by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Baptists, Church History, FBFI, GARBC, NTAIBC
Continuing history on the New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship.
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Accountability, Conservatism, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
“Governments Don’t Give People Rights,” by Donald J. Boudreaux at the Foundation for Economic Education. Rights pre-exist government. Therefore, even if – as most people believe – government is necessary to help to secure individuals’ rights,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Anthropology, Bioethics
Maureen Condic’s essay at the Witherspoon Institute is a combination of philosophy, bioethics, and science fiction. It’s worth a read. Here is her conclusion: Stated in more philosophical terms, “rational animal” is the essential definition of a human...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 21, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Ecclesiology, Local Church, Universal Church, What We're Reading
Some Baptists (e.g., Landmark Baptists) insist that the only ekklesia in the New Testament is a local church. Every usage, according to them, refers to the local church, individually or collectively. However, this view runs up against serious problems. For instance,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 21, 2017 | Faculty Publications, Library, Library Tips
Central Seminary’s own Jeff Straub has a pair of essays up at the Credo Magazine blog on “Building a Theological Library.” Jeff should know! The first essay is about electronic libraries; the second is about print libraries. Essay 1 Essay...
