DOCSLIB.ORG

Copyright © 2018 Howard Jared Bumpers All Rights Reserved. The

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Copyright © 2018 Howard Jared Bumpers All Rights Reserved. The Copyright © 2018 Howard Jared Bumpers All rights reserved. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has permission to reproduce and disseminate this document in any form by any means for purposes chosen by the Seminary, including, without limitation, preservation or instruction. A MAN “MIGHTY IN THE SCRIPTURES”: THE HERMENEUTIC OF JOHN A. BROADUS AND ITS IMPACT ON HIS PREACHING __________________ A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy __________________ by Howard Jared Bumpers May 2018 APPROVAL SHEET A MAN “MIGHTY IN THE SCRIPTURES:” THE HERMENEUTIC OF JOHN A. BROADUS AND ITS IMPACT ON HIS PREACHING Howard Jared Bumpers Read and Approved by: _____________________________________ Hershael W. York (Chair) _____________________________________ Robert A. Vogel _____________________________________ Thomas J. Nettles Date___________________________ To Kimberly, who “is far more precious than jewels” (Proverbs 31:10), and to McCartnie Joyce, Howard Rush, Maverick Michael, and Jett H. H., who truly “are a heritage from the Lord” and “a reward” (Psalm 127:3). TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE ............................................................................................................ vii Chapter 1. A STUDY OF THE HERMENEUTIC AND HOMILETIC OF JOHN ALBERT BROADUS .................................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1 Hermeneutics, Homiletics, and Broadus .................................................. 3 Thesis ..................................................................................................... 7 Background ............................................................................................ 8 Methodology ........................................................................................ 12 Summary of Content ............................................................................ 14 2. BROADUS’S LIFE AND MINISTRY ......................................................... 17 Childhood and Education ..................................................................... 17 Early Career and Pastoral Ministry ........................................................ 20 The Founding of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ................ 22 Ministry During the Civil War ............................................................... 27 Professor of Preaching and New Testament Interpretation ..................... 29 Seminary President ............................................................................... 32 iv Chapter Page Death and Legacy ................................................................................. 33 3. BROADUS AND THE BIBLE ................................................................... 37 Introduction ......................................................................................... 37 The Toy Controversy ............................................................................ 37 In Response to the Toy Controversy ...................................................... 47 Broadus and the Bible ........................................................................... 51 Broadus, the Bible, Hermeneutics, and Preaching .................................. 72 Conclusion ........................................................................................... 74 4. BROADUS AND BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION ...................................... 75 Introduction ......................................................................................... 75 Selecting a Text .................................................................................... 77 Causes and Examples of Errors in the Interpretation of a Text ............... 85 Broadus’s Hermeneutical Presuppositions ............................................. 94 Broadus’s Hermeneutical Principles ..................................................... 104 Broadus and Application ..................................................................... 121 Summary of Broadus’s Hermeneutic .................................................... 125 5. BROADUS AND BIBLICAL EXEGESIS .................................................. 126 Introduction ....................................................................................... 126 Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew .............................................. 127 Commentary on the Gospel of Mark ................................................... 140 Unpublished Lecture Notes ................................................................. 149 v Chapter Page Conclusion ......................................................................................... 154 6. BROADUS AND BIBLICAL PROCLAMATION ...................................... 156 Introduction ....................................................................................... 156 An Overview of Broadus’s Theory of Preaching ................................... 157 An Analysis of Broadus’s Sermons ....................................................... 165 Homiletical Characteristics of Broadus's Sermons ................................ 182 Conclusion ......................................................................................... 187 7. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................... 188 APPENDIX ....................................................................................................... 195 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 207 vi PREFACE This dissertation would not exist without the love, support, and encouragement of many people. While space prevents me from mentioning every individual who has impacted my life or affected my educational journey, several groups of people deserve recognition for the significant impact they have made upon my life. First, I am thankful for my dissertation committee and the feedback they have offered. My supervisor, Dr. Hershael York, has provided valuable input along the way. He has also impacted my life in a personal way. I never left one of his seminars without being challenge to love Jesus, love my wife, and love the church in a deeper way. Dr. Robert Vogel is the consummate professional. His knowledge of the field of preaching, his ability to engage with research papers and lead classroom conversations, and his knowledge of Broadus were all formative. It was due to his encouragement to visit the archives and look at the sermon manuscripts of John Broadus that I wrote on John Broadus. Dr. Tom Nettles graciously accepted the invitation to assist with this project, and his knowledge as a historian has been invaluable. I am truly grateful for each of these men. I would be remiss if I did not thank the members of Crossway Baptist Church, where I have served as a student pastor, and then as the associate pastor, for the past ten years. They have supported and encouraged my academic endeavors in a variety of ways, and I am incredibly grateful for them. One couple in particular deserves special recognition. H. E. and Liz Whitener enabled me to pursue doctoral studies by praying for me, encouraging me, and assisting me financially, and I am vii incredibly thankful for their friendship and their support. I could not have done it without them. I also owe a debt of gratitude to my parents, Eddie and Tess Bumpers. They consistently modeled the gospel in their marriage and Christlikeness in their behavior. More than anyone else, they have shaped me and made me into the man I am today. Not only did they shape me personally, but they shaped my approach to ministry. In addition to being my father, my dad was my pastor. His love for Jesus, his love for the church, and his love for preaching have infected me, and for that I am eternally grateful! I love you both! My wife, Kimberly, has supported my pursuit of doctoral studies from the beginning, although with growing interest as I have moved towards the completion of this dissertation! Her love and encouragement mean more to me than she will ever know. I love you! She has also given me four amazing children: McCartnie Joyce, Howard Rush, Maverick Michael, and Jett H. H. Words cannot express how much I love them. My strongest desire is that they repent and trust Jesus Christ, whom Broadus preached in almost every sermon. Finally, last in order but first in importance, I must thank the Lord Jesus Christ. He redeemed me with His blood and called me to preach the riches of His glorious grace. I am proof that God chooses the foolish things of this world to confound the wise! May I love Him and proclaim Him until my dying breath! Jared Bumpers Springfield, Missouri May 2018 viii CHAPTER 1 A STUDY OF THE HERMENEUTIC AND HOMILETIC OF JOHN ALBERT BROADUS Introduction The study of the history of preaching is an enlightening journey. The paths of preaching history are filled with homiletical giants who have much to teach preachers today, and studying preaching from a historical perspective allows preachers to walk these paths, meet these giants, and gain a deeper understanding of the task of preaching. Alfred Garvie argued the study of preaching from an historical approach was the best way to study the subject. He wrote: The best approach to any subject is by its history; if it be a science, we must learn all we can
Load more

Recommended publications
  • JOURNAL of THEOLOGY 42- 14.2 Fall
    MJT for the Church Preachers and Preaching, II Preachers and Preaching, II and Preaching, Preachers MIDWESTERN JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY 14.2 - Fall 2015 MIDWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Fall 2015 Vol. 14 No.2 MIDWESTERN JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD ISBN: 1543-6977 Jason K. Allen, Executive Editor Jason G. Duesing, Academic Editor Michael D. McMullen, Managing Editor N. Blake Hearson, Book Review Editor Th e Midwestern Journal of Th eology is published biannually by Midwestern Baptist Th eological Seminary, Kansas City, MO, 64118, and by Th e Covington Group, Kansas City, MO. Information about the journal is available at the seminary website: www.mbts.edu. Th e Midwestern Journal of Th eology is indexed in the Southern Baptist Periodical Index and in the Christian Periodical Index. Address all editorial correspondence to: Editor, Midwestern Journal of Th eology, 5001 N. Oak Traffi cway, Midwestern Baptist Th eological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo, 64118. Address books, software, and other media for review to: Book Review Editor, Midwestern Journal of Th eology, 5001 N. Oak Traffi cway, Midwestern Baptist Th eological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo, 64118. All submissions should follow the SBL Handbook of Style in order to be considered for publication. Th e views expressed in the following articles and reviews are not necessarily those of the faculty, the administration, or the trustees of the Midwestern Baptist Th eological Seminary. © Copyright 2015 All rights reserved by Midwestern Baptist Th eological Seminary MJT Fall 2015 Cover v6.indd 2 11/11/15 8:48 AM MIDWESTERN JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY FALL 2015 (Vol. 14/ No.
    [Show full text]
  • Founders Journal from Founders Ministries | Winter/Spring 1995 | Issue 19/20
    FOUNDERS JOURNAL FROM FOUNDERS MINISTRIES | WINTER/SPRING 1995 | ISSUE 19/20 SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AT THE CROSSROADS Southern Baptists at the Crossroads Returning to the Old Paths Special SBC Sesquicentennial Issue, 1845-1995 Issue 19/20 Winter/Spring 1995 Contents [Inside Cover] Southern Baptists at the Crossroads: Returning to the Old Paths Thomas Ascol The Rise & Demise of Calvinism Among Southern Baptists Tom Nettles Southern Baptist Theology–Whence and Whither? Timothy George John Dagg: First Writing Southern Baptist Theologian Mark Dever To Train the Minister Whom God Has Called: James Petigru Boyce and Southern Baptist Theological Education R. Albert Mohler, Jr. What Should We Think Of Evangelism and Calvinism? Ernest Reisinger Book Reviews By His Grace and for His Glory, by Tom Nettles, Baker Book House, 1986, 442 pages, $13.95. Reviewed by Bill Ascol Abstract of Systematic Theology, by James Petigru Boyce. Originally published in 1887; reprinted by the den Dulk Christian Foundation, P. O. Box 1676, Escondido, CA 92025; 493 pages, $15.00. Reviewed by Fred Malone The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain Murray , Banner of Truth, 1966, 254 pp, $8.95. Reviewed by Joe Nesom Contributors: Dr. Thomas K. Ascol is Pastor of the Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida. Mr. Bill Ascol is Pastor of the Heritage Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Mark Dever is Pastor of the Capitol Hill Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, DC. Dr. Timothy George is Dean of the Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Fred Malone is Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Clinton, Louisiana. Dr. R. Albert Mohler is President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
    [Show full text]
  • Recovering the Historical Practice of Delayed Baptism and Pre-Baptismal Instruction for the Purpose of Restoring
    LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DIVINITY Recovering the Historical Practice of Delayed Baptism and Pre-Baptismal Instruction for the Purpose of Restoring the Standard of a Regenerate Church Membership in Southern Baptist Churches A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Liberty University School of Divinity in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Alan C. McCullough Lynchburg, Virginia March 6, 2020 Copyright © 2020 Alan C. McCullough All Rights Reserved ii Approval Sheet Recovering the Historical Practice of Delayed Baptism and Pre-Baptismal Instruction for the Purpose of Restoring the Standard of a Regenerate Church Membership in Southern Baptist Churches Alan C. McCullough Read and Approved by: Chairperson: EDWARD L. SMITHER Dr. Edward L. Smither Reader: STEVEN A. MCKINION Dr. Steven A. McKinion Reader: DAVID A. WHEELER Dr. David A. Wheeler Approval: March 6, 2020 iii Acknowledgements Though the name on a dissertation and diploma represents the author’s determination and hard work, there a many people who have stood beside and behind this effort. First, I want to acknowledge my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who called me by His grace into salvation through faith. He called me into ministry to the church and then further into pursuing my Ph.D. I pray the completion of this degree and disseration honors Him. He is worthy. Secondly, I could not have accomplished this calling without the sacrifices of my precious wife, Roben, who gave up countless time and activities to support my research over the years. Thank you for your love, believing in me and encouragement to fulfill God’s call on my life academeically.
    [Show full text]
  • VOICES from the PAST; VOICES for the PEW: History of Support of the Direct Linkage Between Trustees and the SBC Churches
    Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry Vol. 2 No. 1 (Spring 2004): 6-21 VOICES FROM THE PAST; VOICES FOR THE PEW: History of Support of the Direct Linkage Between Trustees and the SBC Churches Ergun Mehmet Caner Associate Professor of Theology and Church History Liberty University 1971 University Blvd. Lynchburg, VA 24502 Outsiders often assume that the president of the Southern Baptist Convention sits at the top of a denominational hierarchy, supervises a vast denominational bureaucracy, and directs the work of the Convention by a command-and-control system of authority. This is a natural assumption, for this would be the case in hierarchical systems of denominational polity. But the Southern Baptist Convention is not a hierarchical system, and no individual sits at the top of a denominational flowchart.1 In his forward to the author’s book on the lives of the fifty-two Southern Baptist Convention presidents, Dr. R. Albert Mohler adroitly notes the clear distinction of polity between the Free Church movement, in which Southern Baptists are found, and all other forms of external and internal ecclesiastical authority. We have no ruler. We have no owner. We are a voluntary cooperation of local churches, which have the singular authority to maintain their autonomy. As shall be seen, the trustee system was a systematic and conscious choice by Southern Baptist forefathers to maintain explicitly the direct linkage between the institutions we own and the local churches. As shall be further noted, any violation of the direct linkage between trustees and churches is a direct violation of Southern Baptist’s historical stance on polity.
    [Show full text]
  • Inventory to the John Albert Broadus Papers MSS
    Inventory to the John Albert Broadus Papers MSS. 922.6173 .B78c Prepared by: David Hoard, Archives Assistant, and Jason Fowler, Archives and Special Collections Librarian April 2005 (rev. May 2005) Archives and Special Collections James P. Boyce Centennial Library The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2825 Lexington Road Louisville, Kentucky 40280 502-897-4573 [email protected] I. Biographical Sketch John Albert Broadus was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on January 24, 1827 to Major Edmund and Nancy (Simms) Broadus. He was the youngest of four children. He received much of his early education at home from his parents and tutors, including his uncle, Albert G. Simms. Broadus' intellectual acumen was evident in an example from his early life. One day he returned home from Mr. Simms' school along with his belongings. His father feared that something had gone wrong and asked for an explanation. Broadus informed his father that Mr. Simms had no further use for him. Unable to get any more information from the young man, Edmund Broadus visited Mr. Simms to inquire what may have happened. Mr. Simms, while laughing, told him, "John had learned all that he could teach him." At the age of sixteen Broadus surrendered his life to Christ during a revival meeting at Mount Poney Baptist Church. While Broadus was under conviction, a friend quoted John 6:37, "all that the Father giveth me shall come to me. And him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out," and repeated the phrase, "in no wise cast out," several times. With this word, God moved in Broadus' heart to bring him to Christ and from this point forward, he began to grow in the Christian faith.
    [Show full text]
  • The Influence and Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels
    Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 2011 The Influence and Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels Reimar Vetne Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Vetne, Reimar, "The Influence and Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels" (2011). Dissertations. 160. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/160 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in the Andrews University Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses. Please honor the copyright of this document by not duplicating or distributing additional copies in any form without the author’s express written permission. Thanks for your cooperation. ABSTRACT THE INFLUENCE AND USE OF DANIEL IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS by Reimar Vetne Adviser: Jon Paulien ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: THE INFLUENCE AND USE OF DANIEL IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS Name of researcher: Reimar Vetne Name and degree of faculty adviser: Jon Paulien, Ph.D. Date completed: July 2011 Scholars have always been aware of influence from the book of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels. Various allusions to Daniel have been discussed in numerous articles, monographs and commentaries. Now we have for the first time a comprehensive look at all the possible allusions to Daniel in one study.
    [Show full text]
  • A History of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    A HISTORY OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A HISTORY OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY William A. Mueller ,,\ 11,-:. ~ "/" \\,':: BRO A D MAN PRESS B P Nashville, Tennessee © 1959 • BROADMAN P RESS Nashville, Tennessee All rights reserved International copyright secured 423-08039 Library of Congress catalog card number 59-9687 Printed in the United States of America 5.N58KSP To All the Alumni Preface HE DREAMS, devotion, and insight of James Petigru Boyce brought into focus the desires of Southern Baptists for a Tcentral theological institution and thus determined that a cen­ tennial history of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary would have to be written at this time. It is appropriate, therefore, to let Dr. Boyce set the tone of this preface. The Civil War had driven the Seminary from its original home in Greenville, South Carolina, to Louisville, Kentucky. On the occasion of the opening session in this new home, September 1, 1877, Dr. Boyce looked back over the first eighteen years of sig­ nificant struggle and said: I do not propose to recount the history of this enterprise. That history, so far as it ever can be written, must await the full fruition of all our hopes, and should come from one less intimately asso­ ciated with it than I have been. It never can be written in full; it never ought to be thus written. It is only God's inspiration which dares speak of evils and faults and injuries and calumnies proceeding from men whom we know to be good. That inspired Word alone can make these simply the shadows which bring out more gloriously the brightness of the character of the good.
    [Show full text]
  • From the Director
    TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Director Symbol and Existence ............................1 Dear Reader, Walker Percy†; K.L. Ketner, et al., eds. Portrait of an American Businessman ...2 When my sons were growing up, I must have read them hundreds Carl Ware with Sibley Fleming of books. Being nine years apart, they each had their own favorites. Buzzer Beaters and Memorial Magic .....3 One son loved the Goosebumps Series while the other one preferred Barry Goheen the Redwall Series. I loved them all. One book they both loved— The Road Goes on Forever ....................4 and asked for over and over again—was Maurice Sendak’s Where the Michael Buffalo Smith Wild Things Are. That book is definitely a wild book appealing to The Ragin’ Cajun ....................................5 wild readers of all ages. Doug Kershaw with Cathie Pelletier Mercer’s Moment ...................................6 On November 16, 1850, Henry David Thoreau wrote the following Daniel Shirley entry in his journal: The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes ...........7 William Rawlings In literature it is only the wild that attracts us. Dullness is only Down by the Eno, Down by the Haw ...8 another name for tameness. It is the untamed, uncivilized, Thorpe Moeckel free, and wild thinking in Hamlet, in the Iliad, and in all the Bartram’s Living Legacy ..........................9 scriptures and mythologies that delights us,—not learned William Bartram†; (returning in paper) Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, ed. in the schools, not refined and polished by art. A truly good book is something as wildly natural and primitive, While There Were Still Wild Birds ..........9 Richard E. Rankin, Jr.
    [Show full text]
  • Richard Whately's Theory of Argument and Its Influence on the Homiletic Theory and Practice of John Albert Broadus
    Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 1986 Richard Whately's theory of argument and its influence on the homiletic theory and practice of John Albert Broadus Robert Allan Vogel Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Intellectual History Commons, and the Theory, Knowledge and Science Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Vogel, Robert Allan, "Richard Whately's theory of argument and its influence on the homiletic theory and practice of John Albert Broadus" (1986). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3665. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5549 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible: [email protected]. AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert Allan Vogel for the Master of Arts in Speech Communication presented May 19, 1986. Title: Richard Whately's Theory of Argument and Its Influence on the Homiletic Theory and Practice of John Albert Broadus. APPROVED BY MEMBERS OF THE THESIS COMMITTEE: In his Treatise On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, the Southern Baptist preacher and educator of the latter nineteenth century, John A. Broadus, acknowledged the influence of classical and contemporary theorists upon his work. Among those named, particularly with regard to notions of argument, was Richard Whately, the Anglican Archbishop and rhetorical theorist of the early nineteenth century. The research task involved in this thesis was to determine whether 2 and to what extent Whately's theory of argument was employed in Broadus's homiletic theory and practice.
    [Show full text]
  • 28 Crawford Howell Toy and the Weight of Hermeneutics
    Crawford Howell Toy and the Weight of Hermeneutics Paul R. House This article was first presented in 1997 Few figures in Baptist history engender an impetus to open inquiry and dedicated as a Founder’s Day address at The as divergent opinions as Crawford Howell scholarship.”5 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Toy. One of the most brilliant scholars ever It is apparent that each interpreter’s Louisville, Kentucky. to graduate from and teach at The South- theological convictions and vision of theo- ern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was logical education are reflected in his treat- also the first faculty member to resign for ment of Toy. To steal an image from Albert theological reasons, an event that took Schweitzer’s famous comment on the place in 1879. During his lifetime many search for the historical Jesus, when one of his students and friends thought Toy stares down the well of reflection on Toy, was unjustly forced from the seminary. it is amazing how often the historian’s face Though grieved at Toy’s departure, his appears. Still, each of these experts has colleagues James Petigru Boyce and John contributed to a better understanding of Albert Broadus disagreed. They con- the man who served as Southern’s fifth cluded that Toy’s beliefs were not in faculty member. accordance with the institution’s Abstract The goal of this article is to present of Principles, and would eventually lead Toy’s interpretative methodology accu- to his rejection of virtually all supernatu- rately, and to explore its impact on his ral elements of Christianity.1 C.
    [Show full text]
  • Copyright © 2016 Adam Garland Winters All Rights Reserved. The
    Copyright © 2016 Adam Garland Winters All rights reserved. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has permission to reproduce and disseminate this document in any form by any means for purposes chosen by the Seminary, including, without limitation, preservation or instruction. T. T. EATON AND THE POLITICIZATION OF BAPTIST ECCLESIOLOGY __________________ A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy __________________ by Adam Garland Winters December 2016 APPROVAL SHEET T. T. EATON AND THE POLITICIZATION OF BAPTIST ECCLESIOLOGY Adam Garland Winters Read and Approved by: __________________________________________ Thomas J. Nettles (Chair) __________________________________________ Gregory A. Wills __________________________________________ Hershael W. York Date______________________________ For my family, my Alma Maters, the Baptist churches which I have known, and the James P. Boyce Centennial Library TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE ......................................................................................................................... vii Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................1 Thesis ..................................................................................................................1 Background .........................................................................................................2
    [Show full text]
  • The Sbjtforum
    TheSBJT Forum Editor’s Note: Readers should be aware of the forum’s format. Daniel L. Akin, David S. Dockery, Mark Dever, Thom S. Rainer, Hershael York, Timothy George, and David Miller have been asked specific questions to which they have provided written responses. These writers are not responding to one another. Their answers are presented in an order that hopefully makes the forum read as much like a unified presentation as possible. SBJT: Given your close relationship to build a world class faculty, and since my departure Southern, what are some of your hopes and in 2004, and under the capable leadership of Dr. dreams for the seminary? Russell Moore, it has only gotten better. Daniel L. Akin: I had the honor and joy of As I reflect upon Southern Seminary’s past, serving at Southern Seminary for almost eight present, and future, let me share several things for years. Those were wonderful days in every way, which I am thankful. Then I will note my hopes and Charlotte and I look back on for its future. Daniel L. Akin is the President of Southeastern Baptist Theological that time with fondest memo- First, I am eternally grateful for the recovery Seminary in Wake Forest, North ries. We built a deep and lasting of confessional identity and integrity that now Carolina. friendship with Albert and Mary marks the seminary. Southern takes with great Prior to this, he served as Senior Mohler. I believe history will show seriousness its affirmation of the Abstract of Prin- Vice President for Academic that of all the great men who have ciples and the Baptist Faith and Message.
    [Show full text]