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Obbie Tyler Todd

Obbie Tyler Todd is Teaching Pastor and Theologian in Residence at Cross Community Church in Beaufort, South Carolina, and adjunct professor of church history at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Beechers.
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Baptists Untimely Born: The ‘Puritan Dilemma’ of the Congregationalists

Baptists Untimely Born

The ‘Puritan Dilemma’ of the Congregationalists

Aug 8, 2024
Almost from the beginning of the American experiment, Congregationalism carried within it the seeds of a Baptist awakening.
Obbie Tyler Todd
Aug 8, 2024
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‘Paedobaptism Hath None’ Why Harvard’s First President Resigned

‘Paedobaptism Hath None’

Why Harvard’s First President Resigned

Nov 3, 2023
To associate with Baptists in early New England was an act of bravery. So, what happened when Harvard’s first president refused to baptize his fourth child?
Obbie Tyler Todd
Nov 3, 2023
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Did All Baptists Want a Wall? Early Postures Toward Religious Liberty

Did All Baptists Want a Wall?

Early Postures Toward Religious Liberty

Apr 8, 2023
Many historians assume all Baptists in early America wanted a Jeffersonian wall between church and state. But at least four groups of Baptists did not.
Obbie Tyler Todd
Apr 8, 2023
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Edwards with a Southern Accent: How Northampton Made Waves in Dixie

Edwards with a Southern Accent

How Northampton Made Waves in Dixie

Oct 24, 2022
While many disciples of Jonathan Edwards fought for abolition, Southern Baptist Edwardseans championed slavery. How did the same theology produce such different aims?
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 24, 2022
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Was Alexander Hamilton a Christian? The Troubled Faith of a Disgraced Founding Father

Was Alexander Hamilton a Christian?

The Troubled Faith of a Disgraced Founding Father

Oct 8, 2021
Alexander Hamilton was a famous adulterer and duelist. Might he also have been a genuine Christian?
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 8, 2021
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The Fly of Friedberg: Balthasar Hübmaier (c. 1480–1528)

The Fly of Friedberg

Balthasar Hübmaier (c. 1480–1528)

Oct 25, 2017
German Reformer Balthasar Hübmaier had a powerful voice, a mightier pen, and a life that echoed his Reformed and Baptistic beliefs, even under torture.
Obbie Tyler Todd
Oct 25, 2017

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