Posts by Alex Sibley
David Dockery named interim provost of Southwestern Seminary
President Adam W. Greenway has appointed David S. Dockery, a “statesman of Christian higher education,” interim provost of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he announced today. Dockery’s appointment is effective immediately. The seminary is also commencing a national search for the institution’s next chief academic officer. “Dr. David Dockery’s return to Seminary Hill last year has…
Read MoreSchool of Church Music and Worship releases new Christmas music
Performances of four classic Christmas hymns by the School of Church Music and Worship of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have been released as “musical Christmas cards” with the goal of “ministry impact” during a holiday season overshadowed by pandemic, says Dean Joseph R. Crider. Released on YouTube and other social media platforms over the span of…
Read MoreFirst SWJT Book of the Year Awards announced
Carl R. Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution (Crossway) has been named the “Book of the Year” in the first annual Book of the Year Awards, sponsored by the Southwestern Journal of Theology (SWJT) and selected by the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty.…
Read MoreSomething worse than persecution? ‘Yes!’ say two Nigerian Baptist leaders
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the fall 2020 issue of Southwestern News. On Dec. 7, the U.S. State Department added Nigeria to the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for engaging in or tolerating “systemic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” More Christians have been martyred in…
Read MoreFIRST-PERSON: Man seeking answers finds salvation in Christ through rural church pastor
“No one has ever shown that to me.” Rex is 56, and that is what he said to me on Dec. 3 in my study at church. I have the sovereign privilege to pastor a rural church in East Texas. Do not let the sound of that fool you. Some readers may picture a lifeless…
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