The Rise of Baptist Republicanism |
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| Author:
| Smith, Oran P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-8073-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1997 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $184.00 |
Book Description:
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Describes the growth of the Southern Baptist Convention into the largest Protestant denomination in the US; its cultural shift toward fundamentalism and Republicanism and jettisoning of progressive theologians and moderate voices; the evolution of its political center from Harry Truman and Jimmy Ca
Describes the growth of the Southern Baptist Convention into the largest Protestant denomination in the US; its cultural shift toward fundamentalism and Republicanism and jettisoning of progressive theologians and moderate voices; the evolution of its political center from Harry Truman and Jimmy Ca