University of Tennessee Press to Publish “The Free Will Baptists: A New History” by Matt Pinson
Please join us in congratulating commission member President Pinson on the publication of this important work. — January 12, 2026 For Immediate Release University of Tennessee Press to Publish “The Free Will Baptists: A New History” by Matt Pinson GALLATIN, TN—The University of Tennessee Press recently announced its…
Books I Reread in 2025
Books I Reread in 2025 by Dr. Kevin L. Hester Often, authors on sites like this post some of the things they have read in the past year. Commissioner Jeremy Craft recently posted one on this site. I have tended to do things a little differently as I…
Christmas Reflections on Athanasius’s On the Incarnation
Dr. Kevin L. Hester In the mid-fourth century, Athanasius, the Bishop of Alexandria, composed an apologetic treatise against Arianism that would become one of the classic treatments of Christology. Athanasius demonstrates Christ’s full divinity and his full humanity as necessary for God’s salvific purposes in redeeming humanity. His…
A Note on Peter Chamberlen and the Sacrament of the Washing of the Saints’ Feet
A Note on Peter Chamberlen and the Sacrament of the Washing of the Saints’ Feet Matthew Pinson The London General Baptist physician Peter Chamberlen (sometimes spelled “Chamberlain”) was probably best known for books he wrote about poverty in England, how it should be addressed, and how poor relief…
A Theology of Martyrdom – A Look Back at Current Events
Recent tragic events worldwide have renewed awareness and raised questions about what it means to be a martyr. The word “martyr,” related to the Greek term for a “witness” has broadened its English definition to mean anyone who has given his or her life for a particular cause.…