By Taylor Murray
Whether due to distance, time constraints, or pandemics, historians are not always able to visit archives for research. Continue reading
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In Their Own Words: Pioneering Canadian Baptist Women in Ministry
The following is a recording of the 2022 William M. Pinson Lecture (George W. Truett Theological Seminary in Waco, Texas) by Dr. Melody Maxwell, held on 1 March 2022.
Continue readingNEWS | Annual General Meeting, 2023
On 15 April 2023, the Canadian Baptist Historical Society met for its annual general meeting (AGM) at Jarvis Street Baptist Church in downtown Toronto.
Continue readingBaptist Fundamentalists and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Early Twentieth Century
By Taylor Murray
Canadians love hockey.1 It is practically part of our national image, right up there with maple syrup and the beaver. One of the most popular (and, perhaps, equally reviled) hockey teams in the country is the Toronto Maple Leafs, which dates its history back to 1917.2 Continue reading
Archeion and Canadian Baptist History
By Jazmine Aldrich
The rich history of the Baptist community in Canada is told through the documentary traces that community members have left over time; these archival sources are dispersed across archives, historical societies, libraries, museums and all manner of repositories across the country. Continue reading
Lessons in Democratic Citizenship from Canadian Baptists
By Adam D. Rudy
This past June, residents of Ontario exercised their democratic rights by voting in the provincial election. Continue reading
Canadian Baptists and the Fall(ing) of the British Empire
In case you missed the event live: The following is a recording of the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies‘ 2022 Rawlyk Lecture by Dr. Gordon L. Heath, held on 20 September 2022. Continue reading
NEWS | Evangelicals on Their Past Conference
From our friends south of the border: Continue reading
Baptist Fundamentalism in Canada: Possibilities for Future Study
By Taylor Murray
With the publication of Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism, 1878–1978 (the fourth volume in the CBHS Series), I thought it would be worth reflecting on the field and offering a few suggestions on possible future directions for the historiography of Baptist fundamentalism in Canada.1 Continue reading
Doing Oral History
By Melody Maxwell
What were the stories of the first women ordained to ministry by Atlantic Baptists? Continue reading
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