The exiled generations : legacies of the Southern Baptist Convention holy war / edited by Carl L. Kell ; postscript by Molly T. Marshall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kell, Carl L., editor.

Marshall, Molly T., writer of afterword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baptists--United States--Biography.

Baptists.

Baptists--United States--History--20th century.

Baptists--United States--History--21st century.

Church controversies--Baptists--History--20th century.

Church controversies.

Church controversies--Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century.

Conservatism--Religious aspects--Baptists--History--20th century.

Conservatism.

Conservatism--Religious aspects--Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century.

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

Southern Baptist Convention.

Southern Baptist Convention--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville, [Tennessee] : University of Tennessee Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Exiled Generations is a collection of poignant testimonials by individuals whose parents and relatives were purged from or left the Southern Baptist Convention in the wake of the fundamentalist takeover beginning in 1980. Building upon Professor Kell's earlier work, Exiled, which revealed the stories of those who were themselves expurgated, this new book details the experiences of their relations-the sons and daughters who saw their moderate-leaning parents lose pastoral positions, administrative posts, missionary appointments, or seminary professorships, and who faced their own often fraught relationships with their church home. Until now, the stories of this "lost generation" have never been fully told. In this collection, Professor Kell presents a diverse and wide range of voices. Some are well-known Baptist leaders, while others are ordinary people caught up in the remarkable changes in Baptist life over the past few decades. Here, they recount their feelings of loss as they were severed from youth fellowships and removed from church rolls. Many describe the lingering emotional effects of the heartbreaking conflict that dominated their childhood and adolescence. Their recollections reveal the full range of responses-anger, sadness, pathos, humor, intense inner reflection-to these enormous shifts. This volume shows the extent to which this group has struggled and wandered in emotional and religious exile. The Exiled Generations comprises rich primary sources for scholars and students who are exploring the profound strife that has rocked the Southern Baptist Convention. These deeply moving accounts will offer invaluable assistance to researchers analyzing the impact of the seismic changes within the denomination over the past thirty-five years.

Contents:

Witness to the exile / James I. Williamson

I never thought I couldn't be ordained / Kristen Redford

The purging / G. Wesley Shotwell

I was supposed to be a Baptist / Millie Patterson

When trouble comes home / Ken Satterfield

She ironed our underwear / Elizabeth Emerson Hancock

The spawn of Lavonn Brown / Nathan Brown

The road back / R. Kevin Johnson

God, women, and Mayberry / Bailey Edwards Nelson

Faith of our fathers? no way! / R. Scott Pollard

Griefs and a hope / Denise Dinkens

Ascending into exile / Dave Mcneely

Twenty-First century churchin' in Alabama / Stephen M. Fox

When identity falls apart / James Hill Jr

The winding road away / Brian Kaylor

Set on edge -/ Geoff Davidson

The day the music died / Mark A. Bowdidge

A wandering Aramean -/ Martin Davis

Editor's notebook: From exiled : voices to the exiled generations

Postscript: crafting a new Baptist narrative / Molly T. Marshall

Appendix 1. Molly Marshall : a woman of faith and courage / Pamela R. Durso

Appendix 2. Deep in the heart of Texas / Don Wilkey Jr

Appendix 3. in memory of Duke Kimbrough Mccall, the last denominationalist, September 1

1914-April 2, 2013 / Bill Leonard.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781621901334

1621901335

OCLC:

966762537