Posts Tagged ‘Baptists’

The “Lost” Wittenburg Door Interview with Baptist Legend (or, Heretic) Glenn Hinson

Dr. E. Glenn Hinson: world-renowned church historian, respected and sought-after leader in Christian Spirituality, and everyone’s favorite living Baptist heretic. In late summer/early fall 2007, I interviewed Dr. E. Glenn Hinson for the religious satire magazine The Wittenburg Door. Contract...

September 18th, 2012 | Democracy, Essays | Read More

Resurrection Day: The View from Southwest Oklahoma

SYNECDOCHE: Though it appears that with every new year the amount of people you meet who have rejected organized religion in favor of nothing/“spirituality” seems to increase, it is just as true that religious differences remain battle-line issues in many parts of the South and Midwest. Oklahoma...

September 3rd, 2012 | Featured | Read More

The Church and the New Civil Rights Movement (Ode to Dick Brogan)

Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend, and he was one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist minister who worked tirelessly to build relationships between whites and blacks during segregation and even up until he passed away last year. Not so long ago, Dick was followed, harassed,...

May 14th, 2012 | Blog, Columns, Democracy, Essays, Family | Read More

Mardi Gras – For Baptists

It’s been almost 26 years since I left Louisiana with my parents, and I still really miss the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras is one long, enormous party – in the best, and sometimes the worst, sense of the word. Every single day for a few weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday there is something exciting...

February 22nd, 2012 | Culture, Featured | Read More