Different & Distinctive But Ne

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-88146-680-5
Verlag: Mercer University Press

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Local church history is important. What great thinkers have written and what denominational bodies have declared in resolutions and organizational ministries are important, but ""lived religion"" at the ground level provides a fuller picture of the story of the Christian faith. The fifty-year (1967-2017) story of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, is one of those narratives that richly adds to our understanding of how faith has been lived in a particular setting. ""Different and distinctive but nevertheless Baptist"" is a phrase that tells the rich, unique history of Northminster Baptist Church. Baptist churches are known for claiming the priesthood of believers as a Baptist distinctive, but no church emphasizes it as much or implements it more than Northminster. Alongside a conscious lay emphasis, the church has had notable pulpit ministers like John Claypool and Chuck Poole (twice). Originally affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, its young professional base was seen as an alternative to First Baptist Church, Jackson. The church became involved in the Alliance of Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. At the same time, the theologically progressive church remained active in the Mississippi Baptist Convention-despite its frequent ordinations of women ministers-until its ouster in 2017. Northminster's story tells of a strong, notable, interfaith relationship with the Beth Temple Israel synagogue, an innovative social ministry (Wider Net) to the inner city of Jackson, and a theology of reverent worship that is liturgically ""high church."" Different, but proudly Baptist, no doubt.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weaver, C Douglas

Weaver, Aaron Douglas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Baptisten

Über Autor(innen)

C. Douglas Weaver is professor of Religion at Baylor University (2003-present). A Baptist historian who also focuses on Pentecostal studies, he is author of In Search Of The New Testament Church: The Baptist Story (2008), co-editor of Exploring Christian Heritage: A Reader (2017), and editor of Mirrors and Microscopes: Historical Perceptions Of Baptists (2015).

Aaron Douglas Weaver is communications director of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his PhD in Religion and Politics from Baylor University. Weaver is the author of several books including James M. Dunn and Soul Freedom (2011) and CBF at 25 (2016). He serves as editor of fellowship! magazine.