"... a fascinating read for everyone interested in Russia, religion, and modernity." —Nadieszda KizenkoIn the early 20th century, Baptists were the fastest-growing non-Orthodox religious group among R
" Winner of the Chaffin Award 2004 for Celebration of Appalachian Writings Appalachia's distinctive brand of Christianity has always been something of a puzzle to mainline American congregations. Ofte
With roots in British and American endeavors to restore apostolic Christianity, the Stone-Campbell Movement drew its inspiration from the independent efforts of nineteenth-century religious reformers
A portrait of the civil rights pioneer and minister father of Aretha Franklin describes his passionate, LP-recorded sermons; explores rumors about his alcoholism, extramarital affairs, and illegitimat
Christian author Warren Smith’s book Deceived on Purpose warns about the serious implications of Pastor Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose Driven Life. Smith takes the reader into the inner working of to
Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was one of the foremost English Baptist ministers of his generation, whose influence was to spread to North America and, indeed, around the world. This study uses considerabl
"Let the Church Sing!": Music and Worship in a Black Mississippi Community is based on years of fieldwork by an Irish ethnomusicologist, who examines, in more detail than ever before, how various face
The first book-length interpretation of the new conservative leaders of America's largest Protestant denomination. Uneasy in Babylon is based on extensive interviews with the most important Southern B
With a title that references the biblical description of peace and prosperity, this book examines attitudes of Southern Baptists (and their denomination and convention) toward the profound social, mor
The Disciples of Christ are a Christian denomination that moved into Texas in the mid-19th century. Machado (history of Christianity and Hispanic church studies, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian
No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists. Most antebellum southern Baptist churches allowed women and slaves to vote on membership
