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The Challenge of Being Baptist
Bill J. Leonard
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Description for The Challenge of Being Baptist
Paperback. The largest Protestant denomination in the United States is in the midst of a serious identity crisis; many Baptists are revisiting or turning away from the tradition, leaving others to become increasingly uncertain that the denomination can remain viable. This book explores the historic commitments of this unique people. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
The largest Protestant denomination in the United States is in the midst of a serious identity crisis; many Baptists are revisiting or turning away from the tradition, leaving others to become increasingly uncertain that the denomination can remain viable. Here, however, noted Baptist historian Bill Leonard wades through the murky waters of the Baptist past and explores the historic commitments of this unique people - all in an effort to shed light on its contemporary dilemmas and evaluate the prospects for a Baptist future. While encouraging members of the faith to thoroughly and fairly evaluate their heritage - and its ... Read more
The largest Protestant denomination in the United States is in the midst of a serious identity crisis; many Baptists are revisiting or turning away from the tradition, leaving others to become increasingly uncertain that the denomination can remain viable. Here, however, noted Baptist historian Bill Leonard wades through the murky waters of the Baptist past and explores the historic commitments of this unique people - all in an effort to shed light on its contemporary dilemmas and evaluate the prospects for a Baptist future. While encouraging members of the faith to thoroughly and fairly evaluate their heritage - and its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602583061
SKU
V9781602583061
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Ref
99-1
About Bill J. Leonard
Bill J. Leonard is Dean of the School of Divinity and Professor of Church History, Wake Forest University. A prolific writer, his most recent books include Baptist Questions, Baptist Answers: Exploring Christian Faith (2008), Baptists in America (2007), and Baptist Ways: A History (2003). He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Reviews for The Challenge of Being Baptist
...A 'warts and all' approach, unafraid of confronting the divisiveness of much Baptist history over matters both of grave importance and of apparent trivial nature... Leonard's deployment of language is well-focused and rich in meaning.
John Briggs, President of the Baptist Hictorical Society
Baptist Quarterly
John Briggs, President of the Baptist Hictorical Society
Baptist Quarterly