The Free Will Baptists in History

by Davidson, William F.

• ISBN13: 9780892659562
• ISBN10: 0892659564
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

In an extensive revision of his earlier book, Free Will Baptists in America, 1727-1984, Dr. Bill Davidson has diligently researched the heritage and ongoing ministries of the Free Will Baptist denomination, which now numbers over a quarter of a million members worldwide. The result is an invaluable resource for the twenty-first century scholar and anyone interested the movement of God among this diverse section of the body of Christ. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Bill Davidson serves as professor of Church History at Columbia International University, in Columbia, South Carolina. He has held this post since 1973. Dr. Davidson is an alumnus of Peabody College, Free Will Baptist Bible College, Columbia Bible College, Northern Baptist Seminary, and New Orleans Baptist Seminary

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Searching for Denominational Roots: The First Two Centuries (1609-1800)
The Case for An European Heritage	p. 3
First Beginnings on the American Scene: The General Baptists in North Carolina	p. 19
North Carolina Continued--The Years of Reorganization (1755-1794)	p. 57
North Carolina Continued--The Years of Recovery (1794-1812)	p. 75
Tennessee	p. 107
The Freewill Baptists in New England	p. 125
The Third Century: From Identity to Organization (1800-1935)
Introduction to Part II	p. 143
Early Nineteenth Century Growth--Revival	p. 145
The Local Church in the Nineteenth Century	p. 159
New Beginnings to 1875	p. 193
The Free Will Baptists and Society in the Nineteenth Century: Missions, Education, Slavery, Temperance	p. 225
Coming Together--Organization in the Latter Part of the Period	p. 251
A Continuing Witness: From Organization to Maturity (1935-1983)
The National Association of Free Will Baptists--Birth Pangs	p. 275
Missions, Education, the Church, and Its Auxiliaries	p. 297
The Church in the Twentieth Century	p. 317
Marching into the New Millennium
The Free Will Baptists Facing the Twenty-First Century	p. 329
Bibliography	p. 359
Index	p. 377
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