The Benedict Option
Kevin T. Bauder Central Seminary does not usually use In the Nick of Time for book reviews. The Nick is an opinion piece. It is… Read More »The Benedict Option
Kevin T. Bauder
Kevin T. Bauder is Research Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Not every one of the professors, students, or alumni of Central Seminary necessarily agrees with every opinion that this post expresses.
More Interesting Reading from 2016-2017
Kevin T. Bauder Last week I published a list of the most interesting books that I had read during the 2016-2017 academic year. The problem… Read More »More Interesting Reading from 2016-2017
Most Interesting Reading of 2016-2017
Kevin T. Bauder Just over a year ago I published a “best reading of the past year” list. It was my first in years. Since… Read More »Most Interesting Reading of 2016-2017
Roger, Roger | Part Four: Today’s Situation
A few weeks ago, Roger Olson of Baylor University devoted a blog post to asking “What Is ‘Fundamentalism?’” By way of contrast he was also… Read More »Roger, Roger | Part Four: Today’s Situation
Roger, Roger | Part Three: Necessary Qualifications
Kevin T. Bauder [Editor’s note: A technical difficulty prevented last week’s essay from being emailed. Part Two of this series can be found on Central… Read More »Roger, Roger | Part Three: Necessary Qualifications
Roger, Roger | Part Two: Fundamentalism and New Evangelicalism
Kevin T. Bauder I am responding to colleague Roger Olson who, in a recent blog post, attempted to articulate the difference between fundamentalism and evangelicalism.… Read More »Roger, Roger | Part Two: Fundamentalism and New Evangelicalism
Roger, Roger | Part One: Edward John Carnell
I appreciate many aspects of Roger Olson’s work. He has written a clear exposition of Arminian theology that I require my students to read. He… Read More »Roger, Roger | Part One: Edward John Carnell
Concluding Thoughts on the NTAIBC and the FBFI
Kevin T. Bauder Over the past several weeks I’ve been writing about the founding of the New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and the… Read More »Concluding Thoughts on the NTAIBC and the FBFI
The NTAIBC and the FBF
Kevin T. Bauder The New Testament Association of Baptist Churches voted itself into existence and adopted a constitution in 1965 at Beth Eden Baptist Church… Read More »The NTAIBC and the FBF
The Beginnings of the New Testament Association
Kevin T. Bauder By the early 1960s three issues divided the Conservative Baptist Movement. First was the question of separation, especially in view of neoevangelicalism… Read More »The Beginnings of the New Testament Association
The Conservative Baptist Conflict
Kevin T. Bauder The Conservative Baptist Movement formally began when the Fundamentalist Fellowship organized the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society in 1943. The CBFMS was… Read More »The Conservative Baptist Conflict
Corrigendum
Kevin T. Bauder In a recent edition of “In the Nick of Time,” I wrote about the founding of the New Testament Association of Independent… Read More »Corrigendum
I’m Looking Forward to This
Kevin T. Bauder Of the various conferences that I attend, one that I look forward to is the annual meeting of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship,… Read More »I’m Looking Forward to This
The Rockford Conference
Kevin T. Bauder Every year I travel through a kind of circuit of conferences. Some I speak at and others I just attend. It’s rare… Read More »The Rockford Conference
What Do You Mean, Relevant?
Kevin T. Bauder Many contemporary American Christians obsess over relevance. They seem to feel personally obligated to make Christianity relevant. This wish to make Christianity… Read More »What Do You Mean, Relevant?
A Good Man, a Good Christian, a Good Fundamentalist
When I was in Bible college, seminary training was considered a luxury—perhaps useful, but not at all necessary for pastoral ministry. Consequently, the idea of… Read More »A Good Man, a Good Christian, a Good Fundamentalist
The MacDonald Lectures on Race and the Church
Jeff Straub On Tuesday, February 7, area pastors, students, and other Christians will gather for Central Seminary’s annual Charles R. MacDonald Lectures. The lecture series… Read More »The MacDonald Lectures on Race and the Church
De Trinitate
Over the past year or so I have been asked repeatedly to express an opinion about the current Trinitarian debates. I have hesitated to speak… Read More »De Trinitate
I’m Changing the Way I Teach Eschatology
Good teachers will revise their notes every time they teach the same class. They’re always reading new books, attending seminars, hearing lectures, listening to papers,… Read More »I’m Changing the Way I Teach Eschatology
Dialogue?
[This essay was originally published on August 8, 2008.] Fundamentalists are notorious for their refusal to dialogue with other points of view. To some observers—and… Read More »Dialogue?