Symposium Recap – Matthew McAffee on Divine Judgment in the Old Testament World
by Kevin L. Hester Dr. Matthew McAffee, Provost of Welch College, provided one of the more technical and stimulating papers at the 2017 Theological Symposium. His paper entitled, “Losing Favor with the Gods: Divine Judgment in the Old Testament World” analyzed Northwestern Semitic funerary and monument inscriptions to…
Symposium Recap – Matthew Bracey on Faith and Scholarship
by W. Jackson Watts Matthew Bracey’s Symposium paper really scratched a personal itch of mine, which is the relationship between faith and scholarship. Specifically, my good friend helped the audience think about this as a mutually-reinforcing enterprise to which all Christians are called. Though he outlines several definitions…
Symposium Recap – Cultural Evolution and the Documentary Hypothesis
by W. Jackson Watts Raven Tuttobene, a graduate student at Welch College, presented a paper entitled “I Love Lucy: Assumptions in Using Cultural Evolution as the Basis for the Documentary Hypothesis.” We’re always pleased to have first-time presenters on our program, especially ones who can further expose some…
2017 Symposium in Review
We recently enjoyed an excellent symposium. In subsequent weeks, we will be providing summaries, video content, and further reflection on the presentations given at our meeting. For today, enjoy Jesse Owens’ excellent paper on the English General Baptists. Jesse Owens: English General Baptists: The Arminian Anti-rationalists…
Symposium Program Live Stream
by Theological Commission The 20th annual Free Will Baptist Theological Symposium will be held next Monday and Tuesday on the campus of Welch College. Activities will take place in Memorial Auditorium. Sessions will be Live-Streamed at our New Facebook Page. Click Here to Join the Live Streams 10/24/-10/25. You…