The Baptists

by William Brackney

Overview

A comprehensive reference highly recommended for academic and large public libraries. Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313238222
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/22/1988
Series:	Denominations in America Series , #2
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

WILLIAM HENRY BRACKNEY is Vice-President, Dean, and Professor of the History of Christianity at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword

Preface

Introduction: The Problem of Baptist Identity

An Overview of Baptist History

The Bible: Authority or Battleground

A New Vision for the Church

Sacraments/Ordinances: Signs of the Faith

A New Way: Voluntary Religion

The Struggle for Religious Liberty

Biographical Entries

Isaac Backus—Elhanan Winchester

Appendix: A Chronology of Baptist Life

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

This second volume in Greenwood's series of denominational studies highlights five distinctives historical ly important to Baptists: the Bible, the Church, the ordinances/sacra ments, voluntarism, and religious lib erty. In Part 1, Brackney cogently an alyzes the historical development of these principles in their socio-reli gious contexts. The biographical vi gnettes of major figures in Baptist history (Part 2) include women and men often neglected elsewhere. The extensive bibliographical essay, chronology of Baptist history, and list of major Baptist groups further supplement the wealth of informa tion. A comprehensive reference highly recommended for academic and large public libraries.Cynthia Widmer, Williamstown, Mass.

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