In addition to spreading the Gospel around the world, Christians throughout history have spearheaded efforts to abolish slavery and encourage economic growth, female literacy, a free press, education and many other advances that are the bedrock of stable, democratic societies. That’s just one of many reasons Baylor President Ken Starr gave in a recent op-ed […]
Ten years ago this month, much of the nation celebrated the holiday season along with Baylor, as PBS stations around the country aired “Christmas at Baylor,” an hour-long special that highlighted the music of the season as performed by student choirs and musicians from Baylor’s School of Music. More than 6 million viewers tuned in […]
Early last week, as the Baylor campus was planning for Christmas on 5th Street, the weather was fantastic — sunny and mid 70s. But by the event Thursday night, it really was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, as temperatures had already dropped into the 30s across Central Texas. Students’ t-shirts and shorts were […]
Next month, President Ken Starr will deliver the opening address at a conference on religious freedom in Rome, co-sponsored by Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion and organized by Georgetown University’s Religious Freedom Project. The two-day conference, “Christianity and Freedom: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives,” will highlight the contributions of Christianity to the understanding and practice […]
Quick: What are Baylor’s oldest Homecoming traditions? The bonfire, of course. The parade. Pigskin. Freshman Mass Meeting. And you can’t forget the football game. But did you remember Singspiration? For more than 60 years, Singspiration has brought the Baylor family together for worship and praise as a regular part of Homecoming. Held the Friday night […]
Since graduating from Baylor in 1950, Robert Feather has spent his entire adult life in Baptist circles — first as a pastor and then with Billy Graham’s World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund before returning to Baylor in 1980 as vice president for external affairs. After two decades at Baylor, he joined the leadership of […]
When President Barack Obama went looking for a new director for the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, it seems only natural that he would find a Baylor Bear. Melissa Rogers, BA ’88, was named earlier this month to replace one of President Obama’s longest-serving aides as the top White House official on […]
Unseasonably warm temperatures the last few days (including a record-for-the-date 83 degrees on Saturday!) make it feel not so much like Christmas outside. But yet the calendar turns; it’s December, and classes for the fall semester wrapped up yesterday, believe it or not. But while the weather may make us think more beach than Bethlehem, […]
A new translation of the Bible from Thomas Nelson Publishing, The Voice Bible, takes a different approach to helping readers understand God’s word — thanks in large part to several members of the Baylor family. More akin to The Living Bible than standard translations like the NIV or ESV, The Voice aims to bring out […]
Ancient biblical manuscripts. Expert professors. Eager undergraduate and grad students. That recipe makes sense at Baylor, and was exactly the scene at Armstrong Browning Library last month during the first-ever Logos Institute, a week-long summer event for students ready to analyze papyrus fragments, worship, pray, ponder universal questions such as God’s existence and learn how to logically defend […]
