Richard Land | |
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| 7th President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission | |
| In office 1988–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan Larry Baker |
| Succeeded by | Russell D. Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Rebekah Land |
| Children | Jennifer Richard, Jr. Rachel |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts Master of Theology Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | Princeton University New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Regent’s Park, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | College administrator Administrative Assistant to Texas Governor Bill Clements[1] USCIRF Commissioner Talk show host Author |
| Southern Baptists |
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Richard D. Land (born 1946) was the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, a post he held from July 2013 until his retirement in 2021.[2]
Formerly he served as president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States, a post he held from 1988 to 2013, when he stepped down in the wake of his controversial comments about the Trayvon Martin case. He announced his intention to retire effective October 23, 2013,[3] and Russell D. Moore filled the post.[4]
Land hosted the nationally syndicated radio program Richard Land Live! from 2002 to 2012. He is the executive editor of The Christian Post.
- ^ Blount, D. K., & Wooddell, J. D. (2007). Page 156. In The Baptist faith and message 2000: Critical issues in America's largest Protestant denomination (p. 156). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- ^ "The History of SES".
- ^ Adelle M. Banks, "Richard Land To Retire: Southern Baptist Leader Will Step Down Following Ethics Probe", Huffington Post, 1 August 2012, Religion News Service
- ^ Allen, Bob. "SBC leader says evangelicals paying price for ‘narrow vision’ of religious freedom", Associated Baptist Press, 2014-04-11.