Posts by Alex Sibley
New SHP volume collects 40 sermons from founding president B.H. Carroll
Seminary Hill Press (SHP) released today The B. H. Carroll Pulpit, a collection of 40 sermons and addresses from the founding president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. SHP is the publishing arm of Southwestern Seminary. Adam W. Greenway, ninth president of Southwestern Seminary and editor of the Carroll Pulpit, writes in the book’s preface, “Benajah Harvey Carroll,…
Read More‘God, the Bible, and Being’ discussed at annual Day-Higginbotham lectures
Christians’ understanding of God, as revealed in Scripture, is inextricably tied to their understanding of being, argued Scott Swain, president of the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, during the annual Day-Higginbotham Lectures at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, March 4-5. “Theology is discourse concerning God because it’s evangelical discourse,” Swain said. “In proclaiming the identity…
Read More‘Burden lifted’ as high school graduate professes Christ at evangelism conference
Six years ago, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted a concert for the Christian band For King & Country in MacGorman Chapel. During the concert, the band gave a Gospel presentation, directing those who desired to respond to designated prayer rooms where seminary students and faculty were stationed. At least three people did so, surrendering their…
Read MoreFIRST-PERSON: Counting our days and giving thanks
On March 6, 2017, I was not sure that I would ever see March 6, 2021. On that day, I suffered a life-threatening heart attack that led to a full week of staring at the ceiling in a bed in the cardiac intensive care unit at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, one of the finest cardiology…
Read MoreFROM THE HILL: Ford, Grace, and Yarnell contribute to Historical Theology for the Church, Aniol discusses liturgical formation
“From the Hill” is a regular series highlighting the work of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s faculty. Check back here regularly to find articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, and more. “Changed From Glory Into Glory: The Liturgical Formation of the Christian Faith” (article in the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care), by Scott Aniol, associate professor of church…
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