What kind of person
I think I know what you are thinking – what kind of person starts a blog and then doesn’t post anything for weeks at a time?
Southern Baptists Re-Observed: Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Politics (SBR)
As editor of the America’s Baptists series for the University of Tennessee Press (UTP), I am always looking for ways to promote books in the series. So, I am venturing into social media. I know, I know… I am a latecomer and I admit that I am figuring this out as I go along. Nonetheless,
CLIO’S DECALOGUE or THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE MUSE
I found this item among some old files. I pass it along for your consideration… CLIO’S DECALOGUE or THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE MUSE
In Praise of LeGoff
One never knows… Sometimes help can come from some unexpected places. I was talking with a colleague, a literature professor, and he recommended Jacques Le Goff’s Must We Divide History into Periods? It’s a fascinating little book! I have no desire to spoil it for anyone who has not read it, so I will issue
My First Book
I have been writing on aspects of Baptist history since my graduate school days at the University of Kentucky. By my calculations that means I have been doing this for…a very long time. I have written/edited a number of books and I plan to write about them from time to time. Some stories are so
Why Baptist History?
Of all things, you may ask, why in the world would you blog about denominational history – Baptist history at that? I mean, who cares? Right? It’s a fair question and my best answer is, I care and over the course of this blog’s lifespan, I hope you will see why.
About Everything
About me… Hello, my name is Keith Harper, and I am Senior Professor of Baptist Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina where I have taught since 1996. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I also edit the America’s Baptists Series for the University of Tennessee Press. It may go without