| Description |
1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Columbia contemporary American religion series
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Columbia contemporary American religion series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-286) and index. |
| Contents |
Baptist beginnings -- Baptists in the Twentieth Century -- Baptist beliefs and practices -- Baptist groups: denominations, subdenominations, and churches -- Bible, ordinances, and polity: debates and divisions among Baptists -- Baptists and religious liberty: citizenship and freedom -- Ethnicity and race in Baptist churches -- Women in Baptist life -- Baptists and American culture: "In the world but not of it." |
| Summary |
Offers a historical and sociological portrait of this diverse denomination. Traces the history of Baptists, examines the development of Baptist beliefs and practices, and offers an overview of the various denominations and fellowships within Baptism. Also discusses theological disputes, as well as social and political divisions among Baptists. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Baptists -- United States -- History.
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Baptists. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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United States -- Church history.
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Church history. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leonard, Bill. Baptists in America. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005 0231127022 (DLC) 2005041363 (OCoLC)58050969 |
| ISBN |
0231501714 (electronic book) |
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9780231501712 (electronic book) |
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9780231127028 (alkaline paper) |
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0231127022 (alkaline paper) |
| Music No. |
EB00662163 Recorded Books |
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