The Making of the Primitive Baptists: A Cultural and Intellectual History of the Anti-Mission Movement, 1800-1840

by James R. Mathis

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135933883
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2012
Series:	Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	876 KB

About the Author

Jerome Nadelhalf, James R. Mathis University of Maine

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Primitive Baptists and American Christianity, 1800–1840; Chapter 2 The Historical Background of the Primitive Baptists; Chapter 3 The Coming of the Missionaries; Chapter 4 “The Empire of Jesus Is Rising”: The Missionary Spirit of American Baptists; Chapter 5 The Beginnings of Antimissionism; Chapter 6 From Opposition to Sect:Joshua Lawrence and the Kehukee Association; Chapter 7 Creating the Remnant Church: The Spread of the Primitive Baptists; Chapter 8 The Spiritual Narratives of the Primitive Baptists; Chapter 9 Conclusion;