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Baptists in North America: An Historical Perspective
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Baptists in North America: An Historical Perspective Hardcover - 2006 - 1st Edition

by William H. Brackney


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Written by a leading authority on Baptist life and thought, this inclusive survey traces the development of the Baptist tradition in North America over the past 400 years.

  • Shows how from a handful of churches on the Atlantic Coast, the Baptist movement spread to become the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.
  • Considers the contribution of all Baptists, including those in the United States and Canada, men and women, Caucasians and non-Caucasians.
  • Includes statistical data, a timeline, lists of Baptist groups and related institutions, and a glossary of terms.

From the rear cover

Who are the Baptists? A leading authority on Baptist life and thought has written an engaging and illuminating portrait of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States (and the fourth largest in Canada) today. Starting with the scattering of churches along the Atlantic coast in the pre-colonial era, Brackney covers 400 years of Baptist history and tradition.

This history emphasizes the great diversity and adaptability that Baptists in North America have consistently exhibited and highlights the role of early Baptists as advocates of religious liberty, the separation of church and state, and universal healthcare; and it reflects on the reasons for the schisms that have arisen within the Baptist movement. Throughout, the author pays attention to different Baptist traditions, giving a rounded picture of the way they have taken shape in the United States and Canada. The book also includes statistical data, a timeline and lists of Baptists groups and related institutions, and a glossary of terms.

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  • Title Baptists in North America: An Historical Perspective
  • Author William H. Brackney
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Date 2006-07
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781405118651 / 1405118652
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.3 x 0.91 in (22.96 x 16.00 x 2.31 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Baptists - United States - History, Baptists - Canada - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005024134
  • Dewey Decimal Code 286.097

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2006, Page 32

About the author

William H. Brackney is the Millard R. Cherry Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics and the Director of the Arcadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies at Arcadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He is the author or editor of over twenty previously published books and has served on the Human Rights Commission of the Baptist World Alliance.
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