Baptists Together in Christ, 1905-2005: A Hundred-Year History of the Baptist World Alliance.Baptists Together in Christ, 1905-2005: A Hundred-Year History of the Baptist World Alliance The Baptist World Alliance is a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organizations, formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London during the first Baptist World Congress. . Edited by Richard V. Pierard, Elan Jean Young Bentley, and Gerald L. Borchert. Brimingham, AL: Samford University Not to be confused with Stanford University. Samford University is a private, coeducational, Baptist-affiliated university located in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. As of 2006, Samford ranks number four in the South among master's degree institutions in this year's U. Press, 2005, 358 pp. The Baptist World Alliance celebrated its 100th anniversary at the World Congress in Birmingham, England, in 2005. Baptists Together in Christ chronicles the first century of the Baptist World Alliance. Although unusual for an institutional history, the book is an edited work. Richard V. Pierard served as the general editor. The ten chapters that comprise the book are written by various Baptist scholars from around the world. The book, organized chronologically, provides an excellent overview of BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) High-speed wireless access. Typically refers to wireless last mile access to the Internet. See WiMAX and broadband. history and is a good resource for Baptist historians or laity who seek more knowledge about the heritage of this international Baptist entity. The first chapter of the book, written by Horace O. Russell, chronicled the events leading to the BWA's founding in 1905. Russell successfully examined the forces in both North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Great Britain that ultimately resulted in the formation of this world Baptist organization. Also notable is a chapter written by Erich Geldbach, titled, "The Years of Anxiety and World War II." Geldbach described the 1934 World Congress, which met in Berlin, noting the political context associated with the meeting and the newly empowered Nazi Party. Chapter ten, written by Ken R. Manley, described the BWA's recent history and included a discussion of the controversy related to granting membership to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Inc. (CBF)—"a fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great Commission of Jesus Christ and a commitment to Baptist principles of faith and practice. and the subsequent withdrawal of the Southern Baptist Convention Noun 1. Southern Baptist Convention - an association of Southern Baptists association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" Southern Baptist - a member of the Southern Baptist Convention . Other chapter writers included John H. Y. Briggs, Robert S. Wilson, W. Morgan Patterson, Richard V. Pierard, James Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Garrett, Jr., Faith Bowers, Ian M. Randall, and Albert W. Wardin, Jr. One of the most impressive qualities of this book is the excellent editorial work of Richard V. Pierard. Frequently, edited works read more like a mosaic than a unified work. Pierard should be commended for his fine work that resulted in an institutional history that is seamless, comprehensive, and the best history of the BWA to date. University, seminary, and divinity school libraries should purchase this book. Church libraries will also find the book to be an important resource.--Reviewed by Glenn Jonas, chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy, Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina Buies Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census. . |
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