The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950–2015: Volume Seven
Church, State, and Religious Liberty
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2023
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Publisher's Description
James Leo Garrett Jr. has been called "the last of the gentlemen theologians" and "the dean of Southern Baptist theologians." In The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015, the reader will find a truly dazzling collection of works that clearly evince the meticulous scholarship, the even-handed treatment, the biblical fidelity, the wide historical breadth, and the honest sincerity that have made the work and person of James Leo Garrett Jr. so esteemed and revered among so many for so long. Volume 7 contains Dr. Garrett's writings on church, state, and religious liberty, writings that arise from his editorship of The Journal of Church and State, from his time as director of the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies at Baylor University, and from his many years of academic study of and engagement with these important topics. Spanning sixty-five years and touching on topics from Baptist history, theology, ecclesiology, church history and biography, religious liberty, Roman Catholicism, and the Christian life, The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett, Jr., 1950-2015 will inform and inspire readers regardless of their religious or denominational affiliations.
Endorsements (3)
“This collection of James Leo Garrett’s essays on religious liberty offers depth and nuance that is often missing from contemporary discussions of the topic. He distinguishes issues that are often conflated, such as the concepts of liberty of conscience and the separation of church and state. His ecumenical sensibility is illustrated by his robust engagement with Roman Catholic thinkers and glancing attention to Baptist figures like Isaac Backus and John Leland. Taken together, they are an excellent model for redeeming ecclesial and public discussions about these crucial issues.”
“Many (conservative) Baptists today have not simply forgotten but have intentionally abandoned commitments to religious liberty for all people and the separation of church and state. A rereading of the writings of James Leo Garrett will remind Baptists of their larger history—that the best of the Baptist tradition remembered and preserved the core commitment that Jesus Christ is Lord of the conscience. Garrett would be appalled at the specter of Christian nationalism.”
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