one of the most influential Baptists of the twentieth century. His influence extended to all spheres of Southern Baptist life. From 1921 to 1924 Mullins served as the elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention as it wrestled with significant issues including the teaching of evolution. Mullins helped prevent a split in the denomination through the development of a consensus doctrinal statement called The Baptist Faith and Message, adopted in 1925, which has been updated several times as the convention has turned steadily more conservative in recent years. Shortly before his death, Mullins was named president of the Baptist World Alliance, in recognition of his important role in international Baptist life. He died at his home in Louisville on November 23, 1928, two weeks after suffering a paralyzing stroke. 43 boxes of his correspondence and notebooks are held at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Works Why Is Christianity True? Christian Evidences, 1905 The Axioms of Religion, 1908 Freedom and Authority in Religion, 1913 Commentary on Ephesians and Colossians, 1913 The Life in Christ, 1917 Talks on Soul Winning, 1920 Spiritualism, A Delusion, 1920 Christianity at the Crossroads, 1924 Prominent students Walter Thomas Conner See also List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people Southern Baptist Convention Southern Baptist Convention Presidents References Further reading Brackney, William H. A Genetic History of Baptist Thought: With Special Reference to Baptists in Britain and North America. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2004. Draughon, Walter D. A critical evaluation of the diminishing influence of Calvinism on the doctrine of atonement in representative Southern Baptist theologians: James Petigru Boyce, Edgar Young Mullins, Walter Thomas Conner, and Dale Moody. Diss. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1987. External links 1860 births 1928 deaths People from Franklin County, Mississippi Southern Baptist ministers American Baptist theologians Southern Baptist Convention presidents Southern Baptist Theological Seminary presidents Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni Southern Baptists Baptists from Mississippi Baptists from Kentucky