Former Southern Baptist Convention President Paige Patterson has agreed to resign from his position as head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary amid various controversies, including comments he made years ago where he appeared to endorse having abused wives remain with their husbands.
“After much prayer and a more than 13-hour discussion regarding challenges facing the Institution, including those of enrollment, financial, leadership and institutional identity, the Board determined to move in the direction of new leadership for the benefit of the future mission of the Seminary,” stated SWBTS in a statement released Wednesday morning.
Patterson has accepted a “president emeritus” position with the seminary and will be allowed to live on campus as a theologian-in-residence along with his wife.
“The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) board of trustees is grateful for the contributions Dr. and Mrs. Paige Patterson have made since his presidency began in 2003.”
Patterson first garnered controversy when the Baptist Blogger posted in April audio of an interview Patterson did in 2000 in…
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