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| Curtis Freeman |
Earlier this month the
Religious Herald, a Baptist-related news journal that originated as the newspaper published by and for Baptists in Virginia but now provides news, analysis, and resources for Baptists in the broader mid-Atlantic region, published an
opinion column by
Curtis Freeman on Baptist-Pentecostal relations in connection with the liturgical feast of Pentecost and in anticipation of the beginning of formal ecumenical conversations between the Baptist World Alliance and representative international Pentecostals later this year. Freeman, Research Professor of Theology at Duke University Divinity School and director of the Baptist House of Studies there, was a member of a BWA delegation to
exploratory conversations with Pentecostals last December that recommended the initiation of a formal dialogue. An excerpt from the article follows:
I
can’t speak for Pentecostals, but some of us Baptists are so Jesus-centered in
our theology and worship that we hardly know what to make of the Holy Spirit.
If the Pentecostals can help us to get more Spirit-focused and, as a
consequence, more Trinitarian, then it is would be well worth the time and
effort. And given the growing number of Pentecostal, Charismatic and Renewalist
Christians worldwide, these conversations are crucial for the unity of the
Church (John 17:21) and greater participation in the mission of God (Matthew
28:19-20). (read full article)
Update: see also Baptist delegation named for international Baptist-Pentecostal conversations.
Update #2: Associated Baptist Press also published Freeman's opinion commentary on May 25: http://www.abpnews.com/opinion/commentaries/item/7452-pentecostal-power
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