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A global introduction to Baptist churches / Robert E. Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Introduction to religionPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: xxvi, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780521877817 (hardback)
  • 0521877814 (hardback)
  • 9780521701709 (pbk.)
  • 0521701708 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 286.09 22
LOC classification:
  • BX6331.3 .J64 2010
Contents:
Part I. Foundations: -- 1. The primal shaping processes of the global Baptist movement -- Part II. Age of Emerging Baptist Denominational Traditions, 1600-1792 -- 2. Seeds for diversity amid an early Anglo prevalence -- Part III. The Frontier Age, 1792-1890 : -- 3. Baptists' frontier age in the British empire -- 4. Baptists' frontier age in the United States -- 5. Baptists' frontier age in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America -- Part IV. The Age of Proliferating Traditioning Sources : Global Baptist Development Phase 3, 1890-Present : -- 6. Baptists' evolving traditioning sources in Africa, Asia, and Oceania -- 7. Baptists' evolving traditioning sources in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Eurasia -- 8. Baptists' evolving traditioning sources in North America -- Part V. Beliefs and Practices: -- 9. Baptists' beliefs and practices -- Conclusion : A new context for Baptist identity
Summary: "This work offers insight into the diversity, breadth, and complexity of the cultural influences that shaped Baptist identity"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Coinciding with the four-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Baptist movement, this book explores and assesses the cultural sources of Baptist beliefs and practices. Although the movement has been embraced, enriched, and revised by numerous cultural heritages, the Baptist movement has focused on a small group of Anglo exiles in Amersterdam in constructing its history and identity. Robert E. Johnson seeks to recapture the varied cultural and theological sources of Baptist tradition and to give voice to the diverse global elements of the movement that have previously been excluded or marginalized. With an international communion of over 110 million persons in more than 225,000 congregations, Baptists constitute the world's largest aggregate of evangelical Protestants. This work offers insight into the diversity, breadth, and complexity of the cultural influences that continue to shape Baptist identity today"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BX6331.3 .J64 2010 Available 31794003050557
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BX6331.3 .J64 2010 Available 35898001591649
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BX6331.3 .J64 2010 1 Available 31826003370229

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"This work offers insight into the diversity, breadth, and complexity of the cultural influences that shaped Baptist identity"-- Provided by publisher.

"Coinciding with the four-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Baptist movement, this book explores and assesses the cultural sources of Baptist beliefs and practices. Although the movement has been embraced, enriched, and revised by numerous cultural heritages, the Baptist movement has focused on a small group of Anglo exiles in Amersterdam in constructing its history and identity. Robert E. Johnson seeks to recapture the varied cultural and theological sources of Baptist tradition and to give voice to the diverse global elements of the movement that have previously been excluded or marginalized. With an international communion of over 110 million persons in more than 225,000 congregations, Baptists constitute the world's largest aggregate of evangelical Protestants. This work offers insight into the diversity, breadth, and complexity of the cultural influences that continue to shape Baptist identity today"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Foundations: -- 1. The primal shaping processes of the global Baptist movement -- Part II. Age of Emerging Baptist Denominational Traditions, 1600-1792 -- 2. Seeds for diversity amid an early Anglo prevalence -- Part III. The Frontier Age, 1792-1890 : -- 3. Baptists' frontier age in the British empire -- 4. Baptists' frontier age in the United States -- 5. Baptists' frontier age in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America -- Part IV. The Age of Proliferating Traditioning Sources : Global Baptist Development Phase 3, 1890-Present : -- 6. Baptists' evolving traditioning sources in Africa, Asia, and Oceania -- 7. Baptists' evolving traditioning sources in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Eurasia -- 8. Baptists' evolving traditioning sources in North America -- Part V. Beliefs and Practices: -- 9. Baptists' beliefs and practices -- Conclusion : A new context for Baptist identity

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