Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Amid a #MeToo culture, Southern Baptists mull ways to increase women’s roles
By Adelle M. Banks — June 12, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — There has been recent speculation about whether someday, or sooner, a woman should be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president.
Seminary board fires Paige Patterson in dramatic turnabout
By Yonat Shimron — May 30, 2018
(RNS) — The about-face from the board caps a dramatic fall for Patterson, one of the leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s theological shift to the right and once a lionized figure within America’s largest Protestant denomination.
Southern Baptists see ‘judgment of God’ in #MeToo reckoning
By Yonat Shimron — May 24, 2018
(RNS) — For some Southern Baptists, the treatment of a seminary president removed from office for his comments about women rankled — especially among a younger generation of pastors who are trying to evangelize to a modern setting.
Paige Patterson removed as head of Southern Baptist seminary in #MeToo shake-up
By Yonat Shimron — May 23, 2018
(RNS) — The departure represents the most dramatic example of the #MeToo movement pervading the top reaches of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Paige Patterson has resigned. Imagine if he were Tim Cook.
By Jonathan Merritt — May 23, 2018
(RNS) — Many of the secular communities in America that Southern Baptists have painted as evil possess more moral courage than they do.
On Mother’s Day, let’s listen to our moms’ cries for justice
By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove — May 12, 2018
(RNS) — "We cannot honor our mothers in this #MeToo moment without listening to the cries of generations of women who have suffered sexual violence and domestic abuse because of an unrighteous order that we imagined to be from God," writes Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson apologizes to women ‘wounded’ by remarks
By Adelle M. Banks — May 10, 2018
(RNS) — 'To all people I offer my apology, but especially to women, to the family of Southern Baptists, my friends and the churches,' he said.
Why Paige Patterson’s apology may not be enough
By Jonathan Merritt — May 10, 2018
(RNS) — Southern Baptists cannot move on because they've been thrust into a larger cultural conversation.
Influential Southern Baptist layman Paul Pressler subject of sex abuse suit
By Adelle M. Banks — December 11, 2017
(RNS) — A lawyer representing parties in the case called it 'an attempt to extort money from the Pressler family' and others.
Seminary apologizes for tweeted photo of professors posing as rappers
By Adelle M. Banks — April 27, 2017
(RNS) After Christian rapper LeCrae questioned the tweet, the seminary tweeted him back, asking, 'would you be willing to lead a dialogue on growth for our community?' He declined.
Southern Baptist seminary clears president after dispute over Muslim student
By Adelle M. Banks — October 23, 2014
(RNS) Paige Patterson, one of the most revered Southern Baptist leaders, faced heavy criticism for admitting a Muslim student to the flagship seminary.
Southern Baptists’ Paige Patterson apologizes for Muslim student as other schools work across faiths
By Adelle M. Banks — June 12, 2014
BALTIMORE (RNS) While the move to admit a Muslim student at a leading evangelical seminary shocked some Southern Baptists, observers say students from other faiths at other Christian seminaries typically don't get much notice.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary admits its first Muslim student
By Greg Horton — May 19, 2014
(RNS) The presence of a Muslim student on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has touched off a controversy within the Southern Baptist Convention.
Leadership changes at Cedarville University point to conservative direction
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 13, 2013
(RNS) Changes at a private Christian university in Ohio include an exodus of women faculty in leadership positions.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ moves evangelicals beyond black and white sexuality
By Adelle M. Banks — November 29, 2012
(RNS) Evangelical women may not want their peers to read the steamy novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." But they do want them to talk about the best-seller -- and the detrimental effects they believe it could have on their marriages. By Adelle M. Banks.
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