The Making of the Primitive Baptists: A Cultural and Intellectual History of the Anti-Mission Movement, 1800-1840This study describes the creation of the Primitive Baptist movement and discusses the main outlines of their thought. It also weaves the story of the Primitive Baptists with other developments in American Christianity in the Early Republic. |
Contents
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The Historical Background of the Primitive Baptists | 13 |
The Coming of the Missionaries | 35 |
The Empire of Jesus Is Rising The Missionary Spirit of American Baptists | 49 |
The Beginnings of Antimissionism | 65 |
From Opposition to Sect Joshua Lawrence and the Kehukee Association | 83 |
Creating the Remnant Church The Spread of the Primitive Baptists | 103 |
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The Making of the Primitive Baptists: A Cultural and Intellectual History of ... James R. Mathis No preview available - 2012 |
The Making of the Primitive Baptists: A Cultural and Intellectual History of ... James R. Mathis No preview available - 2004 |
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