Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
The American Baptist Year-book
Author: The American Baptist Year-book
Author: American Baptist Yearbook
Author: Alabama Baptists
Author: Wayne FlyntPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 9780817309275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
The definitive history of the dominant religious group within the state during the last two centuries
Authority and Power in the Free Church Tradition
Author: Paul Mansfield HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church polity
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Baptists in America
Author: Thomas S KiddPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199977550
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches their numbers. They have built strong institutions, from megachurches to publishing houses to charities to mission organizations, and have firmly established themselves in the mainstream of American culture. Yet the historical legacy of outsider status lingers, and the inherently fractured nature of their faith makes Baptists ever wary of threats from within as well as without. In Baptists in America, Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins explore the long-running tensions between church, state, and culture that Baptists have shaped and navigated. Despite the moment of unity that their early persecution provided, their history has been marked by internal battles and schisms that were microcosms of national events, from the conflict over slavery that divided North from South to the conservative revolution of the 1970s and 80s. Baptists have made an indelible impact on American religious and cultural history, from their early insistence that America should have no established church to their place in the modern-day culture wars, where they frequently advocate greater religious involvement in politics. Yet the more mainstream they have become, the more they have been pressured to conform to the mainstream, a paradox that defines--and is essential to understanding--the Baptist experience in America. Kidd and Hankins, both practicing Baptists, weave the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history. Baptists in America is a remarkable story of how one religious denomination was transformed from persecuted minority into a leading actor on the national stage, with profound implications for American society and culture.
Year Book of the Churches
Author: The Statesman's Year-Book 1977-78
Author: J. PaxtonPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230271065
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1594
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of the State of Michigan
Author: Michigan Baptist State ConventionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-82
Author: J. PaxtonPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230271103
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1719
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.