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baptists a brief history
the simply titled baptists by esteemed academic timothy george is a one volume narrative history of the baptist movement from pre revolutionary england to the end of the twentieth century . moreso than dryly reported previous books on the subject it presents an interesting readable and edifying account of the baptist story that proves accessible to the literate layperson as well as college and seminary students of baptist history and theology . p george writes as a conservative confessional baptist who appreciates the wider context of the christian faith within which the baptist movement has flourished . in retelling the baptist story he relies heavily on biography focusing in on key figures and documents from john bunyan benjamin keach and shubal stearns to the diary of anne judson african american pastor john jasper billy graham and bill wallace the baptist witness for human rights and religious liberty
paperback b & h publishing group 2009 isbn13 9780805416558 isbn10 0805416552
abridged n isbn 13 9780805416558 number in series 1 number of pages 288 publisher b & h pub group release date 1430179200000