In this episode of HSF Conversations, Jesse Owens is joined by Dr. Matthew Pinson to discuss his new book The Free Will Baptists: A New History, published by the University of Tennessee Press. In the episode, they discuss Pinson’s earliest memories of studying Free Will Baptist history, previous histories of the movement, the Randall and Palmer lines of Free Will Baptist history, and more.
We hope you enjoy the episode, and be sure to pick up a copy of the book.
March 3, 2026
Jesse, thank you so much for having Dr. Pinson on HSF Conversations! I recently received a copy of Pinson’s book, The Free Will Baptist. The time and research involved with this endeavor had to be overwhelming at times. Pinson has produced a book that should be in every FWB pastor’s library. I take it one additional step and say that every FWB deacon, trustee, Sunday School teacher and layperson should have a copy of this book. The book is very readable to all of us in the FWB denomination and a wonderful resource of information that needs to be shared across our denomination now and in the future. Thanks again for the interview with Dr. Pinson.