Birthed in 19th-century America, the Southern Baptist denomination formed over their objections to abolition, splitting from mainline Baptists during the time of slavery. While the Southern Baptist theology about slavery and human rights issues has changed, one thing has never changed: their zeal for evangelism. They eventually grew to become the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, a major controversy over resources and direction pitted conservative Baptists against moderates. Conservatives won the battle, and many moderates left the fold. This book presents both sides of the controversy, viewed as either a conservative renaissance or a fundamentalist takeover. Readers will understand how Southern Baptists work, think, grow, argue, and have changed over time.
Birthed in 19th-century America, the Southern Baptist denomination formed over their objections to abolition, splitting from mainline Baptists during the time of slavery. While the Southern Baptist theology about slavery and human rights issues has changed, one thing has never changed: their zeal for evangelism. They eventually grew to become the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. In the last two decades of the twentieth century, a major controversy over resources and direction pitted conservative Baptists against moderates. Conservatives won the battle, and many moderates left the fold. This book presents both sides of the controversy, viewed as either a conservative renaissance or a fundamentalist takeover. Readers will understand how Southern Baptists work, think, grow, argue, and have changed over time.
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