Remembering Antônia Teixeira: A Story of Missions, Violence, and Institutional Hypocrisy

by Mikeal C. Parsons and João B. Chaves

Uncover the truth about the scandal that shook the Texas Baptist community, buried for over a century.

In 1894 Steen Morris raped Ant nia Teixeira. Both had been guests in the house of Baylor University president Rufus Burleson. The assault took place in Burleson's backyard and was the first of a series of assaults that eventually left the young Baylor student pregnant. Rather than hold the guilty party accountable, Rufus Burleson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802883095
• ISBN13: 9780802883094
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"