The New Crusades, the New Holy Land: Conflict in the Southern Baptist Convention, 1969-1991 / Edition 1

by David T. Morgan

Overview

Examines the conflict between modern-day Southern Baptists and “liberal” Southern Baptists over control of the Southern Baptist Convention

David Morgan captures the essence of the conflict between some modern-day Southern Baptists, who saw themselves as crusaders for truth, as they sought to redeem a new holy land—the Southern Baptist Convention— from the control of other Southern Baptists they viewed as "liberals." To the so-called liberals, the crusaders were "fundamentalists" on a mission, not to reclaim the SBC in the name of theological truth but to gain control and redirect its activities according to their narrow political, social, and theological perspectives. The New Crusades provides a comprehensive history of the conflict, taking the reader through the bitter and divisive struggles of the late 1980s, that culminated in the 1991 emergence of a moderate faction within the SBC. The fundamentalists had won.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817308049
Publisher:	University of Alabama Press
Publication date:	01/30/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

David T. Morgan is Professor of History at the University of Montevallo.

Editorial Reviews

"A terrific reporting job, a near total-recall account of the ongoing Southern Baptist controversy with proper attention to its early foreshadowings. Invaluable for scholars, absorbing for those who have lived the conflict."
—Ellen Rosenberg, Western Connecticut State College


"This fine work offers new insights into the roots of the Southern Baptist Convention controversy. It is a valuable addition to a continuing field of study."
—Bill J. Leonard, Samford University

From the Publisher

Morgan (history, U. of Montevallo) provides a detailed history of the ideological conflicts that troubled the Southern Baptist Convention from 1969 to 1991. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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