Baptist History

Author : Joel Marcus
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611179019

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John the Baptist in History and Theology by Joel Marcus Pdf

An analysis that challenges the conventional Christian hierarchy of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth While the Christian tradition has subordinated John the Baptist to Jesus of Nazareth, John himself would likely have disagreed with that ranking. In this eye-opening new book, John the Baptist in History and Theology, Joel Marcus makes a powerful case that John saw himself, not Jesus, as the proclaimer and initiator of the kingdom of God and his own ministry as the center of God's saving action in history. Although the Fourth Gospel has the Baptist saying, "He must increase, but I must decrease," Marcus contends that this and other biblical and extrabiblical evidence reveal a continuing competition between the two men that early Christians sought to muffle. Like Jesus, John was an apocalyptic prophet who looked forward to the imminent end of the world and the establishment of God's rule on earth. Originally a member of the Dead Sea Sect, an apocalyptic community within Judaism, John broke with the group over his growing conviction that he himself was Elijah, the end-time prophet who would inaugurate God's kingdom on earth. Through his ministry of baptism, he ushered all who came to him—Jews and non-Jews alike—into this dawning new age. Jesus began his career as a follower of the Baptist, but, like other successor figures in religious history, he parted ways from his predecessor as he became convinced of his own centrality in God's purposes. Meanwhile John's mass following and apocalyptic message became political threats to Herod Antipas, who had John executed to abort any revolutionary movement. Based on close critical-historical readings of early texts—including the accounts of John in the Gospels and in Josephus's Antiquities—as well as parallels from later religious movements, John the Baptist in History and Theology situates the Baptist within Second Temple Judaism and compares him to other apocalyptic thinkers from ancient and modern times. It concludes with thoughtful reflections on how its revisionist interpretations might be incorporated into the Christian faith.

Author : Joseph Early, Jr.
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805446746

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Readings in Baptist History by Joseph Early, Jr. Pdf

This book compiles four centuries of the most notable religious documents from the Baptist tradition in a single setting. It contains key information concerning the theology, origins, conflicts, denominational organization, and historical events of early English Baptists, American Colonial Baptists, Southern Baptists, American Baptists, the Baptist Missionary Association, European Baptists, Baptist Bible Fellowship, and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship plus profiles of influential pastors, theologians, missionaries, Baptist leaders, and more. - Back cover.

Author : David W. Bebbington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Baptists
ISBN : 1481308661

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Baptists Through the Centuries by David W. Bebbington Pdf

Through this new edition, Bebbington orients readers and expands their knowledge of the Baptist community as it continues to flourish around the world.--John Briggs, President of the Baptist Hictorical Society "Baptist Quarterly"

Author : Thomas Armitage
Publisher : The Baptist Standard Bearer, Inc.
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1579789226

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A History of the Baptists by Thomas Armitage Pdf

Author : Bill J. Leonard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015058135800

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Baptist Ways by Bill J. Leonard Pdf

This extensive resource traces significant aspects of Baptist history from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. It surveys basic beliefs, events, and experiences evident in Baptist communities. Leonard explores the effect of the Baptist identity on not just America, but on the world, and includes the emergence of English, British, Irish, and Caribbean Baptists, to name a few. Also skillfully covered is the influence of the Baptist faith in the United States, including the development of African American Baptists and the numerous denominations that emerged in the twentieth century.

Author : J.M. Carroll
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781794700383

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The Trail of Blood by J.M. Carroll Pdf

Dr. JM Carroll's "The Trail of Blood" is a great historical premise concerning the beginnings of the church from "Christ it's founder, till the current day". Written in the early 20th century, Dr. Carroll details the history and plight of TRUE bible believers throughout time. Still as relevant today as it was almost 100 years ago, this timeless classic is a must-have part of any Christian's personal reading collection.

Author : Michael Edward Williams,Walter B. Shurden
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881461350

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Turning Points in Baptist History by Michael Edward Williams,Walter B. Shurden Pdf

Arranged in chronological order so that the Baptist saga can be understood as a continuous narrative, the book has the added advantage of permitting the reader to cherry-pick chapters that are of particular interest. The Baptist struggles for freedom of conscience, for a believer's church, for including both genders and all races, for fulfilling the Great Commission, and for the separation of church and state--these are only a few of the denominational-shaping turning points one discovers in this book.

Author : Thomas S. Kidd,Barry Hankins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199977550

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Baptists in America by Thomas S. Kidd,Barry Hankins Pdf

The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches their numbers. They have built strong institutions, from megachurches to publishing houses to charities to mission organizations, and have firmly established themselves in the mainstream of American culture. Yet the historical legacy of outsider status lingers, and the inherently fractured nature of their faith makes Baptists ever wary of threats from within as well as without. In Baptists in America, Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins explore the long-running tensions between church, state, and culture that Baptists have shaped and navigated. Despite the moment of unity that their early persecution provided, their history has been marked by internal battles and schisms that were microcosms of national events, from the conflict over slavery that divided North from South to the conservative revolution of the 1970s and 80s. Baptists have made an indelible impact on American religious and cultural history, from their early insistence that America should have no established church to their place in the modern-day culture wars, where they frequently advocate greater religious involvement in politics. Yet the more mainstream they have become, the more they have been pressured to conform to the mainstream, a paradox that defines--and is essential to understanding--the Baptist experience in America. Kidd and Hankins, both practicing Baptists, weave the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history. Baptists in America is a 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.

Author : Henry Clay Vedder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Baptists
ISBN : HARVARD:AH4RA6

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A Short History of the Baptists by Henry Clay Vedder Pdf

Author : Roger Hayden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Baptists
ISBN : 0901472794

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English Baptist History and Heritage by Roger Hayden Pdf

Author : Gordon L. Heath,Dallas Friesen,Taylor Murray
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532689314

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Baptists in Canada by Gordon L. Heath,Dallas Friesen,Taylor Murray Pdf

Baptists arrived in what would become Canada in the mid-eighteenth century, and from those early arrivals Baptists from a wide variety of backgrounds planted churches in every region of the vast nation. This book traces that history of Baptists in Canada, and provides historical antecedents and theological rationales for their church polity. Written in a generous spirit, it recognizes what Baptists share with other Christian communities and how they differ among themselves on some matters. It places Baptists in Canada in the larger historical and global context, and concludes with commentary on opportunities and challenges ahead.

Author : John M. Barry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101554265

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Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul by John M. Barry Pdf

A revelatory look at how Roger Williams shaped the nature of religion, political power, and individual rights in America. For four hundred years, Americans have wrestled with and fought over two concepts that define the nature of the nation: the proper relation between church and state and between a free individual and the state. These debates began with the extraordinary thought and struggles of Roger Williams, who had an unparalleled understanding of the conflict between a government that justified itself by "reason of state"-i.e. national security-and its perceived "will of God" and the "ancient rights and liberties" of individuals. This is a story of power, set against Puritan America and the English Civil War. Williams's interactions with King James, Francis Bacon, Oliver Cromwell, and his mentor Edward Coke set his course, but his fundamental ideas came to fruition in America, as Williams, though a Puritan, collided with John Winthrop's vision of his "City upon a Hill." Acclaimed historian John M. Barry explores the development of these fundamental ideas through the story of the man who was the first to link religious freedom to individual liberty, and who created in America the first government and society on earth informed by those beliefs. The story is essential to the continuing debate over how we define the role of religion and political power in modern American life.

Author : Roger DAVIS,Roger Williams
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674030244

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On Religious Liberty by Roger DAVIS,Roger Williams Pdf

Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his refusal to conform to Puritan religious and social standards, Roger Williams established a haven in Rhode Island for those persecuted in the name of the religious establishment. Davis gathers together important selections from Williams's public and private writings on religious liberty, illustrating how this renegade Puritan radically reinterpreted Christian moral theology and the events of his day in a powerful argument for freedom of conscience and the separation of church and state.

Author : Anthony L. Chute,Nathan A. Finn,Michael A. G. Haykin
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433673757

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The Baptist Story by Anthony L. Chute,Nathan A. Finn,Michael A. G. Haykin Pdf

The Baptist Story is a narrative history spanning over four centuries of a diverse group of people living among distinct cultures on separate continents while finding their identity in Christ and expressing their faith as Baptists. Baptist historians Anthony Chute, Nathan Finn, and Michael Haykin highlight the Baptist transition from a despised sect to a movement of global influence. Each chapter includes stories of people who made this history so fascinating. Although the emphasis is on the English-speaking world, The Baptist Story integrates stories of non-English-speaking Baptists, ethnic minorities, women, and minority theological traditions, all within the context of historic, orthodox Christianity. This volume provides more than just the essential events and necessary names to convey the grand history. It also addresses questions that students of Baptist history frequently ask, includes prayers and hymns of those who experienced hope and heartbreak, and directs the reader’s attention to the mission of the church as a whole. Written with an irenic tone and illustrated with photographs in every chapter, The Baptist Story is ideally suited for graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as group study in the local church.

Author : Joseph Jackson Goadby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Baptists
ISBN : OXFORD:600088643

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Bye-paths in Baptist History by Joseph Jackson Goadby Pdf

The footpaths of any country may be expected to yield some glimpses, both of the land and the people, not obtainable along the dusty and well-beaten highway. It is sincerely hoped that this may prove equally true of these Bye-Paths in Baptist History. That they occasionally cross the main roads, and now and then run parallel with them, is no more than other "Bye-paths" have done before them; but care has been taken throughout to preserve, as much as possible, their distinctive character. In the sketches thus given of the Early English Baptists, no attempt has been made to diminish their excellencies or to gloss over their defects. Their early and persistent advocacy of the broadest religious freedom (an honour of which none will now seek to rob them); their zealous regard for Scriptural precedents; and their willingness to sacrifice all things in the maintenance of what they deemed to be the truth, commend them to the warmest sympathies and loving regard of their descendants. Nor should their disputatious and angular character; their literal observance of customs now fallen into desuetude, and their vigorous and inquisitorial discipline, be judged apart from the ferment of the age in which they lived, their natural reaction against the commandments of men, and their steadfast desire that those who associated with them should live unblamable and unreprovable before God.