Introduction: A new people of God -- "Little tabernacles in the wilderness" : Baptists in colonial Pennsylvania -- "Sons and daughters in zion" : Baptists in colonial Virginia -- "A heaven-born stroke" : evangelical conversion -- "Putting on Christianity" : ritual practice -- "H…
Bodies of Belief argues that the paradoxical evolution of the Baptist religion, specifically in Pennsylvania and Virginia, was simultaneously egalitarian and hierarchical; democratic and conservative. --From publisher's description.
Contains essays on the five points of Calvinism from Paige Patterson, Richard Land, David L. Allen, Steve Lemke, Kenneth Keathley, and others, discussing John 3:16, depravity, atonement, and other issues related to Calvinist theology.
"While Baptists through the years have been certain that "war is hell," they have not always been able to agree on how to respond to it. This book traces much of this troubled relationship from the days of Baptist origins with close ties to pacifist Anabaptists to the responses …
Although much has been written on the Afro-Catholic syncretic religions of Vodou, Candomble, and Santeria, the Spiritual Baptists-an Afro-Caribbean religion based on Protestant Christianity-have received little attention. This fieldwork-based study offers the first detailed exam…
Although much has been written on the Afro-Catholic syncretic religions of Vodou, Candomble, and Santeria, the Spiritual Baptists--an Afro-Caribbean religion based on Protestant Christianity--have received little attention. This work offers the first detailed examination of the …
"With a title that refers to the biblical description of peace and prosperity, this book examines attitudes of Southern Baptists (and their denomination and convention) toward the profound social, moral, economic, and political changes the South faced in the post-Civil War era."…
Introduction: Evangelical Christianity and the problem of difference -- "A grand and awful time"--Faith and hope -- Callings -- Congregation -- Conflict and community -- Conclusion: Transformations
