Contending for the faith [electronic resource] : Southern Baptists in New Mexico, 1938-1995 / Daniel R. Carnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carnett, Daniel Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Mexico--Church history--20th century.

New Mexico.

Baptist Convention of New Mexico--History--20th century.

Baptist Convention of New Mexico.

Southern Baptist Convention--New Mexico--History--20th century.

Southern Baptist Convention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines how a southern evangelical denomination was able to become the second largest religious body in a region characterized by cultural, racial, and religious pluralism; and the effect this had on their structure and beliefs.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1: An Overview of Baptist History; 2: The Formative Years in New Mexico: 1849 to 1937; 3: Harry Stagg and the Rise of New Mexico Baptists: 1938 to 1960; 4: Glorieta; 5: New Mexico Baptists and Social Issues: 1938 to 1960; 6: New Mexico Baptists in Turmoil: 1961 to 1974; 7: New Mexico Baptists and Social Change: 1961 to 1974; 8: The Chester O'Brien Years: 1975 to 1984; 9: The Claude Cone Era: 1985 to 1995; 10: Continuity and Change: A Redefined Church for the Post-1960s Era; 11: Conclusions; Epilogue: 1996 to 2000

Appendix: Baptist BeliefsNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-224) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-63512-7

0-8263-2839-3

OCLC:

817818669