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Southern Seminary emphasizes spiritual health over academics to begin the semester

The importance of the spiritual health of seminary students and their families should precede academics, speakers urged at an Aug. 22 conference at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeremy Pierre,

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At the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, SBTS remembers MLK visit; Williams writes about ongoing need for racial reconciliation

August 28 is the 50th anniversary of  the March on Washington, the 1963 large-scale rally that advocated for civil and economic rights of American-Americans in the United States. Fifty-two years

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What the March on Washington couldn’t accomplish: 50 years later, a call for gospel-centered racial reconciliation

The Civil Rights movement in the second half of the 20th century worked ferociously to fight for the equal rights of people of color, especially for the equal rights of

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Mohler calls ministers to speak the truth in times of trouble during 20th anniversary convocation address

In the midst of cultural pressures to remain silent, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told ministers to speak the truth because souls are at stake, during an Aug. 20 convocation address

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Schreiner offers ‘pastoral’ explanation of how ‘Scripture fits together’ in new book

A new biblical theology book is a “pastoral” effort to help Christians understand “how all of Scripture fits together,” said author Thomas R. Schreiner, a New Testament scholar at The

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Pope’s comments on gays don’t signal change in Catholic teaching, SBTS prof. says

EDITOR’S NOTE: R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, also commented on this subject in a recent essay and podcast, “Who Am I to Judge? The

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John D.W. Watts, former professor at Southern Seminary, dies at 92

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Friends honor Southern Seminary donor with student discipleship fund

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the Southeast Outlook. Used by permission. Rick Bordas never planned a legacy. He wasn’t thinking about it as he made rounds in his sales business, cared

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At memorial service and on social media, students, colleagues react to professor William R. Cutrer’s death

Following the death of William R. Cutrer, a professor and staff physician at Southern Seminary who died Saturday, July 13, friends and family responded with an outpouring of love and

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Updated: William R. Cutrer, seminary professor, dies suddenly from heart-related complications

William R. Cutrer, a professor and staff physician at Southern Seminary, died Saturday morning, July 13, from cardiac-related complications. According to his wife, Cutrer, 62, left his home for a

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Jarvis Williams, four-time alumnus, joins seminary faculty

Jarvis J. Williams, an author, speaker and four-time alumnus of Southern Seminary, joined the seminary’s full-time faculty this summer and immediately began his new teaching duties as associate professor of

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Worship is a gospel issue, speakers say at Southern Seminary’s inaugural ‘Think: Worship’ conference

Worship is fundamentally about the gospel, said speakers at the inaugural “Think: Worship” conference at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. “The gospel is a story that is all about worship

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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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