By Taylor Murray
Dealing with snow (and other forms of winter weather) is part of the Canadian experience.
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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
Stewart G. Cole, T. T. Shields, and the History of Fundamentalism
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”?
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.
Continue readingNEWS | 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
“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
The United Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces and the “Spanish Influenza,” 1918–1920
By Taylor Murray
Various historians have drawn similarities between the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and earlier events in world history. Continue reading
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
“Wedding Cake Church”: St. Andrews Baptist Church
By Taylor Murray
Nestled in the sea-side town of St. Andrews, New Brunswick is perhaps one of the most interesting churches in Atlantic Canada. Continue reading
Retirement Dinner for Dr. Robert S. Wilson
By Taylor Murray
On 2 May 2018, hundreds of people filled the Sheldon L. Fountain Commons at Acadia University to celebrate the career of an extraordinary Canadian Baptist: Dr. Robert S. Wilson (affectionately known to all as “Dr. Bob”). Continue reading
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