Service, the nationwide Christian banking group's…
Baptist communicators big winners in ecumenical awards competition
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Baptist communicators garnered several awards from an ecumenical awards competition for religious journalists and public-relations professionals. Three of the 10 best-in-class prizes at the recent Religion Communicators Council DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards contest went to Baptist professionals. Scott Camp,…
‘God is still in control’ despite tornado, Tennessee pastor says
ETHRIDGE, Tenn. (ABP) – Members of Liberty Hill Baptist Church are mourning the loss of their church building to a tornado but celebrating signs of new birth. Just two days after a tornado ripped through Giles and Lawrence counties April…
Obama’s controversial pastor submits to first TV interview
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Pastor Jeremiah Wright, who became a household name recently after video snippets of his sermons created a stir on the Internet and a headache for his most famous parishioner, is defending himself in an interview scheduled to…
Opinion: Our theology of ecology should place us within creation
(ABP) — During the most recent Earth Day April 22, Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection ran high-profile TV ads in which Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi, and then Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson, sat together on couches telling the…
Olive wood brings prosperity to CBF-backed microenterprise
ATLANTA (ABP) — For centuries, the olive branch has been a symbol of peace in Judeo-Christian cultures — and now olive wood is bringing prosperity through a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-sponsored microenterprise project in the Middle East. “Elizabeth” is one of…
Corrections
Please make the following corrections in the April 22 ABP release. In the opinion column “Discipleship and the ‘outside world,'” please change “dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School” in the 4th paragraph to “president of the Chicago Theological…
Catholics, other religious voters propel Clinton to victory in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA (ABP) — Religious voters — especially the state’s all-important Catholic population — appear to have given New York Sen. Hillary Clinton a big boost in the crucial April 22 Pennsylvania primary. But most religious Catholics and most religious Protestants…