Title A genealogy of dissent : Southern Baptist protest in the twentieth century / David Stricklin

Published Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (250 pages) Series Religion in the South Religion in the South. Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Terms of Existence for Southern Baptists in the Twentieth Century; 1. Religion and Culture in the Baptist South: At Work in the Fields of the Lord; From the Bosom of Radicalism to Ease in Zion; Ill at Ease in Zion; 2. Fellowship of Kindred Minds: Foundations of a Genealogy of Dissident Southern Baptists; A Gospel for the Here and Now; Branches of the Family Tree; 3. ""Who Is Their God? Where Were Their Voices?"": Southern Baptist Dissenters and Civil Rights; A Context of Civility; The Third Way A Witness in the DirtA Service of Influence; The Crowded Ways of Life; 4. An Appetite for Justice: Peace, Reconciliation, and Southern Baptist Dissenters; Lifting High the Royal Banner; A Broader Millennium; Into the Third and Fourth Generations; A Genealogy of Reconciliation; 5. Community and Faithfulness: A Genealogy of Dissident Southern Baptist Women; An Inadvertent Radicalism; An ""Incarnational"" Ministry; A Genealogy of Their Own; A Story of Peace and Light; 6. The ""Return"" of Southern Baptist Fundamentalists: The Other Dissenters; The Transformation of the CLC; Farewell to the SBC 7. Conclusion: The Ways of Being BaptistNotes; Bibliography; Index Summary Between the Civil War and the turn of the last century, Southern Baptists gained prominence in the religious life of the South. As their power increased, they became defenders of the racial, political, social, and economic status quo. By the beginning of this century, however, a feisty tradition of dissent began to appear in Southern Baptist life as criticism of the center increased from both the left and the right. The popular belief in a doctrine of ""once saved, always saved"" led progressive Baptists to claim that moderates, once saved, did not address the serious social and political prob Notes Print version record Subject Southern Baptist Convention -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Southern Baptist Convention fast Subject Baptists -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Baptists -- History of doctrines -- 20th century Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century RELIGION -- Christianity -- Baptist. Baptists Civil rights Southern States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813159454 0813159458

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