This study describes the creation of the Primitive Baptist movement and discusses the main outlines of their thought. It also weaves the story of the Primitive Baptists with other developments in American Christianity in the Early Republic.
Jerome Nadelhalf, James R. Mathis University of Maine
Innehållsförteckning
1. Introduction 2. The Primitivist Dimension in Western Christianity 3. The Historical Background of the Primitive Baptists 4. The Empire of Jesus is Rising: The Missionary Spirit of American Baptists 5. Scriptural Argument of the Primitive Baptists Against Missions 6. These Men Grasp All They Can!: The Anti-Secular Argument of the Primitive Baptists 7. The Remnant Church in Primitive Baptist Ecclesiology 8. The Spiritual Narratives of the Primitive Baptists 9. Conclusion
