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Baptists in America
Bill J. Leonard
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Description for Baptists in America
Traces the history of Baptists, beginning with their origins in seventeenth-century Holland and England. This book examines the development of Baptist beliefs and practices. It present an overview of the various denominations and fellowships within Baptism. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Baptists are a study in contrasts. From Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church, up a hollow in the Appalachian Mountains, with its 25-member congregation, to the 18,000-strong Saddleback Valley Church in Orange County, California, where hymns appear on wide-screen projectors; from Jerry Falwell, Jesse Helms, and Tim LaHaye to Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, and Maya Angelou, Baptist churches and their members have encompassed a range of theological interpretations and held a variety of social and political viewpoints. At first glance, Baptist theology seems classically Protestant in its emphasis on the Trinity, the incarnation of Jesus Christ, ... Read more
Baptists are a study in contrasts. From Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church, up a hollow in the Appalachian Mountains, with its 25-member congregation, to the 18,000-strong Saddleback Valley Church in Orange County, California, where hymns appear on wide-screen projectors; from Jerry Falwell, Jesse Helms, and Tim LaHaye to Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, and Maya Angelou, Baptist churches and their members have encompassed a range of theological interpretations and held a variety of social and political viewpoints. At first glance, Baptist theology seems classically Protestant in its emphasis on the Trinity, the incarnation of Jesus Christ, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231127028
SKU
V9780231127028
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About Bill J. Leonard
Bill J. Leonard is dean and professor of church history at Wake Forest University Divinity School. He is the author or editor of fourteen books, including God's Last and Only Hope: The Fragmentation of the Southern Baptist Convention, Christianity in Appalachia: Profiles in Regional Pluralism, and Baptist Ways: A History. His work is often cited in the media, and he ... Read more
Reviews for Baptists in America
Leonard carefully chronicles the clashes...in an instructive and compelling way. Library Journal Leonard's superb historical and cultural study of this diverse denomination offers an understanding of this sometimes perplexing religious group.
Henry L. Carrigan, Jr. ForeWord Magazine Leonard has produced an excellent volume on Baptists in America... Recommended, Choice Leonard's book demonstrates an equanimity badly lacking in many of ... Read more
Henry L. Carrigan, Jr. ForeWord Magazine Leonard has produced an excellent volume on Baptists in America... Recommended, Choice Leonard's book demonstrates an equanimity badly lacking in many of ... Read more