Rowell left the ministry in 1980, just before the Southern Baptist Convention fell to fundamentalists, and became an editor for Mercer University Press. Friends, colleagues, and others who have written for the press discuss intersections between academia, the South, and Christianity. The topics include the meaning of the South, the future of Baptist higher education, and the gospel according to Mary Magdalene. There is no index. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)