As the BF&M turns 100, Baptist history repeats itself, historians say • Biblical Recorder

As the BF&M turns 100, Baptist history repeats itself, historians say • Biblical Recorder

NASHVILLE (BP) — “The hour of magnetic concern” had arrived at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting, as the Tennessee Baptist and Reflector put it. The convention’s confession of faith was the topic at hand. Messengers were debating whether to tailor it specifically to address a cultural flashpoint or whether that would do more harm than good. On one side of the discussion stood the president of Southern Baptist Theological Semin…