The Southern Baptist Convention & Civil Rights, 1954-1995

by David Roach

Book Overview

According to conventional wisdom, theological liberals led the Southern Baptist Convention to reject segregation and racism in the twentieth century. That's only half the story. Liberals criticized segregation before mainstream Southern Baptists. They created racially integrated ministry opportunities. They pressed the Southern Baptist Convention to reject segregation. Yet historians have discounted the role of conservative theology in the convention's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666717487
• ISBN13: 9781666717488
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"