Twentieth-century shapers of Baptist social ethics / Larry L. McSwain, editor ; Wm. Loyd Allen, historical consultant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McSwain, Larry L.

Allen, William Loyd

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics--Baptist authors.

Christian ethics.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

xviii, 354 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Twentieth-Century Shapers of Baptist Social Ethics provides an overview of the major historical framework within which Baptists emerged with significant contributions to Christian social thought and action in the twentieth century. Baptists have few original towering theologians in the tradition of Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Kierkegaard, Edwards, Brunner, Barth, Kung, Pannenberg or a host of non-Baptist contemporary thinkers. As an activist people, Baptists can lay claim to an impressive array of teachers, writers, and activists who have shaped a century of thought and action within both the Church and the larger social arena, including two recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. This book provides a summary of the life, principal ideas, writings, and most significant contributions of nineteen Baptists since 1900. They interpret the connections between the various persons, institutions, and streams of thought that flow through the narratives of a biographical ethic. Many contemporary students and church lay leaders are unaware of the meaningful contributions of the persons described in these descriptions. A concluding essay identifies key issues and potential trends for Baptists as the post-modern era of the twenty-first century develops.

Contents:

pt. 1. Foundations: a legacy of social concern. Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918): pioneer of Baptist social ethics / Paul Lewis

Muriel Lester (1883-1968): British pastor, social worker and peace activist / Paul R. Dekar

Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961): a voice for social justice and reform / Karen E. Smith

pt. 2. Thinkers and teachers. T.B. Maston (1897-1988): mentor to Southern Baptist prophets / William M. Tillman, Jr.

Henlee Hulix Barnette (1911-2004): principlist in the Southern seminary tradition / Ronald D. Sisk

James McClendon (1924-2000): theologian of the ethical stance / Graham B. Walker, Jr.

J. Deotis Roberts (1927- ): theologian of African American liberation ethics / David Emmanuel Goatley

Paul D. Simmons: bioethics of a Baptist in exile / David McKenzie

pt. 3. Activists: dreamers of a new world order. Clarence Jordan (1912-1969), Jasper Martin England (1901-1989), and Millard Fuller (1935- ): Koinonia Farm: epicenter for social change / David Stricklin

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968): the greatest American (prophet) / Andrew M. Manis

Jimmy Carter (1924- ): peanut farmer turned human rights advocate / Gregory Domin and Jessica Lerer

C. Anne Davis (1938-2006): shaping an ethic of "doing the word" / T. Laine Scales

Glen Harold Stassen (1936- ): Baptist peacemaker in a conflicted world / David P. Gushee

Tony Campolo (1935- ): connected critic / Michelle Tooley

J.M. Dawson (1879-1973) and James M. Dunn (1932- ): religious libertarians / J. Brent Walker

Foy Dan Valentine (1923-2006): helping changed people change the world / David Sapp.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-343) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

9780881461008

0881461008

OCLC:

180752914