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Bebbington, D. W. 1949-

Baptists through the centuries : a history of a global people / David W. Bebbington. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2010. - xii, 315 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.

Roots in the Reformation -- Anabaptists and Baptists -- Particular and General Baptists in the seventeenth century -- Baptists and revival in the eighteenth century -- Divisions among Baptists in the nineteenth century -- Theological polarization among Baptists -- Baptists and the social gospel -- Gospel and race among Baptists -- Women in Baptist life -- Church, ministry, and sacraments among Baptists -- Baptists and religious liberty -- Baptists and foreign mission -- The global spread of the Baptists -- Baptist identity.

Baptists through the Centuries provides a chronological survey of the main developments in Baptist life and thought from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. --from publisher description

ISBN: 9781602582040 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1602582041 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2010004524

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB096780 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015625083 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Baptists--History.

LC Class. No.: BX6231 / .B39 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 286.09