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
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NEWS | The 2022 Rawlyk Lecture (ACBAS)
From our friends at the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies:
CBOQ “Baptist Heroes of Canada”
By Gordon L. Heath
“Who are some heroes among the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ)”? 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.
NEWS | Announcing a New Book on Canadian Baptist History & Polity
Friends of the Canadian Baptist Historical Society may be interested to learn of the publication of a new book: Continue reading
Workers, Shirkers, and Jerkers in the Black Baptist Church
By Gordon L. Heath
“Workers, Shirkers, and Jerkers” – a witty outline delivered in a Sunday morning sermon during the annual meeting of the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, 7-10 September 1918. Continue reading
“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
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
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
“I have been pained by Mr. Green’s letter on many accounts”: R. A. Fyfe’s Response to Fake News about Baptists in the New World
By Gordon L. Heath
On my trips to various archives I am often pleasantly surprised by unexpected discoveries. Continue reading