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PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press

ISBN-100817357122

ISBN-139780817357122

eBay Product ID (ePID)112071662

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Number of Pages338 Pages

Publication NameThrough a Glass Darkly : Contested Notions of Baptist Identity

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

SubjectHistoriography, Christian Church / History, General, Christianity / Baptist

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, History

AuthorJames A. Patterson

SeriesReligion and American Culture Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.1 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-005531

Reviews"Through a Glass Darkly is thoroughly researched and annotated. There is no question this book has the requisite merit."--Arthur E. Farnsley II, author of Southern Baptist Politics: Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination, [. . .] this collection of essays provides a number of intriguing areas through which to explore Baptist identity, and [...] could serve as a welcomed supplemental textbook in a class on Baptist history. It is a worthy contribution to the history of Baptists. -- Tennessee Baptist History Journal|9780817357122|, "Through a Glass Darkly is thoroughly researched and annotated. There is no question this book has the requisite merit."-Arthur E. Farnsley II, author of Southern Baptist Politics: Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Through a Glass Darkly is thoroughly researched and annotated. There is no question this book has the requisite merit."--Arthur E. Farnsley II, author of Southern Baptist Politics: Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination, Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Through a Glass Darkly is thoroughly researched and annotated. There is no question this book has the requisite merit."--Arthur E. Farnsley II, author of Southern Baptist Politics: Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

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Dewey Decimal286

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Key Themes 1. Baptists, Church, and State: Rejecting Establishments, Relishing Privilege Bill J. Leonard 2. Democratic Religion Revisited: Early Baptists in the American South Jewel L. Spangler Part II. Biography 3. Persecution and Polemics: Baptists and the Shaping of the Roger Williams Tradition in the Nineteenth Century James P. Byrd 4. E. Y. Mullins and the Siren Songs of Modernity Curtis W. Freeman 5. The Contested Legacy of Lottie Moon: Southern Baptists, Women, and Partisan Protestantism Elizabeth H. Flowers 6. Walter Rauschenbusch and the Second Coming: The Social Gospel as Baptist History Christopher H. Evans 7. "I Am Fundamentally a Clergyman, a Baptist Preacher": Martin Luther King Jr., Social Christianity, and the Baptist Faith in an Era of Civil Rights Edward R. Crowther Part III. Historiography 8. "Written that Ye May Believe": Primitive Baptist Historiography John G. Crowley 9. Reframing the Past: The Impact of Institutional and Ideological Agendas on Modern Interpretations of Landmarkism James A. Patterson 10. Is There a River?: Black Baptists, the Uses of History, and the Long History of the Freedom Movement Paul Harvey 11. Symbolic History in the Cold War Era Alan Scot Willis 12. Southern Baptists and the F-Word: A Historiography of the Southern Baptist Convention Controversy and What It Might Mean Barry Hankins Contributors Index

SynopsisNormal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders, as members of an unchanging monolithic sect. In contemporary discussions of religious denominations, it is often fashionable and easy to make bold claims regarding the history, beliefs, and practices of certain groups. Select versions of Baptist history have been used to vindicate incomplete or inaccurate assertions, attitudes, and features of Baptist life and thought. Historical figures quickly become saints, and overarching value systems can minimize the unsavory realities that would contribute to a truer interpretation of Baptist life. The essays in this volume use the term Baptist in the broadest sense to refer to those Christians who identify themselves as Baptists and who baptize by immersion as a non-sacramental church rite. Over the past four hundred years, Baptists have grown from a persecuted minority to a significant portion of America's religious population. They have produced their fair share of controversies and colorful characters that have, in turn, contributed to a multifaceted history. But what does it mean to be a "real Baptist"? Some look to historical figures as heroic exemplars of Baptist core values. Others consider cultural, social, or political issues to be guideposts for Baptist identity. Through a Glass Darkly dives deeper into history for answers, revealing a more complete version of the expansive and nuanced history of one of America's most influential religious groups. Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Contributors: James P. Byrd / John G. Crowley / Edward R. Crowther / Christopher H. Evans / Elizabeth H. Flowers / Curtis W. Freeman / Barry G. Hankins / Paul Harvey / Bill J. Leonard / James A. Patterson / Jewel L. Spangler / Alan Scot Willis, Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders, as members of an unchanging monolithic sect., Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders, as members of an unchanging monolithic sect. In contemporary discussions of religious denominations, it is often fashionable and easy to make bold claims regarding the history, beliefs, and practices of certain groups. Select versions of Baptist history have been used to vindicate incomplete or inaccurate assertions, attitudes, and features of Baptist life and thought. Historical figures quickly become saints, and overarching value systems can minimize the unsavory realities that would contribute to a truer interpretation of Baptist life. The essays in this volume use the term Baptist in the broadest sense to refer to those Christians who identify themselves as Baptists and who baptize by immersion as a non-sacramental church rite. Over the past four hundred years, Baptists have grown from a persecuted minority to a significant portion of America's religious population. They have produced their fair share of controversies and colorful characters that have, in turn, contributed to a multifaceted history. But what does it mean to be a "real Baptist"? Some look to historical figures as heroic exemplars of Baptist core values. Others consider cultural, social, or political issues to be guideposts for Baptist identity. Through a Glass Darkly dives deeper into history for answers, revealing a more complete version of the expansive and nuanced history of one of America's most influential religious groups. Contributors: James P. Byrd / John G. Crowley / Edward R. Crowther / Christopher H. Evans / Elizabeth H. Flowers / Curtis W. Freeman / Barry G. Hankins / Paul Harvey / Bill J. Leonard / James A. Patterson / Jewel L. Spangler / Alan Scot Willis

LC Classification NumberBX6332.T47 2012