Freedom Library

Download the entire Freedom issue and the set of five Study Guides. Or, download individual pieces by clicking the titles below.

• Articles
"Freedom and Belonging," by Richard Bauckham
"Paul's Assessment of Christian Freedom" by Bruce W. Longenecker
"Authority, Autonomy, and the Freedom to Love," by Scott Bader-Saye
"The Baptist Contribution to Liberty," by Jason D. Whitt
"Deepening the Mystery of Freedom," by Heather Hughes

• Art
"Under Assault," by Heidi J. Hornik and Robert B. Kruschwitz, on Martin Schongauer, Saint Anthony Abbot Tempted by Demons
"Liberation from Tyranny," by Heidi J. Hornik, on Raphael, Liberation of St. Peter

• Hymn and Worship Service
"A Hymn for Freedom," by Burt L. Burleson
Worship Service by Burt L. Burleson

• Inspirational Pieces
"Freedom," by William H. Willimon
"A Picture of Freedom," by Matt Cook
Other Voices, Quotations on Freedom

• Book Reviews
"The Nature of Christian Freedom," by Philip D. Kenneson
• Richard Bauckham, God and the Crisis of Freedom: Biblical and Contemporary Perspectives
• Reinhard Hütter, Bound to be Free: Evangelical Catholic Engagements in Ecclesiology, Ethics, and Ecumenism
• Gilbert Meilaender, The Freedom of a Christian: Grace, Vocation, and the Meaning of Our Humanity

"Being Christian in a Democratic State," by Coleman Fannin
• Stanley Hauerwas and Romand Coles, Christianity, Democracy, and the Radical Ordinary: Conversations between a Radical Democrat and a Christian
• Scott Moore, The Limits of Liberal Democracy: Politics and Religion at the End of Modernity
• Jeffrey Stout, Democracy and Tradition

• Study Guides and Lesson Plans (Download the set of five Study Guides)
• "Freedom and Belonging"
• "Paul's Assessment of Christian Freedom"
• "Authority and the Freedom to Love"
• "Deepening the Mystery of Freedom"
• "The Baptist Contribution to Liberty"