Exiled: Voices of the Southern Baptist Convention Holy War

Carl Kell|Samuel S. Hill

ISBN 10: 1572335904 / ISBN 13: 9781572335905

Published by UNIV OF TENNESSEE PR, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exiled: Voices of the Southern Baptist Convention Holy War
• Publisher: UNIV OF TENNESSEE PR
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572335904
• ISBN 13: 9781572335905
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

“These personal narratives of distinguished Baptists illustrate the adverse consequences of exclusive fundamentalism, and the need for unity among traditional Baptists.”―Jimmy Carter

It has been one of the major news stories in religion and culture of the past twenty-five years. From 1979 to 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) was rocked by assaults on its leadership by fundamentalists, who used questionable tactics to gain top positions and then used their power to purge Baptist seminary presidents and professors, church pastors, lay leaders, and women from positions of responsibility. America’s largest Christian, non-Catholic denomination is firmly locked in a “holy war” to secure its churches and membership for a never-ending struggle against a liberal culture.

Exiled: Voices of the Southern Baptist Convention Holy War is a compilation of first-person narratives by conservative and moderate ministers and lay leaders who were stripped of their positions and essentially became pariahs in the churches to which they had devoted their lives.

While other books have described the takeover in historical, political, and theological terms, Exiled is different. Individual people tell their personal stories, revealing the struggle and heartache that resulted from being vilified, dispossessed, and exiled. Kell includes a variety of perspectives―from lay preachers and church members to prominent former SBC leaders such as James Dunn and Carolyn Crumpler.

The emotion captured on the pages―sadness, shock, disbelief, resignation, and anger―will make Exiled moving even to readers who know little about the Southern Baptist movement. Exiled will also be of particular interest to historians, sociologists, philosophers of religion, and rhetorical historians.

About the Author

Carl L. Kell is professor of communication at Western Kentucky University. He is the author, with Raymond Camp, of In the Name of the Father: The Rhetoric of the New Southern Baptist Convention and, with Paul R. Corts, of Fundamentals of Effective Group Communication, and of Let’s Talk Business.