Baptists in America : a history / / Thomas S. Kidd, Barry Hankins

• Autore: Kidd Thomas S.
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 286.0973
• Soggetto topico: Baptists - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Church history
• Persona (resp. second.): HankinsBarry <1956->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Bibliography ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Baptists in America
• ISBN: 0-19-997755-0; 0-19-997754-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788013103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II