The Trilemma. Or, Death by Three Horns
Author: James Robinson Graves
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-05-17
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 3385470226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1881.
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Forgotten but Not Gone
Author: James Hoyle Maples
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2018-08-16
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1532644140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll of us are shaped in many ways by unseen markers in our DNA. Unknown ancestral traits contribute to determination of such things as eye and hair color, height, and even a certain propensity or susceptibility to certain diseases. To some extent religious bodies are similarly the product of their beliefs and doctrines, at times and in certain ways, to beliefs and doctrines buried in the inherited make-up of that body or denomination. Landmarkism is such a genetic-like marker in the Southern Baptist Convention yet is largely unknown, and its influence is barely recognized today as a contributing factor in much of Baptist practice and belief. This book seeks to trace the origin and transmission of landmark beliefs from the time of its greatest influence to the present day when it is largely unknown but certainly present in beliefs and practices that have developed and become part of the Southern Baptist body in many instances.
Predicting New Words
Author: Allan A. Metcalf
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780618130085
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the phenomenon of new word creation, offering criteria for predicting the success of new words and including the American Dialect Society's listing of words of the year from 1991 to 2001.
At Liberty Under God
Author: E. Jeffrey Mask
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780761808985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work surveys Baptist history from its origins in seventeeth-century England until its transplanting to North America. The historical survey continues in America with attention to the formation of denominational structures and church practice. Four elements of ecclesiology are highlighted: community, individuality, particularity, and universality. The final chapter unites these themes as polarities that must be held together in order to present a Baptist conception of the church as the Body of Christ. The image is developed briefly for social application.
High-church Baptists in the South
Author: James E. Tull
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780865547056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames E. Tull's study and critique of the history and teachings of Landmarkism has established itself as a classic treatment of this important movement. This present version of that study is the revised, condensed, and updated edition of Tull's 1960 original. Tull did not finish the revision before he died in 1989, but Morris Ashcraft has now completed that task according to Tull's directions and notes. Ashcraft has also added a helpful preface. With this new edition of Tull's invaluable work on Landmarkism, a new generation of historians, students, and all seeking to understand Baptists have at hand a most helpful teacher: Tull on Landmarkism.
One Sacred Effort
Author: Chad Brand
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2006-05-01
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1433670062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe preamble of the original constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention describes the purpose of the SBC as “eliciting, combining, and directing the energies of the whole denomination in one sacred effort, for the propagation of the Gospel.” These words are not only historically significant; they convey the mission and purpose and distill the distinct facets of the SBC Cooperative Program. One Sacred Effort looks close at this unique and enduring ministry operation.
Theology in America
Author: E. Brooks Holifield
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 627
ISBN-13: 030010765X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA magisterial work of American theological history--authoritative, insightful, and unparalleled in scope This book, the most comprehensive survey of early American Christian theology ever written, encompasses scores of American theological traditions, schools of thought, and thinkers. E. Brooks Holifield examines mainstream Protestant and Catholic traditions as well as those of more marginal groups. He looks closely at the intricacies of American theology from 1636 to 1865 and considers the social and institutional settings for religious thought during this period. The book explores a range of themes, including the strand of Christian thought that sought to demonstrate the reasonableness of Christianity, the place of American theology within the larger European setting, the social location of theology in early America, and the special importance of the Calvinist traditions in the development of American theology. Broad in scope and deep in its insights, this magisterial book acquaints us with the full chorus of voices that contributed to theological conversation in America's early years.
A Life of Alexander Campbell
Author: Douglas A. Foster
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2020-06-02
Total Pages: 459
ISBN-13: 1467458341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first critical biography of Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Stone-Campbell Movement A Life of Alexander Campbell examines the core identity of a gifted and determined reformer to whom millions of Christians around the globe today owe much of their identity—whether they know it or not. Douglas Foster assesses principal parts of Campbell’s life and thought to discover his significance for American Christianity and the worldwide movement that emerged from his work. He examines Campbell’s formation in Ireland, his creation and execution of a reform of Christianity beginning in America, and his despair at the destruction of his vision by the American Civil War. A Life of Alexander Campbell shows why this important but sometimes misunderstood and neglected figure belongs at the heart of the American religious story.
The Baptist Heritage
Author: H. Leon McBeth
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 1987-01-29
Total Pages: 722
ISBN-13: 1433671026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Baptist Heritage: Four Century of Baptist Witness H. Leon McBeth's 'The Baptist heritage' is a definitive, fresh interpretation of Baptist history. Based on primary source research, the book combines the best features of chronological and topical history to bring alive the story of Baptists around the world.
The Mission of Today's Church
Author: R. Stanton Norman
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2007-03-01
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 1433669854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mission of Today’s Church is a compelling collection of twelve essays from current Baptist leaders addressing three major questions: (1) What does it mean to be a Christian today on individual, group, and societal levels? (2) How can Southern Baptists best work together? and (3) What is next for the Southern Baptist denomination? Those addressing these key topics in-depth include Stan Norman (“Together We Grow: Congregational Polity as a Form of Corporate Sanctification”), Ed Stetzer (“The Missional Nature of the Church”), and Daniel Akin (“Ten Mandates for Southern Baptists”). Among the many other contributors are Chad Brand, Charles Kelley, and Jim Richards.
