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EUGENE, Ore. \u2013<\/b> The Southern Baptist Convention\u2019s turn toward racial reconciliation gained traction from biblical teachings, not the social gospel or liberal theology, David Roach writes in a new book, \u201cThe Southern Baptist Convention & Civil Rights, 1954-1995: Conservative Theology, Segregation, and Change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver time, leaders in the SBC showed Southern Baptists that the Bible demanded a change,\u201d Roach said in an interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

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David Roach<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWhen progressives within and outside the SBC tried to catalyze change by appealing to tenets of political or theological liberalism, they failed. Declaring \u2018thus saith the Lord\u2019 was by far the most effective means of changing the attitudes and behaviors of Southern Baptists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Roach, who holds a Ph.D. in church history from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is pastor of the Mobile-area Shiloh Baptist Church in Saraland, Ala. He has been an adjunct professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and several colleges. As a journalist, his articles have appeared in Christianity Today and in Baptist Press, where he served as chief national correspondent from 2014-2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to conventional wisdom, Roach notes, theological liberals led the Southern Baptist Convention to reject segregation and racism during the latter half of the 20th century. In addition to criticizing segregation, they created opportunities for interracial dialogue and ministry. <\/span><\/p>\n

But that\u2019s only part of the story, according to Roach.<\/span><\/p>\n

As conservatives prevailed in the struggle with moderates over the convention\u2019s theological direction from the 1970s into the 1990s, both sides embraced the biblical basis of racial equality. The groundbreaking resolution at the 1995 SBC annual meeting repenting of past racism and asking forgiveness from African-Americans was \u201can official acknowledgment of sentiment that had been percolating for years,\u201d Roach says.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt also laid a foundation on which Baptists can stand in today’s hot topics related to race. In discussing Critical Race Theory, intersectionality, voting rights and more, Southern Baptists \u2013 and other evangelicals \u2013 can agree on ideas expressed in the resolution and reason from there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Southern Baptist Convention & Civil Rights, 1954-1995,\u201d published in December 2021 by Pickwick Publications, a division of Wipf and Stock Publishers in Eugene, Ore., is divided into eight chapters examining such topics as the history of Southern Baptists and race; the dismay among African-Americans over views and practices that contradicted what Southern Baptists said they believed; changes that occurred at Southern Baptists\u2019 seminaries and colleges; and the influence of such leaders as Richard Land and, earlier, Foy Valentine who led the SBC\u2019s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (formerly the Christian Life Commission).<\/span><\/p>\n

Roach\u2019s book \u201ctells an important story and tells it well,\u201d writes one of its endorsers, church history professor Gregory A. Wills, dean of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary\u2019s School of Theology in Fort Worth, Texas. \u201cIt is based on wide, careful research and is thoughtfully argued. It makes a vitally important contribution to the history of racism and segregation in the Southern Baptist Convention and of its all-too-gradual rejection of those commitments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThinking about how we have come this far on race relations can help us make the rest of the journey,\u201d Roach says. \u201cThe Bible\u2019s teaching on race in light of the cultural moment is still the way forward as we confront issues raised by Charlottesville, George Floyd, the Alt Right, Black Lives Matter and political divisions. I hope this book encourages Christians of all denominations toward that path.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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