By Taylor Murray
Various historians have drawn similarities between the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and earlier events in world history. Continue reading
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Reflections on the Life of an Atlantic Baptist on the 100th Anniversary of his Birth
By Taylor Murray
Stuart Eldon Murray (1919–1985) was born one-hundred-years ago today, on 6 November 1919. Continue reading
Remembering when the Church Learned a Lesson about War
By Gordon L. Heath
The guns went silent on the Western Front on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month. Continue reading
“We must love them, do good to them, and pray for them”: Canadian Baptists in Russia and Russian Baptists in Canada in the 1960s
By Karl Armstrong1
Fifty-nine years ago this past September, Christian leaders in the Soviet Union invited two key Canadian Baptists leaders to visit them for a series of special, celebratory services. Continue reading
Watson Kirkconnell’s Covert War against Communism
By Gordon L. Heath
The recent publication of my article on Watson Kirkconnell’s covert war against communism reminds me once again of the serendipitous surprises one experiences while doing research in archives.1
Profile of a Fledgling Baptist Minister, part 3
By Joyce H. Munro
During the first years of his ministry, some of Eben Rice’s diary accounts are nonchalant—household chores, sermon preparation, visiting with church members in far-flung homes and long meetings. Continue reading
Canadian Baptists and Labour: A Possible New Avenue of Inquiry
By Paul R. Wilson
The recent 100th Anniversary of the Winnipeg Strike, that took place from 15 May to 25 June 1919, prompts many questions for those interested in Canadian Baptist history. Continue reading
NEWS | The Julian Gwyn Essay Prize in Baptist and Anabaptist History and Thought
From the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies (ACBAS): Continue reading
Profile of a Fledgling Baptist Minister, part 2
By Joyce H. Munro
During his student days at the Canadian Literary Institute in Woodstock in the early-1860s, Eben Rice had his share of romantic entanglements. Continue reading
Profile of a Fledgling Baptist Minister, part 1
By Joyce H. Munro
My hopes are high and prospects good.1
At age twenty-one, Ebenezer Muir Rice began keeping a diary. Continue reading
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