Land Event: Stand for Global Religious Freedom
Today, many people of faith live under severe persecution around the world. From North Korea to Afghanistan, from Somalia to Libya, it is dangerous to follow Christ. What can students do? How can we pray? Join us for a special event: Stand for Global Religious Freedom hosted by the Land Center and Neighborly Faith. Students […]
Land Center lecture series event summary
Read Southwestern Seminary’s summary of last week’s Land Center Lectures Series event with Dr. Nathan Finn. Looking at politics, science, and education from a “perspective on Southern Baptist cultural engagement,” the Land Center for Cultural Engagement Lecture Series event held Oct. 25-26 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary featured three one-hour lectures from Nathan Finn, Baptist […]
2022 Land Center Lecture Series
The Land Center is pleased to announce the Land Center Lectures. This inaugural year will feature Dr. Nathan Finn, Provost and Dean of the University Faculty at North Greenville University, who is a historical and systematic theologian who writes and speaks widely on Baptist history and thought, leadership, and Christian higher education. Dr. Finn, who […]
Land Center names scholars to inaugural Fellows Program
This article appears on Southwestern Seminary’s website written by Timothy Mckeown. Twenty-one Baptist and evangelical scholars and ministry leaders were named recently to the inaugural Fellows Program of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The Fellows Program includes three senior fellows, who will serve indefinitely and help shape the […]
Roe v. Wade Symposium
On June 24, 2022 the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and voted to overrule Roe v. Wade, finding that there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Land Center asked four Christian leaders to share their answers to a few questions in response to this historic moment. Daryl Crouch has served […]
Image of God event: What It Means to Be Human in a Culture of Death
May 24-25, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Land Center for Cultural Engagement partnered with the International Alliance for Christian Education (IACE) and Stand for Life of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) to co-host “The Image of God: What It Means to Be Human in a Culture of Death.” The event acted as a pre-conference […]
Land Center to host online discussion on the future of the pro-life movement after Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court is on the verge of making history. In the next 6-8 weeks, the Supreme Court will hand down a ruling in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that will likely overturn the precedent set in the disastrous Roe v. Wade decision. As Christians who care deeply about protecting the vulnerable, […]
Land Center Appoints Senior Fellows
Three distinguished Baptist scholars have been appointed as senior fellows at the Land Center for Cultural Engagement, Dr. Nathan Finn, Dr. Ben Mitchell and Dr. David Dockery. These Senior Fellows serve as distinguished Christian leaders in areas such as ministry, academia, public policy, and journalism. They will assist director Daniel Darling in shaping the Land […]