2027 Annual Conference Call for Papers: 2027 BHHS Annual Conference in Raleigh The Baptist History & Heritage Society (BHHS) invites paper and panel proposals for its 2027 Annual Conference, May 17–19, at First Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conference will again be held in collaboration with the National Association of Baptist Professors of… Read more »
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By Baptist History & Heritage Society The Baptist History & Heritage Society is remembering the Rev. Dr. Slayden A. Yarbrough, who led the Society from 1996 to 1999 and remained connected to its work for the rest of his life. Yarbrough died May 22 in Vancouver, Washington at the age of 82. He was a… Read more »
The following is the Executive Director’s note from the new festschrift issue of Baptist History & Heritage honoring Dr. Rosalie Beck. Become a member to receive your copy of this issue as part of your yearlong subscription. By Dr. Aaron Douglas Weaver For four decades, Dr. Rosalie Beck helped students, scholars, pastors, and church leaders… Read more »
By Aaron Weaver TUCKER, Ga. — “All we do is just believe the Bible,” Rev. Dr. Marcus Jerkins said, recalling a familiar claim from his childhood church. “And I came to find out that is a Baptist way of thinking. We just believe the Bible.” That simple phrase — at once devotional, historical and deeply… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — “Something that gets lost in the process is we don’t often get to hear the voices of the very communities that are experiencing the most hardship in the midst of the situation,” Dr. Jonathan Calvillo told Baptist scholars, historians and ministry educators during the 2026 joint annual conference of the Baptist History… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — “Immigrants are not numbers, not statistics,” Rev. Dr. Pablo Juarez told Baptist scholars, historians and ministry educators gathered at Smoke Rise Baptist Church. “They are human beings that are running for their life, begging for some people to take care of them. And it’s a tragedy if we don’t do that.” Juarez,… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society presented Ranmi Bae with its 2026 Norman W. Cox Award for Best Article on May 19 during the Society’s luncheon and awards ceremony at its 2026 joint annual conference. The award recognizes the best article published in the Baptist History & Heritage journal during the preceding… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society presented Smoke Rise Baptist Church of Tucker, Georgia, with its 2026 Carolyn Blevins Meritorious Service Award on May 19 during the Society’s luncheon and awards ceremony at its 2026 joint annual conference. Named in honor of Carolyn Blevins, a longtime history professor at Carson-Newman College, the… Read more »
TUCKER, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society presented Rev. Dr. Melody Maxwell with its W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award on May 19 during the Society’s luncheon and awards ceremony at its 2026 joint annual conference. Presented annually, the W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to… Read more »
April 2, 2026 ATLANTA, Ga. — The Baptist History & Heritage Society (BHHS) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its journal, Baptist History & Heritage, with the release of a special commemorative double issue highlighting six decades of Baptist historical scholarship. Since its launch in 1965, Baptist History & Heritage has helped Baptists “remember, examine,… Read more »