"The final section on Baptist identity was both thought-provoking and perceptive. "In this engaging survey, the authors focus on a number of major themes: struggles for religious liberty, revivalism, race and slavery, liberal-fundamentalist disputes, the civil rights movement, and the religious Right.overall this is a very good book." - CHOICE Baptists in America is a remarkable story of how one religious denomination was transformed from persecuted minority into a leading actor on the national stage, with profound implications for American society and culture. Kidd and Hankins, both practicing Baptists, weave the threads of Baptist history alongside those of American history. Yet the more mainstream they have become, the more they have been pressured to conform to the mainstream, a paradox that defines-and is essential to understanding-the Baptist experience in America. Baptists have made an indelible impact on American religious and cultural history, from their early insistence that America should have no established church to their place in the modern-day culture wars, where they frequently advocate greater religious involvement in politics. Despite the moment of unity that their early persecution provided, their history has been marked by internal battles and schisms that were microcosms of national events, from the conflict over slavery that divided North from South to the conservative revolution of the 1970s and 80s. Kidd and Barry Hankins explore the long-running tensions between church, state, and culture that Baptists have shaped and navigated. Yet the historical legacy of outsider status lingers, and the inherently fractured nature of their faith makes Baptists ever wary of threats from within as well as without. They have built strong institutions, from megachurches to publishing houses to charities to mission organizations, and have firmly established themselves in the mainstream of American culture. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches their numbers. The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Global Public Health.The European Society of Cardiology Series.Oxford Commentaries on International Law.Read more of my book reviews and follow Dive In, Dig Deep on Instagram - my account dedicated to Bibles and books to see the beauty of the Bible and the role of reading in the Christian life. I received a free copy of American History and this is my honest review. And while I firmly believe that the future is in God’s hands, I am ready to wrestle from a discerning Christian perspective with the changes that will come. While the news and politics give differing opinions on how our nation should operate, it is good to have this book as a tool to know the facts. I feel better equipped to tackle political issues and cultural worldviews. It will be a primary resource for classroom or home study.Īfter reading this book, I came away with a better understanding of how we arrived at our current state of the nation. Selected bibliographies are featured at the end of every chapter, and a robust index is included at the back of the book. The full-color pages and illustrations help history come alive. This is a textbook worthy of serious study and consideration. This was my first book review for B&H Academic and I was not disappointed. ![]() And he highlights how this led to the founding of new institutes and seminaries, such as Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola), and Dallas Theological Seminary. For instance, Kidd clearly explains how theological threats in the early 1900s led conservative Christianity to embrace fundamentalism. While Kidd is sure to address our Presidents, important historical figures, and cultural events, I most appreciated what Kidd had to say regarding Christianity in America. Along the way, The American Revolution and the Constitution, The Civil War, World War I, and World War II are discussed. In just over 700 pages, Kidd covers 1492 to the present day, from early American encounters and England and its colonies through the Age of Terrorism. This textbook is a combined edition of the full content of volumes 1 and 2 of Thomas Kidd’s American History. He also serves as distinguished visiting profess of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.I know him from his work at The Gospel Coalition, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Kidd is distinguished professor of history and associate director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. How did we get here? In American History, Thomas Kidd presents the sweeping narrative that spans the full scope of American history.
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