A Response to Criticisms: The Gospel
Kevin T. Bauder What is the gospel? It is more than simply the plan of salvation, but what more? This question deserves both a negative… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: The Gospel
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A Response to Criticisms: 2 Corinthians 11:4
Kevin T. Bauder Fundamentalists have not often appealed to 2 Corinthians 11:4 as a key text for their understanding of ecclesiastical separation. Even a cursory… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: 2 Corinthians 11:4
The Future of Fundamentalist Education: Students
Kevin T. Bauder By every indicator, historic, mainstream fundamentalism is a shrinking movement. Churches are shrinking. Fellowships are shrinking. Mission agencies are shrinking. Schools have… Read More »The Future of Fundamentalist Education: Students
Not Growing Up Fundamentalist
Jeff Straub In recent weeks, my colleague Kevin Bauder has written a series reflecting on the fundamentalism of his youth. He expressed gratitude for those… Read More »Not Growing Up Fundamentalist
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Nine: Reflections
Kevin T. Bauder Over the past several years I have read a number of books and articles about “growing up fundamentalist.” Almost without exception these… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Nine: Reflections
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Eight: Seminary
Kevin T. Bauder At the time my father enrolled in Bible college, few fundamentalist pastors went to seminary. That was beginning to change a decade… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Eight: Seminary
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Seven: Vocation
Kevin T. Bauder One of the rituals of life at Bible college was the daily chapel service. In chapel we heard preaching by local pastors… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Seven: Vocation
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Six: College and Conviction
Kevin T. Bauder My parents always stressed the importance of college education. My father actually modeled his commitment to higher education by going to college… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Six: College and Conviction
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Four: Special Meetings
Kevin T. Bauder When I was growing up our church held at least four public meetings every week. During Sunday school the children would be… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Four: Special Meetings
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Three: Camp
Kevin T. Bauder One aspect of growing up fundamentalist was going to summer camp. Every fellowship of churches seemed to have a camp of its… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Three: Camp
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Two: Pastors and Church
Kevin T. Bauder During the years following my parents’ conversion, our little church went through a series of pastors. Some were more qualified and some… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part Two: Pastors and Church
Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part One: Salvation and Baptism
Kevin T. Bauder My parents were not Christians when I was born. As far as I know, my mother’s parents never went to church and… Read More »Growing Up Fundamentalist, Part One: Salvation and Baptism
The Fundamentalists and Billy Graham
Kevin T. Bauder Some of you new students may not understand just exactly why we take the position we take in regard to Billy Graham’s… Read More »The Fundamentalists and Billy Graham
A Fundamentalist’s Education
Word has come that Donald K. Campbell passed away last Sunday, January 14. Campbell was the third president of Dallas Theological Seminary, following John Walvoord… Read More »A Fundamentalist’s Education
The Importance of Weighing Doctrines
Kevin T. Bauder George Dollar’s 1973 History of Fundamentalism in America includes a section warning against dangers that face fundamentalism. One of those dangers was… Read More »The Importance of Weighing Doctrines
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