Religious Liberty
This was the established church found in colonial Massachusetts
What is Congregationalists?
This Jamaica Baptist was the leader of the "Baptist War" in 1831
Who is Samuel Sharpe?
This is one of the Baptist denominations that supported ordination of women for all forms of ministry
What is American Baptist Churches, Baptist Union of Great Britain, National Baptist Convention USA, or Progressive National Baptist Convention?
This person was the first woman to translate the Bible from Greek; first female president of the Northern Baptist Convention
Who is Helen Barrett Montgomery?
This denomination was founded in 1895, unifying educational and missional efforts of African American Baptists
What is the National Baptist Convention (USA)?
This person worked for the Grievance Committee of the Warren Association, supporting religious liberty where toleration was present
Who is Isaac Backus?
This Latin American Baptist pastor sought to integrate the gospel with social concern
Who is Rene Padilla?
This strand of Baptist life includes the Alliance of Baptists and Baptists who support full inclusion for LGBTQ folks
Who are Liberals (self-described)?
This is the first Southern Baptist woman ordained to ministry
Who is Addie Davis?
This organization, founded in 1905, aims to manifest oneness among Baptists, to promote fellowship among churches, and to respect the independence of each church
What is the Baptist World Alliance?
This statement by several groups of Baptists was written in 1939 and clearly stated the Baptist conviction of "Free Churches in a Free State"
What is the American Baptist Bill of Rights?
This is one of the issues facing Baptists in Nigeria
What is polygamy/charismatic movement/militant Islam?
This wave of feminism focused equal access and gender inequalities
What is second-wave feminism?
This is the author of A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity
Who is Thomas Helwys?
This organization was founded in 1983 and seeks to track statistics on Baptist ministers and consults with churches when they have a vacancy
What is Baptist Women in Ministry?
This Virginia Baptist authored The Rights of Conscience Inalienable; argued for strict separation of church and state
Who is John Leland?
Gottfried Fryderic Alf was known for spreading Baptist convictions in this country
What is Poland?
This strand of Baptist life involves emphasis on Bible, cross, conversion, and activism
Who are Classic Evangelicals?
This person was the first president of the Baptist World Alliance
Who is John Clifford?
This denomination was founded in 1961 after dispute within the NBC about term limits and approaches to the struggle for civil rights
What is the Progressive National Baptist Convention?
This is the author of Religion's Peace, likely the first Baptist text entirely religious liberty
Who is Leonard Busher?
This region in northeast India is known as the "most Baptist land on earth"
What is Nagaland?
This South Carolina Baptist pastor gave a strongly pro-slavery address in 1821
Who is Richard Furman?
This German Baptist was active in planting churches; known for stating that "Every Baptist was a missionary"
Who is Johann Gerhard Oncken?
This organization was founded in 1946 by National Baptists, American Baptists, and Southern Baptists
What is the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty?