Theological issues will form an integral part of the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) Annual Gathering in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, from July 1-6. One forum will examine relationships within the Baptist family, drawing on a document prepared by the Special Commission on...
American professor to receive international Baptist human rights award
Glen Stassen, an American theologian, ethicist and author, is the recipient of the 2013 Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Stassen's nomination was confirmed at a meeting of the BWA Executive Committee on March 5 at its...
BWA receiving human rights award nominations, prepares for Human Rights Day
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) has begun the process of accepting nominations for the 2013 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Nominations close on November 30. Any Baptist individual, church, or organization can submit a nomination, and any Baptist is...
Palacios accepts BWA human rights award
Edgar Palacios of El Salvador received the Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award during a meeting of the General Council in Chile on July 6. The General Council forms part of the BWA Annual Gathering that runs from July 2-7 in the...
2012 Annual Gathering
Edgar Pelacios responds to receiving the Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award while his daughter and General Council member Raul Scialabia share the moment Rothang Chhangte addresses the General Council after being formally appointed as the director of Baptist...
400º aniversário do livro de Thomas Helwys Uma Breve Declaração do Mistério da Iniquidade
Em 2012, os batistas ao redor do mundo estão celebrando o 400º. aniversário do livro de Thomas Helwys Uma Breve Declaração do Mistério da Iniquidade (1612), considerado por muitos historiadores como a primeira publicação em inglês advogando a liberdade religiosa para...