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The Baptist ecclesiology of E. Y. Mullins: individualism and the New Testament church: most observers consider E. Y. Mullins to be the most influential Southern Baptist theologian and denominational leader of the twentieth century.(Essay)
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Baptist History and Heritage
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January 1, 2008
- Author:
- Weaver, C. Douglas
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Even literary critic Harold Bloom has said that Mullins is America's most neglected theologian. (1) Mullins served as president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1899 to 1928), the Southern Baptist Convention (1921-1924), and Baptist World Alliance (1923-1928) a worldwide Baptist community. His Axioms of Religion (1908) was hailed as virtual Baptist orthodoxy at home and abroad. (2)
Mullins still has admirers who value his focus on freedom and find the voluntary principle relevant to this postmodern age. Some believe that he models an effective theological method: a focused balance between individual religious experience and biblical authority that is firmly ...