Tag Archives: Baptist History

Stewart G. Cole, T. T. Shields, and the History of Fundamentalism

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By Taylor Murray

Historians have debated definitions of the term “fundamentalism” practically since it was popularized in the early 1920s. Continue reading →

Who is “the Unknown Baptist Minister”?

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By Taylor Murray

Recently, Gordon L. Heath, Dallas Friesen, and I wrote Baptists in Canada: Their History and Polity,1 which we dedicated to “the Unknown Baptist Minister.” The inspiration for this dedication came from a bronze sculpture that adorns the wall of McMaster Divinity College on the stairway leading to the chapel.

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Reflections on the Life of an Atlantic Baptist on the 100th Anniversary of his Birth

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By Taylor Murray

Stuart Eldon Murray (1919–1985) was born one-hundred-years ago today, on 6 November 1919. Continue reading →

Profile of a Fledgling Baptist Minister, part 3

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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 →