Politics and Piety
Politics and Piety

Author: Aaron Menikoff

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2014-05-29

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1625641893

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Historians have painted a picture of nineteenth-century Baptists huddled in clapboard meetinghouses preaching sermons and singing hymns, seemingly unaware of the wider world. According to this view, Baptists were "so heavenly-minded, they were of no earthly good." Overlooked are the illustrative stories of Baptists fighting poverty, promoting abolition, petitioning Congress, and debating tax policy. Politics and Piety is a careful look at antebellum Baptist life. It is seen in figures such as John Broadus, whose first sermon promoted temperance, David Barrow, who formed an anti-slavery association in Kentucky, and in a Savannah church that started a ministry to the homeless. Not only did Baptists promote piety for the good of their churches, but they did so for the betterment of society at large. Though they aimed to change America one soul at a time, that is only part of the story. They also engaged the political arena, forcefully and directly. Simply put, Baptists were social reformers. Relying on the ideas of rank-and-file Baptists found in the minutes of local churches and associations, as well as the popular, parochial newspapers of the day, Politics and Piety uncovers a theologically minded and controversial movement to improve the nation. Understanding where these Baptists united and divided is a key to unlocking the differences in evangelical political engagement today.

Strictures on the Rev. Stephen Addington's Late Summary of the Christian Minister's Reasons for Baptizing Infants, and for Administering the Ordinance by Sprinkling Or Pouring of Water. in Two Letters to the Author. by Dan Taylor
Strictures on the Rev. Stephen Addington's Late Summary of the Christian Minister's Reasons for Baptizing Infants, and for Administering the Ordinance by Sprinkling Or Pouring of Water. in Two Letters to the Author. by Dan Taylor

Author: Dan Taylor

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Published: 2018-04-24

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781385643129

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T062474 Errata slip pasted to foot of p. [36], which carries an 'Advertisement' announcing that "These letters were designed to be stitched together with a second edition of the Humble essay on Christian baptism; and most of the copies of them were so; only a few London: printed by J. W. Pasham; and sold by G. Keith; E. and C. Dilly; T. Vallance; and J. Mathews, 1777. 35, [1]p.; 12°