First in a series of concise dictionaries on various traditions in American Christianity, this comprehensive resource is an A-Z guide to the ideas, events, people, movements, practices, institutions,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
As a disclaimer, let me write that once I was a student of Leonard, a man whose style of lecturing is dynamic and engaging. And though we do not see eye-to-eye on some things, I like the guy. So there may be some bias here. Anyway, this book is exactly what you would expect, a dictionary that explains most of the important terms, organizations, events, and doctrines that have influenced the history of the Baptist denomination. As a Baptist minister, I ordered this book to deepen my understanding of Baptist history, and second, to use as a reference when teaching my congregation about Baptist history. It is a useful book because when you want to approach your congregation, it never hurts to know what the Baptists before you did in a tight spot. I find this book fairly useful, and would recommend it to a fellow Baptist, or someone who has a Baptist friend he or she wants to understand better. In this one denomination there are foot-washers, Calvinists, Arminians, Evangelicals, black, white, native American, increasing Hispanic and Korean congregations, independent, free-will, missionary, Southern, Northern, and yes, Billy Graham. Our faith, thankfully, has appealed to many people in its roughly 393 years of history. Thus understanding us is not as easy as it seems. This resource can help you understand this massive movement.
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