A conversation with Aidsand Wright-Riggins
On March 26-27, the Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins will deliver the 2019 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State in the greater Kansas City area.
BJC’s Holly Hollman to Present Shurden Lectures March 27-28
Written by Don Byrd
Respectful discourse, religious liberty and equality highlight 2015 Shurden Lectures
By Cherilyn Crowe
New Book From BJC’s Walker Released
Written by Don ByrdA new book explaining the basic issues and central importance of church-state separation from the Baptist perspective is now available! The book, What a Touchy Subject! Religious Liberty and Church-State Separation, is a compilation of last year’s Shurden Lectures, delivered by the Baptist Joint Committee’s Executive Director, Brent Walker. It also includes material on the BJC, and essays on the intersection of religion and politics.
You can find the book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or as an e-book at nurturingfaith.net.
Clearing up misconceptions at the church-state intersection
By Jeff Huett
Over the course of three presentations at Stetson University April 9-10, Baptist Joint Committee Executive Director Brent Walker drew on this description, presenting some of the misunderstandings that make religious liberty and church-state separation controversial and suggesting ways to accommodate religious differences, even in the political realm.
From the April 2013 Report from the Capital
