[Rezension von: Lemons, J. Stanley, 1938-, Retracing Baptists in Rhode Island]

For many years, the standard for state Baptist history has been Norman H. Maring, Baptists in New Jersey: A Study in Transition (Judson, 1964). Now, this book sets a new standard: scholarly, informed, and empathetic with the subjects. Histories of regional and state Baptist life have suffered from o...

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Main Author: Brackney, William H. 1948- (Author)
Contributors: Lemons, J. Stanley 1938- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2021]
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 157-160
Review of:Retracing Baptists in Rhode Island (Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2019) (Brackney, William H.)
Retracing Baptists in Rhode Island (Waco : Baylor University Press, 2019) (Brackney, William H.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / State / USA / Baptists
IxTheo Classification:SA Church law; state-church law
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:For many years, the standard for state Baptist history has been Norman H. Maring, Baptists in New Jersey: A Study in Transition (Judson, 1964). Now, this book sets a new standard: scholarly, informed, and empathetic with the subjects. Histories of regional and state Baptist life have suffered from out-of-date resources and inadequate professional attention, particularly in the northern and western regions.
J. Stanley Lemons is well-qualified to have written this important book. A long-time professor of history at Rhode Island College and a member and leader of the oldest Baptist congregation in America (First Baptist, Providence), he is also the author...
ISSN:2040-4867
Contains:Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csaa074