Thomas White, Jason G. Duesing, and Malcom B. Yarnell III BH Publishing Group/2007
First Freedom gathers key messages from an in-depth conference on religious liberty held at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Editor Jason G. Duesing explains:
"The purpose of this collection is, first, to provide an introductory look into the biblical and historical foundations of religious liberty combined with several instances of contemporary expression and defense for the purpose of instruction, edification, and encouragement to all who take the time to read this volume. Second, however, we wish to remind Baptists in the twenty-first century of the price that was paid by their forefathers for the establishment and defense of religious liberty. To be sure, there were people of various religious and denominational preferences that Providence used to implement the religious freedoms now enjoyed by all, but for Baptists to overlook the contribution of their own would be a travesty."
With contributions from Emir Caner, Richard Land, Paige Patterson, Paul Pressler, and more.
