Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies

"Only history geeks will really get why this relatively small find is so exciting."

In this month's blog post, Gordon Heath describes "finding gold" in the Baptist archives at Acadia.

Learn more: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/2026/finding-gold-in-the-archives/

Is there such a thing as a “Christian nation”? How should historians and Christians interpret the history of the church and the birth of nations?

Dr. Adam Jortner discussed these questions in our 2026 Rawlyk Lecture, "Cross Border: Henry Alline and Christian Nationalisms." Learn more and watch his lecture here: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/event/2026-rawlyk-lecture/

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Just a couple days left to get in your submission for this year's Julian Gwyn Essay Prize! Find details here: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/essay-prize/

Enter your submission now for the 2026 Julian Gwyn Essay Prize! The winning submission, a post-graduate essay on Baptist or Anabaptist history and thought, will receive $500. Find more details here: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/essay-prize/

Evan Colford shares about his trip to Amsterdam last year for the 20th Believers Church Conference.

Read more on our blog: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/2026/a-trip-to-amsterdam/

Join us at 3 PM on MONDAY for the 2026 Rawlyk Lecture! Dr. Adam Jortner will speak on “Cross Border: Henry Alline and Christian Nationalisms.” Dr. Jortner is Goodwin Philpott Eminent Professor of Religion at Auburn University.

Read more at: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/event/2026-rawlyk-lecture/

"Oral history allows women in ministry to tell their stories with their own voices. Many of these lived experiences and stories have not been widely documented in traditional church histories..."

In our latest blog post, Joetta Fernando describes her work with Called to Serve, an oral history podcast documenting the stories of ordained Atlantic Baptist women.

Read more: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/2026/listening-to-the-call-why-oral-history-matters-for-baptist-history/

Dr. Dudley Brown writes about Baptist chaplain Rev. William A. White in our latest blog post, shared with permission from the Canadian Baptist Historical Society.

Read here: https://acadiadiv.ca/acbas/2026/what-can-baptist-chaplain-rev-william-andrew-white-jr-s-life-teach-us-today/