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Trustees elect Mohler to storied chair of theology

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees on Tuesday elected Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. to the Joseph Emerson Brown Chair of Christian Theology. The chair has been

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Pro-family leaders call for end to judicial filibuster; urge Christians to phone senators

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Saying that the battle over judicial filibusters has major implications on the future of abortion, “gay marriage” and other cultural issues, religious leaders April 24 urged Christians to

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Mohler: Judicial filibusters show religious liberty is at stake

Believers must exercise their Christian citizenship beyond the ballot box to halt activist judges and secularist senators who are robbing Americans of their religious liberty, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told

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New book argues for ‘coherent-truth’ model of Baptist identity

What makes one a Baptist? Are the defining Baptist attributes liberty of conscience and the competency of the human soul? Or are Baptists a confessional people with their identity tied

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Intelligent Design offers biblical alternative to Darwinian evolution, Dembski says at SBTS forum

The Intelligent Design movement has generated controversy because it deals with issues at the core of the current debate between secularists and those who hold a Christian worldview, said scientist

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Boyce student killed in high-speed wreck

A Boyce College freshman died Sunday evening when a speeding motorist crossed the grassy median of a local interstate and struck his car. Jeremy Leezer, a 27-year-old Louisville native, was

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Billy Graham worship team shares crusade memories at SBTS hymn sing

Cliff Barrows will never forget the evening that Billy Graham’s Gospel invitation led the famous evangelist to fear for his safety. It unfolded at the conclusion of a crusade meeting

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SBTS plays host to regional ETS meeting

More than 150 members of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) gathered at the organization’s Southeast Regional meeting held March 18-19 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Meeting organizer Bruce A.

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Begg: ministers must find God’s strength in their weakness

The response of King Jehoshaphat as the Ammonite and Moabite armies approached Judah would have stunned the authors of many contemporary manuals on church leadership, said noted pastor Alistair Begg

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Mohler cautions against Protestant elevation of Mary in TIME magazine article

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Evangelicals must be careful not to elevate the role of Mary above that which is presented in Scripture, said R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological

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Carson draws on ‘Doubting Thomas’ to teach lessons about faith in SBTS chapel

Christians can learn the nature of true faith by examining the apostle Thomas’ doubt after Jesus’ resurrection, noted scholar and author D.A. Carson told students at The Southern Baptist Theological

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Mississippi woman establishes scholarship at SBTS to honor deceased fiancé

It was the summer of 2002, and life seemed to be working out perfectly for Andrea Hurdle. A recent graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Hurdle planned to marry

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For the Media

For news media seeking comments from President R. Albert Mohler Jr. or other seminary personalities, please contact:

Caleb Shaw
Executive Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
(502) 897-4121
cshaw@sbts.edu

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