William H. Brackney
William Henry Brackney (1948–2022) was the Millard R. Cherry Distinguished Professor of
Early life
Born in 1948 in
In 1967 he was admitted to the honors program in history and he defended a thesis in economic history, for which he received a BA (honors) degree. In 1970 he married Kathryn Godfrey Edens (born 1949) of Landover Hills, Maryland, and has two sons and a daughter.
He next completed an MA in religion from The
Mentors for his doctoral work at Temple included F. Ernest Stoeffler (Religion) and
Academic career
William Brackney was an assistant professor in the History department of
For eleven years, from 1989 until 2000, Brackney was the principal and dean of
He left McMaster in 2000 to become a professor of religion at Baylor University,[1] also serving as the chair for the department of Religion and the founding director of Baylor University's program in Baptist studies. Brackney also served as an adjunct professor at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary and for two years was the pastor of Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Marlin, Texas.
In 2006 he was appointed a distinguished professor at
Brackney's research projects included "The General Baptist Movement in England 1606–1660" in Bibliotheca Dissidentium, and he served as the General Series Editor of the Baptists in Early North America series, 13 volumes to be published from 2011 to 2020 by
Publications
His published books include:
- William H. Brackney (1982). A traveler's guide to American Baptist historical sites. American Baptist Board of National Ministries and the American Baptist Historical Society.
- William H. Brackney (1994). The Baptists. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-275-94859-7.
- William H. Brackney (1995). Christian voluntarism in Britain and North America: a bibliography and critical assessment. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-28421-2.
- William H. Brackney (1997). Christian voluntarism: theology and praxis. W.B. Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-0863-9.
- William H. Brackney (1997). Bridging cultures and hemispheres: the legacy of Archibald Reekie and Canadian Baptists in Bolivia. Smyth & Helwys Pub. ISBN 978-1-57312-164-4.
- William H. Brackney (1998). Baptist life and thought: a source book. Judson Press. ISBN 978-0-8170-1266-3.
- William H. Brackney (2004). A genetic history of Baptist thought: with special reference to Baptists in Britain and North America. ISBN 978-0-86554-913-5.
- William H. Brackney (2005). Human rights and the world's major religions. Praeger. ISBN 978-0-275-98425-0.
- William H. Brackney (2006). Baptists in North America: an historical perspective. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-1865-1.
- William H. Brackney (2008). Congregation and campus: Baptists in higher education. Mercer University Press. ISBN 978-0-88146-130-5.
- William H. Brackney (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5622-6.
- William H. Brackney (2009). The A to Z of the Baptists. Scarecrow Pr Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-7158-8.
- William H. Brackney (2010). Studying Christianity: The Critical Issues. CONTINUUM. ISBN 978-0-8264-9885-4.
- William H. Brackney (2012). Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7179-3.
References
- ^ a b c d e "William Brackney". Acadia Divinity College. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies". 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Articles related to William Brackney". EthicsDaily.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ a b "William H. Brackney". McMaster University. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ISBN 978-0-8352-2476-5. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
External links
- Dr. William Brackney, Acadia Divinity College
- Dr. William Brackney's full CV starts on page 13 of this document