Duke McCall Oral History ‘Powerful and Prophetic’
A new book, chronicling Duke McCall’s up-close and personal eye view of four turbulent Southern Baptist decades, is available from the Baptist History and Heritage Society.
Duke K. McCall: An Oral History has been called “must reading” by those who have seen drafts the volume of McCall’s candid and insightful responses to penetrating questions from Baptist historian A. Ronald Tonks.
Baptist historian Charles Deweese says:
“Powerful and sensitive memories drive this volume. In a gracious act of stewardship, Dr. McCall shares his soul. His no-holds-barred responses to penetrating questions hide nothing. Be prepared to laugh, to cry, to admire, perhaps, at times, to dissent. The section, ‘How to Deal with Controversy,’ sharpened in the line of fire, is worth the price of the book. And McCall’s analysis of recent Southern Baptist controversy reeks of the prophetic. This is a choice contribution to the literature of free Baptists.”
McCall, retired president and later chancellor of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, was a key moderate Southern Baptist Convention leader during the decades of SBC controversy. He is also former executive secretary of the SBC Executive Committee, former president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and former president of the Baptist World Alliance.
The book is available for $20 from the Baptist History and Heritage Society, P.O. Box 728 Brentwood, TN 37024- 0728; phone: 800-966-2278; FAX: (615) 371-7939;