Christ's religion needs no prop of any kind from any worldly source, and to the degree that it is thus supported is a millstone hanged about its neck.

— George W. Truett (1867–1944), Baptistenpastor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Faith & Trust

George W. Truett

Der US-amerikanische Baptistenpastor George W. Truett leitete von 1897 bis 1944 die First Baptist Church in Dallas und stand zeitweise sowohl der Southern Baptist Convention als auch dem Baptistischen Weltbund vor. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Redegewandtheit, sein evangelistisches Wirken und sein engagiertes Eintreten für Religions- und Gewissensfreiheit. Für Bibelleser stehen seine Schriften für eine klassische baptistische Glaubens- und Seelsorgepraxis, während Historiker zugleich sein weitgehendes Schweigen zur damaligen Rassentrennung im US-Süden anmerken.

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