Canadian Baptists and the Fall(ing) of the British Empire: ACBAS’s 2022 Rawlyk Lecture (Recording)

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

Who is “the Unknown Baptist Minister”?

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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“Atlantic Baptists and Their World”: A Festschrift in Honour of Dr. Robert S. Wilson

By Taylor Murray

On 26 August 2020, Gordon L. Heath and I announced the publication of a Festschrift in honour of Dr. Robert S. Wilson (“Dr. Bob”), Professor at Atlantic Baptist College (now Crandall University) from 1971–1991 and at Acadia Divinity College from 1991–2017.1 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

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