02899nam 2200601 450 991046394080332120200520144314.00-19-997755-00-19-997754-2(CKB)2670000000606966(EBL)2000880(SSID)ssj0001458083(PQKBManifestationID)12540349(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001458083(PQKBWorkID)11443824(PQKB)10233091(MiAaPQ)EBC2000880(Au-PeEL)EBL2000880(CaPaEBR)ebr11038108(CaONFJC)MIL759751(OCoLC)905902852(EXLCZ)99267000000060696620150410h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBaptists in America a history /Thomas S. Kidd, Barry HankinsNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-997753-4 1-336-28465-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Baptists in America; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Colonial Outlaws; 2 The Great Awakening; 3 Baptists and the American Revolution; 4 Baptists and Disestablishment; 5 Baptists and the Great Revival; 6 Baptists and Slavery; 7 Slavery, Schism, and War; 8 Black Baptists in Babylon; 9 White Baptists and the American Mainstream; 10 Baptist Schism in the Early Twentieth Century; 11 Insiders and Outsiders at Mid-Twentieth Century; 12 Baptists and the Civil Rights Movement; 13 Schism in Zion: The Southern Baptist Controversy; 14 Conclusion; Notes; BibliographyIndexThe 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 asBaptistsUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesChurch historyElectronic books.BaptistsHistory.286.0973Kidd Thomas S.473444Hankins Barry1956-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463940803321Baptists in America1989945UNINA