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I would say the main reason not to attend a seminary associated with the SBC is that it will be very limiting in terms of potential career prospects. There are many, many places that would not even consider hiring a PhD from such a seminary environment, irrespective of the candidate's qualifications.

 

This is of course true.  But I share Dabaliga's confusion as to why no one (apparently) should go to an SBC seminary.  If you're okay with the consequences of such a choice, why not consider it?  Just because the vast majority of posters on this forum wouldn't, that doesn't mean nobody should.

[Philosophy/Theology]

Southern Baptist Convention is one of the most conservative denominations in America -- politically, socially, theologically. If you were expecting anything else, then I'm not surprised that you were disappointed! By really, really conservative, you must mean something that's shockingly conservative. I know about the home-birthing movements, the preaching against use of birth control, the parochial views on family and relationships. So you must be talking about something more conservative (or more shocking) than that...

 

Regular poster here (not a philosopher).  I grew up in the SBC.  I never heard anyone preach against birth control -- pretty sure everybody used it -- and all the families I knew at church had their babies in the hospital.  Not sure what you mean by "parochial views" on the family, but complementarianism was the default viewpoint, if that's what you're getting at.  So yes, conservative, but shockingly so?  Hardly, unless you have no familiarity with conservatives at all.