jefferson longshotWritten by Don Byrd

Update: A memorial service for James Dunn will be held at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Saturday, July 18 at 11 A.M.

Below are links to some of the online tributes to Dr. Dunn.

Cherilyn Crowe, Baptist Joint Committee – James M. Dunn: 1932-2015

Robert Dilday, Baptist News Global – James Dunn, robust advocate for religious liberty, dies July 4

Aaron Weaver, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship – To countless Baptists, James Dunn was an instrumental influence (also visit Aaron’s Twitter feed for his series of James Dunn quotes)

Rob Boston, Americans United – Remembering James Dunn: Baptist Champion of Religious Freedom

Arika Harron, Winston Salem-Journal – James Dunn, Baptist champion of religious freedom, dies at 83

Jim Hopkins, BJC Board Member, Pastor – Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church (Oakland, CA) – A Tribute to James Dunn

Mark Batten, Wake Forest University School of Divinity – James Dunn: Invested in the Next Generation

Adelle Banks, Religion News Service – Church-state separationist James Dunn dead at 83

Alliance Blog, Alliance of Baptists – Honoring James Dunn

Ben Wilkins, Ravensworth Baptist Church – Remembering James Dunn

Marv Knox, The Baptist Standard – Remembering James Dunn, who said he changed my diapers

American Baptist Churches USA – Remembering James Dunn, Former Executive Director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Obituary, Winston-Salem Journal – Dunn, James Milton

Baylor Alumni Association – Remembering James Dunn, 1932-2015

Dick Maples, T.B. Maston Foundation – James Dunn’s greatest legacy

Bill Leonard, Wake Forest University School of Divinity – Dunn deal: Memories of a Baptist preacher, professor, ethicist, religious liberty advocate, prophet and relentless pain in the American religious and political establishment

Click here for a video entitled The Intersection, a conversation in 1996 between Bill Moyers and James Dunn

Click here to see a collection of photos of James Dunn.

Click here for a list of memorable quotes from James Dunn.