Baptists through the Centuries: A History of a Global People - Softcover

Bebbington, David W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602582041 ISBN 13: 9781602582040

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2010

Synopsis

A clearly written introduction to the history and theology of this international people, Baptists through the Centuries provides a chronological survey of the main developments in Baptist life and thought from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. As Baptists spread globally beyond their British and American origins, Bebbington persuasively demonstrates how they constantly adapted to the cultures and societies in which they lived, generating even more diversity within an already multifaceted identity. In the course of telling the story of Baptists, Bebbington also examines the challenging social, political, and intellectual issues in Baptist history―attitudes on race, women’s roles in the church, religious liberty, foreign missions, and denominational identity―and situates each one within a broader context.

About this title

About the Author:

David W. Bebbington is Professor of History at the University of Stirling. His previous books include The Mind of Gladstone: Religion, Homer and Politics and The Dominance of Evangelicalism: The Age of Spurgeon and Moody. He lives in Scotland.

Review:

Bebbington’s careful work and attempt to categorize and define the diverse family called Baptists is laudable and worthy of commendation.

(Jason. G. Duesing, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Journal of Ecclesiastical History)

... the scope of [Bebbington's] coverage in just 300 pages is breathtaking. If you read only one book on the Baptists, this is the one for you.

(Richard V. Pierard International Bulletin of Missionary Research)

Bebbington is a wise guide... This judicious and insightful account of Baptist history is to be commended.

(John Briggs, President of the Baptist Hictorical Society Baptist Quarterly)

Bebbington, one of the leading historians of worldwide evangelicalism, presents a sweeping overview of Baptist history in Europe and the US from its beginnings in the Reformation to the present. A synthesis of the original research of others, Bebbington's interpretive scheme is nuanced and quite readable.

(J. F. Findlay, University of Rhode Island Choice)

... a welcomed addition to the field of Baptist studies.

(Baptist History & Heritage Society)

In Baptists through the Centuries, the distinguished University of Stirling (UK) professor further solidifies his already established reputation for careful scholarship, astute interpretation, and compelling storylines... Bebbington offers the necessary resources for understanding the tradition's comlex historical roots, as well as the meandering pathways that have characterized denomination life for 400 years.

(Renewing Minds)

David Bebbington has placed us all in his debt by producing this volume.

(Journal of European Baptist Studies)

About this edition

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1602582041
• ISBN 13: 9781602582040
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 327