Description:An earlier highly regarded version of this book (1996) by respected Uniting Church minister and social researcher Philip J Hughes is here updated and expanded in association with Darren Cronshaw, a Victorian Baptist pastor and educator. This important book not only surveys significant aspects of Australian Baptist heritage and beliefs but also analyses contemporary Baptists’ identity and role in society. The history includes brief biographies of leading Baptist figures and an outline of distinctive beliefs and practices places them clearly in their ecclesial, global and national context. The second part carefully analyses census data and church surveys to oer a comprehensive picture of the social and religious life of contemporary Baptists. This most recent data is carefully interpreted and makes significant insights available to church leaders and students of religion in Australian society. This is where the “future” of Baptists may be suggested.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Baptists in Australia: A Church with a Heritage and a Future. To get started finding Baptists in Australia: A Church with a Heritage and a Future, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Baptists in Australia: A Church with a Heritage and a Future
Description: An earlier highly regarded version of this book (1996) by respected Uniting Church minister and social researcher Philip J Hughes is here updated and expanded in association with Darren Cronshaw, a Victorian Baptist pastor and educator. This important book not only surveys significant aspects of Australian Baptist heritage and beliefs but also analyses contemporary Baptists’ identity and role in society. The history includes brief biographies of leading Baptist figures and an outline of distinctive beliefs and practices places them clearly in their ecclesial, global and national context. The second part carefully analyses census data and church surveys to oer a comprehensive picture of the social and religious life of contemporary Baptists. This most recent data is carefully interpreted and makes significant insights available to church leaders and students of religion in Australian society. This is where the “future” of Baptists may be suggested.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Baptists in Australia: A Church with a Heritage and a Future. To get started finding Baptists in Australia: A Church with a Heritage and a Future, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.