In the seventeenth century, English Baptists existed on the fringe of the nation's collective religious life. Today, Baptists have developed into one of the world's largest Protestant denominations. D
The origins of the Southern Baptist Convention, the world's largest Protestant denomination, is most often traced back to the colorful, revivalist Separate Baptist movement that rose out of the Great
Baptists through the Centuries provides a clear introduction to the history and theology of this influential and international people. David Bebbington, a leading Baptist historian, gives a survey of
Baptists through the Centuries provides a clear introduction to the history and theology of this influential and international people. David Bebbington, a leading Baptist historian, gives a survey of
The author analyzes the nature of religious language in song, prayer, preaching, teaching, and testimony at the Fellowship Independent Baptist Church near Stanley, Virginia, based on fieldwork cond
This introduction to Spurgeon’s life and ministry—organized around themes such as the centrality of Christ and the empowerment of the Spirit—will encourage readers to live for G
SBC FAQs provides a general overview of the Southern Baptist Convention in the format of frequently asked questions. Covering details of basic history, polity structure, entity functions and more
The series presents records of Baptist churches in the early North American European communities, this volume collecting records of the First Baptist Church, Boston from 1665 to 1807. This congrega
The Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association enfolds churches in four counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains--North Carolina's Ashe and Allegheny counties and Virginia's Grayson and Carroll count
This history chronicles the growth of the First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia (also known as the First Baptist Augusta), from 1817 to the present. The book highlights the role of this church i
In a society that is increasingly diverse in race and ethnicity, religious background and theological conviction, socioeconomic status and political perspectives, this practical resource explores the
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has an obvious historical stain on it: namely, racism, evident by the SBC’s affirmation of slavery, its fairly recent repentance of this sin in 1995, and the nume
First-person account and rarely heard life story of the man known as “Daddy King,” the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.Born in 1899 to a family of sharecroppers in Stockbridge, Georgia, Martin Luther
Despite his prominent role during the last quarter of the eighteenth century in promoting evangelical Calvinism among British Particular Baptists, only portions of the diary of Andrew Fuller (1754-181
Best-selling author John Piper puts the life of Baptist Missionary Society founder Andrew Fuller on display as an inspiration for all Christians to devote themselves to knowing, guarding, and spreadin
