Baptists Through the Centuries A History of a Global People

Name: Baptists Through the Centuries A History of a Global People
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ISBN: 9781602582040

ISBN-10: 1602582041

ISBN-13: 9781602582040

Edition: 2010

Authors: David W. Bebbington

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A clearly written introduction to the history and theology of this international people, Baptists through the Centuries provides a chronological survey of the main developments in Baptist life and thought from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. As Baptists spread globally beyond their British and American origins, Bebbington persuasively demonstrates how they constantly adapted to the cultures and societies in which they lived, generating even more diversity within an already multifaceted identity. In the course of telling the story of Baptists, Bebbington also examines the challenging social, political, and intellectual issues in Baptist historyattitudes on race, women's roles in…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 327
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Roots in the Reformation



Anabaptists and Baptists



Particular and General Baptists in the Seventeenth Century



Baptists and Revival in the Eighteenth Century



Divisions among Baptists in the Nineteenth Century



Theological Polarization among Baptists



Baptists and the Social Gospel



Gospel and Race among Baptists



Women in Baptist Life



Church, Ministry, and Sacraments among Baptists



Baptists and Religious Liberty



Baptists and Foreign Mission



The Global Spread of the Baptists



Baptist Identity



Conclusion


Notes


Index