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Baptists in America : A History.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (353 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199977543
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Baptists in AmericaDDC classification:
  • 286.0973
LOC classification:
  • BX6235 -- .K533 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: Weaving the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history, Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins illustrate the remarkable story of how one religious denomination was transformed from persecuted minority into a leading actor on the national stage, with profound implications for American society and culture.
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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.

Weaving the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history, Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins illustrate the remarkable story of how one religious denomination was transformed from persecuted minority into a leading actor on the national stage, with profound implications for American society and culture.

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