Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Baptist Beginnings 7
6. 3. Baptists in the Twentieth Century 33
7. 4. Baptist Beliefs and Practices 65
8. 5. Baptist Groups: Denominations, Subdenominations, and Churches 91
9. 6. Bible, Ordinances, and Polity: Debates and Divisions Among Baptists 129
10. 7. Baptists and Religious Liberty: Citizenship and Freedom 157
11. 8. Ethnicity and Race in Baptist Churches 183
12. 9. Women in Baptist Life 203
13. 10. Baptists and American Culture: “In the World but Not of It” 227
14. Appendix: A Baptist Chronology 255
15. Notes 259
16. Selected Bibliography 281
17. Index 287