On Saturday (April 15), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary revealed in a statement that seminary president Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. had been hospitalized due to blood clots in both of his lungs.
“Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is currently hospitalized with a diagnosis of bilateral pulmonary emboli (blood clots in both lungs),” the statement read. “He is receiving excellent care and is responding well to treatment. He looks forward to returning to a full schedule including The Briefing in coming days. He and Mrs. Mohler appreciate your prayers.”
Mohler, who has been the seminary’s president since 1993, had a similar experience in January 2007 after undergoing surgery to remove scar tissue, which had developed from a previous operation that took place in the 1980s.
A number of notable Christian leaders, including Daniel Darling, Paul Akin, and Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president Bart Barber, expressed on social media that they were praying for Mohler’s recovery.
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Along with his presidential duties at one of the largest seminaries in the world, Mohler is the editor of WORLD Opinions, the host of two podcasts, and author of several books. According his his website, Mohler has contributed to over 100 other published works.
On his last episode of “The Briefing,” a podcast where Mohler gives a “worldview analysis about the leading news headlines and cultural conversations,” the theologian tackled questions about why the LGBTQ agenda appears to be “so strong in the U.K.,” whether Christians will have their memories or know their friends and families in heaven, whether driving above the speed limit is sinful, and whether Christians who were baptized as infants should be re-baptized as adults.