My Dad recently made the news for winning a Baptist history award.
Here is a snippet from the article:
Add another tally to the significant number of awards that Baylor professors have received throughout the years.
The Baptist History and Heritage Society named Doug Weaver, assistant professor of religion and director of undergraduate studies, the 2009 recipient of the Norman W. Cox Award for his award-winning article.
“I was very pleased to win the Norman W. Cox Award,” Weaver said. “It is always a good feeling to be acknowledged by yours peers for your work and scholarly efforts. It means that they recognize the quality of your work, the effort you put into it and it says that they at least think the topic of your research is important in your field of study.”
Weaver’s article, “The Baptist Ecclesiology of E. Y. Mullins: Individualism and the New Testament Church” was published in the 2008 Baptist History and Heritage Society Journal.
“There is some good attention being given to Baptist history at present because 2009 is the four-hundredth anniversary of Baptist origins,” Weaver said. “So, I knew I’d have an audience that is interested in the topic of Baptist history.”
The article examines Mullins who is considered to be the most influential Baptist theologian and denominational leader of the twentieth century. Weaver wrote about Mullins’ knowledge of community and individualism.
According to the Baptist History and Heritage Society Web site, the Cox award is given annually to the high-quality article regarding Baptist history.
“Dr. Weaver’s article helps readers take another look at one of the important figures in the history of Baptists, E. Y. Mullins,” said W. H. Bellinger, professor and chair of the religion department. “Mullins touched on a lot of themes that are still discussed among theologians today and Dr. Weaver’s article helps us think about a critical appreciation of Mullins.”
In addition to being recognized for his article in the Baptist History and Heritage Society Journal, Weaver also won first place in the Baptist Heritage Preaching Contest for his sermon, “The Risk of Majority Faith.”
The sermon discusses the role of religious liberty in the history of Baptists and that individuals have a harder time asserting religious freedom after they have become majorities that can control things.
According to a recent press release, Weaver is the only individual in Baptist History and Heritage Society history to have received two awards in one year.
Weaver will receive his awards and preach his sermon June 4 through 6 at the annual Baptist History and Heritage Society summer conference in Alabama.
“Dr. Weaver exemplifies what it means to be a fine scholar and a fine teacher,” Bellinger said. “He is one of the leading Baptist historians working today and we are delighted he is part of the Baylor Religion Department.”
From Left to Right we have Pope John Paul II, Billy Graham, Jesus, Katharina von Bora, aka Mrs. Luther, Martin Luther, and John Calvin.
For my Dad’s birthday, I recently purchased a Pete Rose bobble head doll and had Pete Rose himself sign the bobble to add to my dad’s growing 50+ year collection of bobble heads. I might post a picture later. I too have my own collection; complete with a number of New York Yankee/UGA bobble heads along with my prized Carter/Clinton/Obama bobbleheads.
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congratulations, Doug; proving once again that SBTS produced quality scholars with passion and commitment for things Christian.
–bapticus hereticus
Cool. Ah for those glory days of my alma mater–B.M., Before Mohler.
I read your blog only a few weeks late! BUT I am glad you got the word out about your award-winning dad! On June 5, the Baptist History and Heritage Society will present him with his two awards and nice plaques - too bad we didn’t know about his bobble head collection. We could have bought him a E. Y. Mullins Bobble Head!