| Description |
x, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| 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". |
| Subject |
Baptists -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Church history.
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| ISBN |
0231127022 alkaline paper |
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