A scholar who studies Southern Baptists explains why the denomination’s ultraconservative beliefs about women remain the same.
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In Southern Baptist history, rules on women and sexuality are often entwined. A scholar writes about the first congregation to be expelled from the SBC over LGBTQ+ issues
Women have often been maligned and mistreated within the Southern Baptist denomination, writes a scholar who has researched the SBC for 25 years.
Scholars explain why many see abortion access as a religious freedom issue and what the views of different faiths are on ‘ensoulment,’ the point at which the soul is believed to enter the fetus.
A scholar writes about how the Southern Baptist Convention’s views on abortion changed during the 1980s, when a more conservative wing seized control of the denomination.
Accused men were protected by the SBC while the women who dared to speak up were called sluts, adulteresses, Jezebels and even agents of Satan. A scholar of evangelicalism writes about this culture.
Many Southern Baptist women who left the denomination took leadership roles in other churches, educational institutions and organizations.
Race and religion have intertwined since the earliest days of the US. Critical race theory can explore how white supremacy has operated through religious establishments.
The political alliance between American evangelicals and Israel’s right wing may have peaked during the Trump administration.
Baptists believe that each person can have a personal relationship with God. This theology, a scholar writes, has also contributed to disagreements within the denomination since the 17th century.
Growing numbers of young evangelicals and ‘Exvangelicals’ are pro-LGBTQ, support #BlackLivesMatter – or are fed up altogether with mixing faith and politics.
The SBC is meeting amid divisions, controversy and dwindling numbers. But in pushing rhetoric over its theological mission, the denomination is tapping into a history of white supremacy.
A religion data analyst scraped the texts of all Southern Baptist resolutions over the last 150 years. Here’s what he found.
Southern Baptists are calling for an investigation into the ordination of three women. A scholar explains why this continues to be a fraught issue, even though 2,500 women have been ordained to date.
A scholar of gender and religion who grew up Southern Baptist explains how literal teachings on the Bible inform members’ views on women.
A controversy has erupted yet again among Southern Baptists over women’s preaching. An expert explains how despite this 300-year-old controversy, Baptist women have shown remarkable leadership.
In the fourth century, Christian churches in North Africa faced a crisis of trust. A separate church of the Donatists emerged that lasted for centuries.
Recent media reports point to years of sexual abuse by Southern Baptist pastors. An expert writes why a long culture of women’s submission is responsible for this crisis.
With controversial Christian educators like Paige Patterson who believe that the Bible teaches women to submit to men, it matters to know today that evangelicals encouraged women’s education in the past.
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Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
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Professor of Jewish Studies, Interim Academic Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Chicago Theological Seminary
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Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Florida
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Eastern Illinois University
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Associate Teaching Professor in Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Lecturer in History, Merrimack College
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Associate Professor of Mission and Culture, Memphis Theological Seminary
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Adjunct Professor of Religious and Theological Studies, St. Edward's University
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Scripps College
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Associate Professor of History, Baylor University
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Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
