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Bill J. Leonard
Appalachian Mountain Christianity examines the beliefs and practices of certain Protestant religious groups, primarily Baptists and Holiness Pentecostals, whose history is shaped in and by the Central Appalachian context.
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The materials in this volume survey issues in American religious communities developed through academic research, classroom teaching, sermons, and years of working with ministerial students. A final section is a…
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Respected Baptist historian and theologian Bill Leonard takes readers through the theological and practical questions that are important to Baptists. In a clear style and with great sensitivity to the…
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Bill J Leonard
In this third, enlarged edition of Word of God Across the Ages: Using Christian History in Preaching, Leonard returns to the roots of the Christian story to find in the…
The character of America is tied to the nature of our religious experience.
Examines the murky waters of the Baptist past and explores the historic commitments of this unique people - all in an effort to shed light on its contemporary dilemmas and…
Drawing upon the perspectives of Christian education, biblical studies, worship, ethics, the arts, the role of women, the role of minorities, sexuality, and vocation, this book provides a multifaceted picture…
Religion has long been a source of identity for many Southerners, and the Appalachian areas in particular have proven to be a virtual fortress protecting faith and culture. Yet, in…
Leonard also discusses the major controversial issues within the denomination, including race, the interpretation of scripture, the role of women in the church, the separation of church and state, religion…
Traces the history of Baptists, beginning with their origins in seventeenth-century Holland and England. This book examines the development of Baptist beliefs and practices. It present an overview of the…
The essays in True Colors bear witness to God's work in, with, and through LGBTQ+ persons, pastors, and their congregations, offering diverse perspectives and theological frameworks for understanding.
Aaron Douglas Weaver
A self-described "Texas-bred, Spirit-led, Bible-teaching, revival-preaching, recovering Southern Baptist," James Milton Dunn, over the last fifty years, has been the most aggressive Baptist proponent for religious liberty in the United…
Mikeal C Parsons, Joao B Chaves
Uncover the truth about the scandal that shook the Texas Baptist community, buried for over a century.
In 1894 Steen Morris raped Antonia Teixeira. Both had been guests in the…
A landmark work of research, containing examples of specific ways that Baptists have used Acts in their confessions, sermons, tracts, commentaries, monographs, devotional and denominational literature, speeches, and hymns. This…
