“Religious Liberty and Church-State Separation: Oh, What a Touchy Subject!” was the theme of the 2013 Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State, held April 9-10 on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.

The lectures were delivered by J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee.

Click here to watch lecture #1:  First Principles: God-given, but government protected

Click here to watch lecture #2: First Freedoms: Accommodate religion, but don't advance it

Click here to watch lecture #3: Religion and Politics: How did we do in 2012?

In 2004, Dr. Walter B. Shurden and Dr. Kay W. Shurden of Macon, Georgia, made a gift to the BJC to establish an annual lectureship on the issues of religious liberty and the separation of church and state. For more information about the Shurden Lectures and their history, including a list of past lecturers, click here.

The 2014 Shurden Lectures will be held on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.