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The Baptist tradition stands in great peril of losing the cherished principles of the free exercise of religion, the freedom from political interference with faith, and the right of self-determination in all matters related to religion.The authors discuss the importance of the Bible in the Baptist faith and the responsibility of people for their actions regarding church, family, and beliefs. Our relationship with God is an individual responsibility. It is God to whom we are ultimately responsible. Soul freedom, all freedom, and responsibility are God's supreme gift to humanity. The dignity and…mehr

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The Baptist tradition stands in great peril of losing the cherished principles of the free exercise of religion, the freedom from political interference with faith, and the right of self-determination in all matters related to religion.The authors discuss the importance of the Bible in the Baptist faith and the responsibility of people for their actions regarding church, family, and beliefs. Our relationship with God is an individual responsibility. It is God to whom we are ultimately responsible. Soul freedom, all freedom, and responsibility are God's supreme gift to humanity. The dignity and respect afforded to persons come from God as revealed in Scripture.Soul Freedom contains essays that examine considerably controversial issues. This book comes at a time when the Baptist commitment to soul freedom feeds the deeper hunger of the hearts of millions of persons seeking authenticity in religion.
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Autorenporträt
Grady C. Cothen is a past president of the Baptist Sunday School Board. Prior to his retirement he served as a U.S. Navy chaplain and as president of Oklahoma Baptist University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous articles and several books, including What Happened to the SBC? and The New SBC: Fundamentalism's Impact on the Southern Baptist Convention (Smyth & Helwys). James M. Dunn is the President of the Baptist Joint Committee Foundation with offices located in Washington, DC and Visiting Professor of Christian and Public Policy at Wake Forest Divinity School. He has served as a pastor, campus minister and college professor. For 12 years he was Executive Director of the Christian Life Commission, the social action agency of Texas Baptists. In 1980 he was elected Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, and in 1999, assumed the Wake Forest teaching post.