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Michael Westmoreland-White of Levellers is hosting a blog series on Neglected Theologians.
The Neglected Theologians that have been recovered in this series include:
The Venerable Bede (post authored by Tim Furry, Ph.D. student, University of Dayton)
The Blumhardts (post authored by Dr. Christian T. Collins Winn, Associate Prof of Historical and Systematic Theology, Bethel University)
Johann Baptist Metz (post [...]

My thesis is finally complete, all 159 pages! I’m scheduled to defend it at the end of this month.
Here’s my short abstract:
James M. Dunn and Soul Freedom:
A Paradigm for Baptist Political Engagement in the Public Arena
In the last half of the twentieth century, James Dunn has been the most aggressive Baptist proponent for religious [...]

This is the seventh post in my Recovering E.Y. Mullins and Saving Soul Freedom series. Past posts include: The Golden Hour to Save Soul Freedom, Recovering E.Y. Mullins - Part 5, Saving Soul Freedom w/ James Dunn, On Being An Authentic Baptist, Priests and Prophets, and the original Recovering E.Y. Mullins.
Today’s excerpt comes from [...]

This is the sixth post in the Recovering E.Y. Mullins and Saving Soul Freedom Summer Project. See all past posts here. As E.Y. Mullins, J.M. Dawson, G.W. Truett, and James Dunn said time and time again - the freedom of the individual conscience is the cornerstone that precedes and demands religion liberty and [...]

This is the fourth post in our newly launched Recovering E.Y. Mullins and Saving Soul Freedom Summer Project. See here, here, and here. Our inspiration for this Project is none other than Bill Underwood, President of Mercer University and New Baptist Covenant organizer, and his Baptist Summit speech given in January, 2006.
Without further [...]

How to recognize a “real” Baptist if you see one
By James M. Dunn
1. If soul liberty is important.
2. If the priesthood of all believers is more than a slogan.
3. If one insists on interpreting the Scriptures for themselves.
4. If one defends the right of each person to come to the [...]

Back in February, Dr. James Dunn, former Executive-Director of the Baptist Joint Committee and current visiting professor at the Wake Forest University Divinity School, delivered the Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State.
Below is a snippet from his lecture entitled “Priests and Prophets”
“If soul freedom [...]