Historian of science Ronald Numbers here examines one of the most influential, yet least examined, religious leaders in American history - Ellen G. White, the enigmatic visionary who founded the Seve
As a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1863, Ellen G. White and her prophetic ministry served to guide and inspire millions of followers throughout the world. In this book, editor Robe
This book candidly examines Seventh-day Adventist history and doctrines. Beginning with self-appointed prophet William Miller who convinced over 50,000 New Englanders that in1844 Christ would come aga
Marshall Keeble (1878-1968) stands as one of the Church of Christ's most influential and celebrated African American evangelists.? His impact was felt throughout the South and well beyond as he helped
An intimate perspective into the life of the most visible religious leader in America, as told and authorized by his wife. Jerry Falwell played a pivotal role in the American religious and political
Readings in Baptist History compiles four centuries of notable religious documents, from John Smyth’s “The Character of the Beast” in 1609 all the way to the 2000 revision of the Southern Baptist Conv
Raised as a Southern Baptist in Rome, Georgia, Susan M. Shaw earned graduate degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, was ordained a Southern Baptist minister,
D. A. Carson’s father was a pioneering church-planter and pastor in Quebec. But still, an ordinary pastor—except that he ministered during the decades that brought French Canada fr
Spangler (history, U. of Calgary) focuses on the transition in the colony-turned-state of Virginia from the dominant Anglican church to Baptism that occurred in the years near and after the American R
Respected leaders point a way forward in the key debates within the Southern Baptist Convention, one of the largest denominations at more than 16 million members.
Like the denomination worldwide, Adventism in Tanzania emphasizes the imminent return of Christ, and considers itself to be a remnant of God's faithful end-time people. One of the aspects that Höschel
Baptists are a study in contrasts. From Little Dove Old Regular Baptist Church, up a hollow in the Appalachian Mountains, with its 25-member congregation, to the 18,000-strong Saddleback Valley Church
Uplifting the People is a history of the Alabama Missionary Baptist State Convention—its origins, churches, associations, conventions, and leaders. Fallin demonstrates that a distinctive Afro-B
Since its inception, controversy has surrounded the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, Southern Baptists' most recent confession of faith. The present volume of essays by Baptist scholars explains that d
