Baptists in America: A History

by Thomas S. Kidd and Barry Hankins

Book Overview

The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, Baptists are the second-largest religious group in America, and their influence matches their numbers. 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. Yet the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199977534
• ISBN13: 9780199977536
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"